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Class 47292 Joins Churnet Valley Railway
16/05/2022We are pleased to announce that Class 47 No. 47292 will be joining our fleet of diesel locomotives for an initial loan of 5 years. Due to arrive in the next few weeks, the locomotive will join 33102 a...
Read more →Steelite Crockery On The Churnet Valley Railway
09/05/2022As we return to a more normal service pattern following almost 2 years of Covid interruptions, we are delighted that our dining train service has returned to ‘normal’, so much so that we h...
Read more →Youth Is The Future
29/04/2022We have for many years been advocates of encouraging younger people to the business in any department. The Railway is a great place to meet new people and make new friends – some of these friend...
Read more →Churnet Valley Railway Is To Receive £99,600 From The Third Round Of The Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
17/12/2021The Churnet Valley Railway is among nearly 140 heritage organisations to benefit from a share of the £15.5 million latest round of awards. The Staffordshire Moorlands heritage...
Read more →Brewery List Announcement 2021
19/08/2021We are pleased to confirm that we will be receiving ales from the following breweries for our forthcoming Rail Ale Trail. Further details will be provided when we receive final confirmation along with...
Read more →Reopening The Railway To 2021
12/07/2021Forced into closure by the implementation of Lockdown 2, the railway was forced to stay shut over the lucrative Christmas period due to the extension of COVID restrictions across the country. With it...
Read more →Class 66 No. 66764 ‘Major John Poyntz Engineer & Railwayman’
17/06/2021Three members of the Railway attended the naming of this locomotive yesterday in memory of Major John Poyntz. The Major or John as he liked to be called was pivotal in reopening of the Cauldon Lowe Br...
Read more →Staffordshire Railway's New Timetable Delayed
07/06/2021Churnet Valley Railway has issued a statement today announcing a small delay in its planned reopening. The railway aims to re-start both steam and diesel trips in July. The revised inaugural 2021 depa...
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