Reopening The Railway To 2021

12/07/2021 Forced into closure by the implementation of Lockdown 2, the railway was forced to stay shut over the lucrative Christmas per... Read full news item

Class 66 No. 66764 ‘Major John Poyntz Engineer & Railwayman’

17/06/2021 Three members of the Railway attended the naming of this locomotive yesterday in memory of Major John Poyntz. The Major or Jo... Read full news item

Staffordshire Railway's New Timetable Delayed

07/06/2021 Churnet Valley Railway has issued a statement today announcing a small delay in its planned reopening. The railway aims to re... Read full news item

Trespass 23/05/2021

23/05/2021 We shall not reiterate all that we have said over the legalities of this, however is this what you would do at Stoke Station?... Read full news item

THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride Arrives In Staffordshire  

01/05/2021 The Churnet Valley Railway is celebrating the arrival of THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride. Tickets for Christmas 2021 will... Read full news item

Santa 2020 Refunds Are Complete

27/04/2021 The railway had to cancel its 2020 Christmas programme – normally one of our busiest periods – aft... Read full news item

Culture Recovery Fund Awarded Round 2

02/04/2021 The Churnet Valley Railway is among more than 2,700 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the £1.5... Read full news item

Mosaic Rail

01/04/2021 The Churnet Valley Railway is excited to announce the latest developments in re-opening the line to Leek, a much talked about... Read full news item