Churnet Valley Railway News – General News
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Road Closed
04/03/2019For 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...
Read more →Apesford Level Crossing Reopened After 5 Days Of Work
11/02/2019The 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...
Read more →Churnet Valley Volunteers Work Hard To Bring BIG Changes For 2019
14/01/2019The 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...
Read more →Whiston Upon A Star
27/11/2018As 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...
Read more →33021 Eastleigh Relaunch
17/10/2018The 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...
Read more →Announcement
13/07/2018We 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...
Read more →Oakamoor Wagon Returns
27/04/2018PAA WBB 30025 The North Staffordshire Railway Company (1978) Ltd (Support charity of the Churnet Valley Railway), are proud to announce the acquisition of a “PAA” Covered Sand hopper wagon no. WBB3002...
Read more →Opportunity At The Churnet Valley Railway
24/04/2018The Churnet Valley Railway is the second largest tourist attraction in Staffordshire that operates a variety of Heritage Railway operations and attracts in the region of 70,000 passengers per annum. ...
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