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A Window In Time

11/03/2019

[[[[YoutubeVideo=cWHQHzOLQcE]]]]The Churnet Valley Railway is fascinated to have recently been sent footage of a recorded journey along the original Churnet Valley Line in the late 1950s. Taken by the...

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Good Bye And Thank You Caley

07/03/2019

Following the locomotive’s hugely successful debut on the Churnet Valley Railway, today we sadly said farewell to former Caledonian Tank no. 419 as she departed Staffordshire for her next stop o...

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Road Closed

04/03/2019

For those of you looking to visit the Churnet Valley Railway in the coming weeks, we have been notified by the Council that they will be closing the road bridge over the Cauldon Canal at Basford Bridg...

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Apesford Level Crossing Reopened After 5 Days Of Work

11/02/2019

The level crossing at Apesford was unexpectedly shut to road traffic on the 4th February. During a routine line patrol we identified what appeared to be a crack in a running rail. This required furth...

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Churnet Valley Volunteers Work Hard To Bring BIG Changes For 2019

14/01/2019

The trains themselves may have fallen silent, but the volunteers of the Churnet Valley Railway are being kept busy as winter maintenance gets into its stride ahead of the new season commencing on Sund...

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Whiston Upon A Star

27/11/2018

As Santa season approaches once more, the Churnet Valley Railway is delighted to announce that it is to receive an early Christmas present for 2018! Hunslet Austerity no. 3694 “Whiston” is due to touc...

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33021 Eastleigh Relaunch

17/10/2018

The Churnet Valley Railway is delighted to announce that as part of its supporting charity’s 40th Anniversary Gala, the event will see the public relaunch of diesel locomotive no. 33021 following a bo...

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Announcement

13/07/2018

We are disappointed to report that some mindless petty thief decided to steal the starter motor from one of our maintenance vehicles overnight. This is particularly frustrating when the vehicle was le...

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