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Churnet Valley Railway News – General News

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Cheddleton Signal Boxes Final Move

07/10/2024

You may have seen our last big update featuring some pictures and a brief write up of the relocated signalbox at Cheddleton. Gregory Wilson our General Manager takes up the story which explains the jo...

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Carriage And Wagon Update 04/10/2024

04/10/2024

Since the last update things have progressed well on Mk1 No.4046 and MK2 No.5145. Volunteers and paid staff alike have been working to keep the railway going and to keep up the motivation and progress...

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Pullman Arrival At Churnet Valley Railway

06/09/2024

We are pleased to announce the arrival of CARINA our very first Pullman Car. Part of a larger project over the next 5 years this will form one of the centre pieces of our collection. Over the last...

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Batt Holden Update 20/08/2024

20/08/2024

April 2022, 6046 was stripped and the boiler removed from its frames. Throughout the course of 6046’s 10 year ticket various jobs have been completed to maintain the bottom end in a good conditi...

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Batt Holden Update 26/07/2024

20/08/2024

January 2022 saw the cab fabrication start. This has been completed in house following drawings we have acquired over the years. A local contractor came in to assist on this project while other member...

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Batt Holden Update 19/07/2024

26/07/2024

April 2021 saw the frames lifted from its wheels and the pony truck was stripped for inspection. It was at this point we found the frames were bowing and in need of straightening. To do this we warme...

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Batt Holden Update

16/07/2024

Better late than never but we thought we should acknowledge the arrival of 3278 to Churnet Valley Railway considering CVR have just posted its first steamed. Arriving on the 27th November 2020 it rece...

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Coalfish ... More Useful Than They Sound.

25/06/2024

The Churnet Valley Railway has seen the arrival of some new rolling stock this week in the form of 4 MHA “Coalfish” wagons.   Built in the late 1990’s they were mad...

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