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Steam Into Christmas

06/12/2019

Christmas time approaches, and so Santa Claus can now be found up and down the country collecting every child’s wish list of what they’d like for Christmas Day. Many places run meet &...

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4F I Want For Christmas...

03/12/2019

The Churnet Valley Railway is pleased to announce the home-coming of the line’s former flagship locomotive after an absence of nearly a full decade. Originally saved by the pioneering members of the N...

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Railway Fixed For Santa And Steam

18/11/2019

For those unaware, the Churnet Valley Railway suffered from serious levels of flooding by the Caldon Canal over the weekend of October 26/27. This left a section of track South of Consall hanging mid-...

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Washed Out Event Reveals Repairs Needed To Save Our Annual Santa & Steam Event

28/10/2019

We will cease our regular public and private schedule until Saturday 30th November 2019 whilst work is undertaken to repair track damaged by the weekend’s torrential rain. A breach of the Caldon Canal...

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Choppers Return To Staffordshire

21/10/2019

The sound of BR Class 20 whistling their way through North Staffordshire can be heard once more, courtesy of a new freight contract awarded to DC Rail. Based in Derby, DC Rail is an established freigh...

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Catering Manager Opportunity

16/10/2019

Job Title: Catering Manager / Cook Salary: CompetitiveLocation: The role is based between our Signal Tea Room - Froghall, the Goods Shed Tearoom - Cheddleton, Our travelling dining train &Frogh...

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Churnet Valley Railway Complete Phase One To 'Reconnect Leek'

11/10/2019

Today, Churnet Valley Railway have completed phase one of their ‘Reconnect Leek’ project. Standing aboard the train waiting at Leek Brook Station, Gregory Wilson, Operating Director of Churnet Valley...

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Leek Extension Update

11/10/2019

Leek Extension Phase 1 in under 2 minutes[[[[YoutubeVideo=Vk8btXEJO08]]]]

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