The Moseley Railway Trust:

The Moseley tramway project was begun in 1969 as a railway society at Moseley Hall Grammar school in Cheadle, Stockport. At first the line used materials from a local brickworks, including a brick car as the basis of a horse drawn vehicle. After the move to the Moseley Boys school site in 1971, a complete locomotive worked system was acquired from a brickworks in Lincolnshire.

From an early stage, one of the society's aims was to acquire examples of many types of locomotives and wagons used in industry and in the NW UK in particular. The ultimate aim of the trust is to present this unique collection to the public in the form of a working museum. It is intended to recreate the atmosphere of a 'Light Railway' which may have provided a train service to the employees of industry or to the local populace.

In recent years more locomotives and rolling stock from the First World War have been added to the collection. Included are a wide range of exhibits in the collection originating from Quarries, mines, water treatment works, peat works, MOD, British Rail, etc.

At the end of 1996the Trust was given notice to vacate the site due to redevelopment and adaptation of the College to its expanding role as a tertiary college. This move, which has been forced upon them, has given a golden opportunity to develop a museum and railway on a new site from scratch. The Trust has sufficient existing material to provide a museum, which will could rival some of the best museum/narrow gauge railways in Wales or the South, and be unique in the North of England.

WDLR Equipment

	Resident in the collection are two 20hp 'Bentframe' MotorRail Simplex locomotives, including recently restored LR2832 (shown). Photo; Dave Hall
	Protected 40hp Simplex LR3090 (often known as a "Tin Turtle" is on long term loan from Leeds Museum's & Galleries. A recent subject of the UK TV program "Salvage Squad", this locomotives has been fully restored & visited a surviving section of WW1 railway system in France. For more info please see www.tinturtle.info Photos; John Rowlands Before & After restoration - below & left respectively.
	Baguley 10hp #646 - Originally ordered by the War Office, but diverted to home forestry use before completion. Restoration to working order has started, but a new gear box is required.
	Both MRT bow-frame 20hp locomotives seen visiting the Ffestiniog Railway for a gala.
	One of several 'D' class wagons awaiting restoration.
	Recently acquired standard WDLR bogies, from Bulgaria! These are assumed to be the last remaining products of the 'Blake Boiler Co' - currently awaiting restoration. Further investigation has revealed that these bogies first saw service with the WDLR in Salonica - The axle boxes are marked 'WDLR SALRAIL' .

French Artillery Railways

Kerr Stuart 'Joffre' #3014 is owned by a consortium including several MRT members - restoration is currently progressing.