Steam Gala 2016
A date for your diaries – the Amerton Railway Steam Gala will be held on the weekend on 18th & 19th June 2016. More details of the arrangements for the weekend and visiting locos will be posted on this website…
Read more
Winter Track Renewal – Day 1
The main part of the Amerton Railway Winter track relaying project started today, after useful preparatory work over the past few weeks. We are replacing the 35lb/yard rail on the approach to the Mine with some of our stock of…
Read more
Half-term Trains
The Amerton Railway will be open every day during the half-term holidays. Gordon, our diesel engine should be pulling the trains from Monday to Saturday, we’re open from 11:30 to 4:00pm Monday – Friday and 11:30am to 4:30pm on Saturday…
Read more
CQ, CQ, CQ – Railways on the Air
CQ, CQ CQ – what does this all mean ? “CQ” is the standard phrase used by amateur radio stations making a general call for contacts from other stations. It is likely to be heard a lot at Amerton during…
Read more
Diesel Gala – New Dates in October
Operating considerations mean that we need to reschedule the Amerton Railway Diesel Gala so, instead of being held on 5th & 6th September as shown in the the printed timetable, the Diesel Gala will now be held on Saturday 3rd October…
Read more
Mark Found to open the Steam Gala
We are very pleased to announce that TV presenter and noted sound recordist Mark Found will be joining us at Amerton on Saturday 20th June to formally open the Steam Gala weekend. Mark’s work includes the Discovery Channel series “Garden…
Read more
Steam Gala 2015 Free Bus Service
On Saturday 20th June ONLY, a free vintage Leyland Leopard bus shuttle service will operate from Stafford to the Amerton Railway for visitors to the Steam Gala . The bus will leave from the lay-by opposite Stafford Station, near the…
Read more
S&U Success
The Amerton Railway team are pleased with the success of our joint Stafford & Uttoxeter Railway book signing/25th “Cutting the First Sod” anniversary event held on 23rd May. We welcomed many visitors to the railway, including residents of villages along…
Read more
The Industrial Railway advances
Much hard work by a small group of volunteers has seen the Industrial Railway project make very rapid progress. By Friday evening 15th May the track bed for much of the line had been excavated and backfilled with reclaimed ballast,…
Read more
Industrial Railway underway
May 11th saw building of the new industrial railway get off to a good start. This project will see the old rail at Stump Siding lifted and replaced with refurbished track panels recovered from last Winter’s mainline relaying programme. The…
Read more