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31st July 2025
Advance Notice of WLA 51st AGM 2025 for 15 November 2025

Kidderminster Railway MuseumStation Approach, Comberton Hill, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY10 1QX AGM Commences: 12:30 in the Royal Star Room The Western Locomotive Association Annual General Meeting will be held at Kidderminster Railway Museum […]

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30th June 2025
D1013 Bogie Overhaul Project Update

D1013 B Bogie Update 30.06.2025 by Graham Gant. Details of work carried out so far during 2025 follows - Bogie Frame The main objective at the start of 2025 was […]

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24th April 2025
New WLA Membership Cards...!

The WLA has just introduced a new credit card style Membership Card, which will replace the old paper based cards (which has served the WLA well for many years)! All […]

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14th April 2025
WLA Charities Officer

The WLA are looking to recruit a Charities Officer for the Management Committee as soon as possible. The Board have agreed that any candidate needs to be a good self […]

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13th March 2025
New WLA Web Site for D1048 Loco Appeal!

The WLA has just launched a new website to help with the future preservation of D1048 Western Lady. Although the main focus for the WLA is to finish the current […]

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13th February 2025
WLA Business Plan Updated!

The WLA's Board & Management Committee has just updated its Business Plan for 2025 to 2027. This comprehensive Plan, covering some 48 pages, explains the WLA's history and background together […]

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30th January 2025
SVR Embankment Failure

On behalf of the SVR, everyone will be concerned to hear about a serious embankment failure which occurred between Hampton Loade and Bridgnorth, leaving the line impassable. The SVR reports: […]

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7th January 2025
New WESTERN LOTTERY Scheme!

For those WLA Members feeling lucky, our WESTERN LOTTERY scheme has just arrived! THE WLA has just launched its new W E S T E R N   L O T […]

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Western Locomotive Association 50 Years

The WESTERN LOCOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION is a company limited by guarantee - Registered No: 3873466
Registered Address: 5, Prospect Place, Millennium Way, Pride Park, Derby, England DE24 8HG. Charity No. 1115058