Churnet Valley Railway

The Churnet Valley Railway is a preserved standard gauge heritage railway running through the Staffordshire Moorlands and the valley of the River Churnet in Staffordshire, England. It operates along... Wikipedia

• Name:  British Rail
• Built by:  North Staffordshire Railway
• Owned by:  Churnet Valley Railway (1992) plc, Charitable trust: North Staffordshire Railway Company (1978) Ltd
• Operated by:  Churnet Valley Railway (1992) plc
• Stations:  4
• Opened:  13 July 1849
• Closed to passengers:  4 January 1965
• Closed:  30 August 1988
• 30 October 1992:  Incorporation of "Goldenlaunch plc" (renamed "Churnet Valley Railway (1992) plc" 15 December 1992)
• 3 May 1996:  CVR granted light railway order
• 4 July 1996:  CVR buys Leek Brook - Oakamoor trackbed
• 24 August 1996:  First service train runs from Cheddleton to Leek Brook
• 11 July 1998:  Consall station re-opened
• 11 August 2001:  Kingsley & Froghall station re-opened
• 13 August 2004:  Consall signal box commissioned, allowing two-train operation
• 21 September 2008:  Track to Oakamoor Sand Sidings re-open for limited use
• 12 November 2010:  Cauldon Lowe branch re-opened
• 6 February 2014:  Ipstones Loop re-opened
• 31 December 2024:  First train runs over re-laid line to Leek
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo