The Churnet Valley Railway

7821 'Ditcheat Manor' in Consall Station

The Churnet Valley Railway is based at Cheddleton and currently runs steam and historic diesel trains between Leek Brook Junction and Oakamoor. It has stations at Cheddleton, Consall and Froghall. Eventually, the line will be extended south-east to Alton and northward into Leek and will be rejoined to the Stoke to Caldon Low line, when that is reinstated. The line is a remnant of the North Staffordshire Railway, known as "The Knotty", built through the valley in the 1840s.

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Video Galleries

S160 Class 5197 Videos S160 Class 5197
5197 was built in the U.S.A. and sent to Britain during WWII. It's in US Army Transportation Corps colours as used in 1944/45. It's a C.V.R. resident and is currently the backbone of the steam service.

7821 'Ditcheat Manor' Videos 7821 'Ditcheat Manor'
'Ditcheat Manor' is an ex-British Rail engine, built to a Great Western Railway design in 1950, and was on loan to the railway in 2006.

BR Standard Tank 80098 Videos BR Standard 4MT Tank 80098
80098 was built in 1954 and, like many locos of that era, it was retired, while still relatively new, when steam was withdrawn in the '60s. It was on long-term loan at the C.V.R. until mid-2008.

Visitors and Specials Videos Visitors and Specials (Updated 11/09)
As well as the regular residents, the C.V.R. occasionally welcomes visitors.

Diesel Videos Diesels
The railway has an assortment of historic diesels and holds a diesel gala every year.

Photo Galleries

Steam Gallery
This gallery contains an assortment of the permanent and loaned steam engines that have run on the C.V.R. in recent times.

Diesel Gallery (Updated 11/09)
The C.V.R. has also run an assortment of permanent and loaned diesels.

Structures Gallery Structures and Stations Gallery (Updated 02/10)
This gallery contains an assortment of the quirky survivors, restorations and imports that make up the structures and stations of the C.V.R. as well as a few that aren't currently part of the line.

The official railway website is at www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk