All external links open in a new window
... the five-mile stretch between Endon and Stoke-on-Trent will take longer, partly because of structural issues. The project ? which has been awarded a £1.65m government grant ? is a partnership between Moorland & City Railways and Churnet Valley Railway.
This is Staffordshire, Mon 30 Apr 2012
The project is a joint partnership between Moorland & City Railways (MCR) and Churnet Valley Railway. The first steam trains could be running as far as Endon by the summer. Volunteers have already cleared years of vegetation from the line but the ...
This is Staffordshire, Mon 30 Apr 2012
The Churnet Valley Railway has installed security cameras to stop metal thefts, which has cost the scenic railway thousands of pounds. Mr Kemp, who is also a CVR director, said there had been minor thefts of railway property but insisted it was not a ...
This is Staffordshire, Mon 30 Apr 2012
Churnet Valley Railway is hosting its annual 1940s weekend on April 28 and 29. BACK IN TIME: Chris Fletcher has high hopes for a 1940s weekend. Kiss the Boys Goodbye will be a nostalgia-filled tribute to the Armed Forces and to those who coped with ...
This is Staffordshire, Fri 20 Apr 2012
The Boat Inn, at Cheddleton, was popular with tourists and trade was boosted by visitors to the nearby Churnet Valley Railway and Caldon Canal. It closed on Monday after former landlord Edward Massey handed it back to brewery Marston's.
This is Staffordshire, Sat 14 Apr 2012
FAMILIES visiting the Churnet Valley Railway over the Easter holiday are in for an extra treat ? all children can travel for just £1. The special offer has been announced as the heritage attraction prepares for a big turn-out at the start of its spring ...
This is Staffordshire, Mon 2 Apr 2012
During the consultation, residents expressed concerns about plans to transform redundant Moneystone Quarry into a major leisure complex and a proposal to expand the Churnet Valley Railway. Campaigners have criticised Staffordshire Moorlands District ...
This is Staffordshire, Fri 23 Mar 2012
The gala will also feature double-heading and demonstration works trains, with No. 3 also likely to be in steam over May 12-13 ? see www.corris.co.uk for further details. The loco now known as Talyllyn Railway No. 3 Sir Haydn was built in 1878 for the ...
Rail.co.uk, Mon 5 Mar 2012
1054 (see http://www.rail.co.uk/rail-news/2012/return-of-victorian-locomotive-icon/ ) ? except the 'Coal Tank' was now sporting BR crests and running as No. 58926. The revised identity of the 0-6-2T and presence of the 'Super D' was no coincidence.
Rail.co.uk, Mon 5 Mar 2012
We later learned that the little ones had arrived by steam train, as passengers on a Thomas The Tank Engine theme trip operated by the nearby Churnet Valley Railway. Cheddleton Station is the other side of the Caldon Canal from The Boat, ...
This is Staffordshire, Fri 2 Mar 2012
Although my constituency has no main line train station, as I mentioned earlier, we have an excellent heritage railway, the Churnet Valley railway, which runs wonderful steam trains every weekend. If anyone wishes to visit Staffordshire Moorlands and ...
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription), Wed 29 Feb 2012
Churnet Valley Railway said visitors to the event on Saturday and Sunday will instead be offered a passenger service on freight trains from Froghall to Cauldon Lowe and back. However the Crewe-built Black 5 No. 44767 'George Stephenson' will no longer ...
This is Staffordshire, Thu 23 Feb 2012
Surely Churnet Valley Railway has a duty of care to ensure that all road users, whether pedestrians or in vehicles, are safe and that there is sufficient car parking available to accommodate the expected visitors particularly as the majority will be ...
This is Staffordshire, Tue 21 Feb 2012
STEAM railway enthusiasts are in for a treat at the annual gala on the Churnet Valley Railway next weekend. It will feature an impressive line-up of locomotives, including the Crewe-built Black 5 No. 44767 'George Stephenson'. Other special features of ...
This is Staffordshire, Sat 18 Feb 2012
The proposals or Cheddleton Station, on the Churnet Valley Railway (CVR), include creating a working museum, where railway memorabilia and period furniture will go on display. Further authentic touches will include installing mechanically-operated ...
This is Staffordshire, Fri 17 Feb 2012
Alternatively, head to Churnet Valley Railway for a family day out with a difference during half term. On Saturday, Sunday, and on February 15, 18 and 19, 'A Day Out with Thomas' will give visitors the opportunity to meet the famous engine and all his ...
This is Staffordshire, Fri 10 Feb 2012
The boys' favourite day trip: The Churnet Valley Railway in Cheddleton. "My parents have been taking Adam and Joe and their cousins to the railway since they were little," says Teresa, "it gives me a break from the kids and the lads love it.
This is Staffordshire, Wed 1 Feb 2012
For those interested in trains in the north of the county, Churnet Valley Railway is hosting A Day Out With Thomas days throughout half-term. Not only will children get to see Thomas and many of his friends, 'The Imagination Station' will host magic ...
This is Staffordshire, Tue 31 Jan 2012
For those interested in trains in the north of the county, Churnet Valley Railway is hosting A Day Out With Thomas days throughout half-term. Not only will children get to see Thomas and many of his friends, 'The Imagination Station' will host magic ...
This is Tamworth, Tue 31 Jan 2012
The Churnet Valley Railway has now extended its share issue in a bid to reach its £450000 target. Work on restoring the four mile line between Leekbrook and Endon is due to begin within weeks. The project is a joint partnership between Moorland & City ...
This is Staffordshire, Tue 31 Jan 2012
Proposals sparking concerns include the transformation of the now redundant Moneystone Quarry into an a holiday park, further expansion of Alton Towers and the extension of the Churnet Valley Railway to Oakamoor. And villagers in Froghall have also ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Mon 9 Jan 2012
Investors have bought nearly £330000 of shares in the Churnet Valley Railway. MONEY MATTERS: Churnet Valley Railway chairman Anthony Hancock celebrates the cash injection. Inset, one of stories on the shares issue, from The Sentinel in March. ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Sat 31 Dec 2011
The line was last used for passengers in 1965 and for freight in 1970 and the work of the MCR as well as the Churnet Valley Railway who use part of the line for heritage trips will mean trains into Stoke by next Christmas. ...
Pits n Pots (blog), Thu 29 Dec 2011
The tableware is to be used in the Churnet Valley Railway's dining car as well as the tea rooms at Froghall Station. Steelite chief executive Kevin Oakes said: "We are always keen to support the local community and to help causes close to the hearts of ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Tue 6 Dec 2011
He said: ?I am a keen railway enthusiast and work as a volunteer on the Churnet Valley Railway near Leek, where I have worked since 2003.? The objective there is to run the railway with steam trains, as it was when they closed in the 1960s. ...
Crewe Chronicle, Wed 16 Nov 2011
Other proposed developments already sparking concerns include the transformation of the now redundant Moneystone Quarry into an all-weather holiday park, further expansion of Alton Towers and the extension of the Churnet Valley Railway to Oakamoor. ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Fri 11 Nov 2011
MCR has already reopened the stretch of line between Leekbrook Junction and Cauldon Lowe, connected it to the Churnet Valley Railway and started to run heritage trips. The RGF cash could also go towards rail links between MCR's 20-mile stretch of line ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Tue 1 Nov 2011
Take a one-way train ride to terror with Churnet Valley Railway's 'Graveyard Express' on October 29. Departing at various times from Cheddleton or Kingsley and Froghall stations, you will be proclaimed dead on arrival at the Beetlejuice Ball. ...
Tamworth Herald, Wed 5 Oct 2011
Take a one-way train ride to terror with Churnet Valley Railway's 'Graveyard Express' on October 29. Departing at various times from Cheddleton or Kingsley and Froghall stations, you will be proclaimed dead on arrival at the Beetlejuice Ball. ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Wed 5 Oct 2011
This year has seen most Cauldon Lowe excursions full to capacity, with Steam hauled been the most popular. With help from Moorland & City Railway, Churnet Valley Railway was aloud to run monthly trains up the steeply ingraded branch to Cauldon Lowe ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Sat 1 Oct 2011
Both are popular pubs with tourists and trade is boosted by visitors to the nearby Churnet Valley Railway and Caldon Canal. Albanian-born Edmond Arapi, of Langford Street, Leek, is head chef at the Travellers Rest, which employs up to 20 workers. ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Fri 22 Jul 2011
If the plans are supported, lightweight diesel trains could operate on the three-mile track linking Cheadle with the rail network at Cresswell. The same company is in talks with the Churnet Valley Railway about re-opening disused lines from Leekbrook ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Fri 15 Jul 2011
VISITORS to a heritage railway will be entertained by musicians performing at a station stop. The UK Paper Band will play for guests at Churnet Valley Railway tomorrow and Sunday. The brass band, based in Sittingbourne, Kent, was formed in 1883 by ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Fri 8 Jul 2011
The lovebirds caught the 12.35pm special service at Kingsley and Froghall station yesterday to celebrate the Churnet Valley Railway's 10th birthday as a wedding venue. TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE: Tony and Kate Ellis, from Cheddleton, with the other couples ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Mon 27 Jun 2011
After all, his parents Melanie and Christian got married on the Churnet Valley Railway when he was just a distant twinkle in their eyes eight years ago. The family, who live in Leek, were back there yesterdayfor the special train trip. ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Mon 27 Jun 2011
Several fires have been started by Churnet Valley Railway (CVR) steam engines on the newly restored Leekbrook to Cauldon Lowe line. Local farmer Janet Phillips said she had seen a hedge, water pipes and hay damaged by one of the fires. ...
BBC News, Mon 13 Jun 2011
He left his entire estate to Peak Rail and the Churnet Valley Railway, where he also volunteered. His legacy has allowed the railway to complete the Rowsley Engine Shed facility providing accommodation for rolling stock for the first time in Peak ...
Bakewell Today, Thu 9 Jun 2011
He left his entire estate to Peak Rail and the Churnet Valley Railway, where he also volunteered. His legacy has allowed the railway to complete the Rowsley Engine Shed facility providing accommodation for rolling stock for the first time in Peak ...
Matlock Today, Thu 9 Jun 2011
A RAILWAY expansion is to forge ahead after a group raised half its £450000 share issue target in just over a month. Total sales under the Churnet Valley Railway (CVR) scheme passed £260000 by early May, taking the plan for the UK's biggest heritage ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Tue 31 May 2011
And they were joined by countryside lovers from Stoke-on-Trent who also want the valley, known as Little Switzerland, to be preserved for future generations. Among them were Eileen and Bob Frost, of Weston Road, Meir, who are among the thousands who ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Thu 5 May 2011
Guests enjoyed a three-course meal and champagne served in the dining car, as the train steamed along the picturesque Churnet Valley Railway pulled by a 1934 Great Western engine. John, aged 72, and Anne, 69, tied the knot in December 1960 at St ...
The Star, Tue 19 Apr 2011
The north Staffordshire heritage company, Churnet Valley Railway (CVR), has said its expansion plans depend on a forthcoming shares issue. The tourist attraction is offering £400000 worth of shares for sale. Spokesperson David Cliffe said: "This is not ...
BBC News, Tue 29 Mar 2011
"The share issue will allow us to cement our relationship with Moorland & City Railways and give us the longest network of heritage lines in the UK. "We will also be part of exciting plans to reconnect Leek to the national network, to move quarry ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Thu 17 Mar 2011
The firm said it was dangerous and could fall on to the nearby Churnet Valley Railway and a canal. The railway said trains had been halted as a result but ...
BBC News, Fri 4 Feb 2011
I have volunteered on this railway for 25 years and it has gone from a little steam centre in Cheddleton to being on the verge of becoming a major player in ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Mon 15 Nov 2010
Ralph Fleming, who was born in the Railway Cottages at Leekbrook, has enjoyed watching the trial runs of the steam trains. The 96-year-old added: "I ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Thu 28 Oct 2010
The first of the events, organised with Churnet Valley Railway (CVR), will take place on November 13 and 14. It will see steam locomotives haul coaches ...
Walsall Advertiser, Thu 15 Jul 2010
The first of the events, organised with Churnet Valley Railway (CVR), will take place on November 13 and 14. It will see steam locomotives, including the ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Tue 13 Jul 2010
Fellow workers also chipped in for another trophy ? and to pay for Mr Bromley to drive a steam train at Churnet Valley Railway in Cheddleton. ...
Stoke & Staffordshire, Tue 13 Jul 2010