About: Churnet Valley Railway

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The Churnet Valley Railway is a preserved standard gauge heritage railway in the Staffordshire Moorlands of Staffordshire, England. It operates on part of the former Churnet Valley Line.which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway. The railway is roughly 10+1⁄2 miles (16.9 km) long from Kingsley and Froghall to Ipstones. The land from Leek Brook Junction to Ipstones was opened by Moorland & City Railways (MCR) in 2010 after they took a lease out from Network Rail. This has subsequently been purchased by the Churmet Valley Railway. The main stations along the line are Kingsley and Froghall, Consall, Cheddleton and Leek Brook (which is only used as a run around loop. Work has begun to extend the line to the town of Leek which will act as the northern terminus of the line. The line bet

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  • The Churnet Valley Railway is a preserved standard gauge heritage railway in the Staffordshire Moorlands of Staffordshire, England. It operates on part of the former Churnet Valley Line.which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway. The railway is roughly 10+1⁄2 miles (16.9 km) long from Kingsley and Froghall to Ipstones. The land from Leek Brook Junction to Ipstones was opened by Moorland & City Railways (MCR) in 2010 after they took a lease out from Network Rail. This has subsequently been purchased by the Churmet Valley Railway. The main stations along the line are Kingsley and Froghall, Consall, Cheddleton and Leek Brook (which is only used as a run around loop. Work has begun to extend the line to the town of Leek which will act as the northern terminus of the line. The line between Leek and Waterhouses has been repurposed as a heritage railway far as Ipstones. (en)
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  • A steam-hauled train at Consall station (en)
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  • 1965-01-04 (xsd:date)
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  • 2005-03-29 (xsd:date)
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  • CVR buys Leek Brook - Oakamoor trackbed (en)
  • CVR granted light railway order (en)
  • Cauldon Lowe branch re-opened (en)
  • Consall station re-opened (en)
  • Ipstones Loop re-opened (en)
  • Kingsley & Froghall station re-opened (en)
  • Track to Oakamoor Sand Sidings re-open for limited use (en)
  • Consall signal box commissioned, allowing two-train operation (en)
  • First service train runs from Cheddleton to Leek Brook (en)
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  • Churnet Valley Railway (en)
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  • Churnet Valley Railway plc (en)
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  • 1849-06-13 (xsd:date)
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  • * Churnet Valley Railway plc * Charitable trust: North Staffordshire Railway Company Ltd (en)
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  • Incorporation of "Goldenlaunch plc" (en)
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  • 1992-10-30 (xsd:date)
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  • 1996-08-24 (xsd:date)
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  • The Churnet Valley Railway is a preserved standard gauge heritage railway in the Staffordshire Moorlands of Staffordshire, England. It operates on part of the former Churnet Valley Line.which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway. The railway is roughly 10+1⁄2 miles (16.9 km) long from Kingsley and Froghall to Ipstones. The land from Leek Brook Junction to Ipstones was opened by Moorland & City Railways (MCR) in 2010 after they took a lease out from Network Rail. This has subsequently been purchased by the Churmet Valley Railway. The main stations along the line are Kingsley and Froghall, Consall, Cheddleton and Leek Brook (which is only used as a run around loop. Work has begun to extend the line to the town of Leek which will act as the northern terminus of the line. The line bet (en)
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