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 part of the former Churnet Valley Line, which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1849, and the Waterhouses branch line which opened in 1905. The section from Kingsley and Froghall to Leek closed to passengers in January 1965 and to freight from Oakamoor to Stoke-on-Trent in 1988; and the Waterhouses branch closed to passenger traffic in 1935, with the final freight running in 1988. The preservation society began in 1971 with a small demonstration line in the goods yard at Cheddleton, before beginning operations over the former Churnet Valley Line in 1996 following withdrawal of the final freight services in 1988.

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Knotty Line; The Knotty Line
heritage railway, United Kingdom, 

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  Chartley Castle ⓘ
  castle in the UK  

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  Mow Cop Castle ⓘ
  folly on the Cheshire and Staffordshire border, England, UK  

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  Caverswall Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed quadrangular castle in Staffordshire Moorlands, United Kingdom  

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  Capesthorne Hall ⓘ
  manor in Cheshire, England, UK

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  Gawsworth Old Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Cheshire East, United Kingdom

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  Adlington Hall ⓘ
  country house in Cheshire, England, UK

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  Amerton Railway ⓘ
  narrow gauge railway in England

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  Ancient High House ⓘ
  historic house in Stafford, England, United Kingdom

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  Apedale Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Apedale, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Buxton Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum and gallery in Buxton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Chatterley Whitfield Colliery ⓘ
  colliery in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Churnet Valley Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in England

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  Ford Green Hall ⓘ
  farmhouse and museum in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Foxfield Railway ⓘ
  railway near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

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  Good Luck Lead Mining Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nr Middleton, England, UK

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  Hamilton House Toy Museum ⓘ
  museum in Ashbourne, England, UK

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  Lower Paradise Mill ⓘ
  mill in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK

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  Masonic Museum of Staffordshire ⓘ
  museum in Stoke on Trent, England, UK

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  Norbury Manor ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom

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  Redfern's Cottage, Museum of Uttoxeter Life ⓘ
  museum in Uttoxeter, England, United Kingdom

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  Rode Hall ⓘ
  English country house in Cheshire, England, UK

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  Shugborough Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Colwich, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Silk Museum ⓘ
  museum in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Spode Museum ⓘ
  pottery-industry museum

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  Staffordshire County Museum ⓘ
  museum in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Sudbury Hall ⓘ
  country house in Derbyshire, England, UK

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  The Dudson Museum ⓘ
  museum in Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK

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  Tissington Hall ⓘ
  Grade II* listed house in Tissington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  West Park Museum ⓘ
  museum in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Westport Lake ⓘ
  lake in Stoke-on-Trent, UK

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  Whitmore Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Whitmore, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK

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  World of Wedgwood ⓘ
  visitor attraction in Stoke-on-Trent, England

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  Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum of Primitive Methodism ⓘ
  Primitive Methodist chapel and museum, United Kingdom

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  Middleport Pottery (Burgess and Leigh) ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK  

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  Brampton Museum ⓘ
  museum in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, United Kingdom

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  Arnold Bennett Museum ⓘ
  museum in Corbridge, England, UK

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  Brindley Mill And James Brindley Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leek, England, UK

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  Gladstone Pottery Museum ⓘ
  industrial museum in Staffordshire, England

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  National Trust Museum of Childhood ⓘ
  museum in Ashbourne, England, UK

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  Congleton Museum ⓘ
  museum in Congleton, Cheshire, United Kingdom

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  Crewe Heritage Centre ⓘ
  railway museum in Crewe, England

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  Moorcroft Museum ⓘ
  museum in Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK

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  Etruria Industrial Museum ⓘ
  museum in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Peak Wildlife Park ⓘ
  zoo near Leek, England

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  Scriveners Books Victorian Museum ⓘ
  museum in Buxton, England, UK

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  Bollington Discovery Centre ⓘ
  museum in Bollington, Cheshire, England, UK

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  Ashbourne Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Doveridge, Derbyshire, England, UK

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1275 Caverswall Castle

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1828 Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum of Primitive Methodism

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1889 Middleport Pottery (Burgess and Leigh)

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1943 Brampton Museum

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1960 Arnold Bennett Museum

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1974 Brindley Mill And James Brindley Museum

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1974 Gladstone Pottery Museum

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1974 National Trust Museum of Childhood

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1985 Congleton Museum

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1987 Crewe Heritage Centre

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1989 Moorcroft Museum

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1991 Etruria Industrial Museum

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1991 Peak Wildlife Park

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1997 Scriveners Books Victorian Museum

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2005 Bollington Discovery Centre

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2013 Ashbourne Heritage Centre

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Frameless

City of Truro steams along the Churnet Valley

Churnet Valley Railway, 1940s weekend

Great Marquess steam locomotive on Churnet Valley Railway

Great Marquess steam locomotive on the Churnet Valley Railway

Churnet Valley Railway

Caldon Canal and Churnet Valley Railway

Churnet Valley Railway

Churnet Valley Railway at Consall Forge, Staffordshire

Railway Line to Cheddleton, Froghall, Staffordshire

Steam Engine under Froghall Bridge, Staffordshire

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Chartley Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Mow Cop Castle	castle, folly	Wikidata
site	castle	1275	Caverswall Castle	quadrangular castle	Wikidata
site	garden		Capesthorne Hall	English country house, historic house museum, garden	Wikidata
site	garden		Gawsworth Old Hall	English country house, garden, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Adlington Hall	English country house, manor house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Amerton Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Ancient High House	house, historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Apedale Heritage Centre	mining museum, railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Buxton Museum and Art Gallery	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Chatterley Whitfield Colliery	coal mine, mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Churnet Valley Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Ford Green Hall	farmhouse, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Foxfield Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Good Luck Lead Mining Museum	mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hamilton House Toy Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Lower Paradise Mill	mill, industry museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Masonic Museum of Staffordshire	Masonic museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Norbury Manor	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Redfern's Cottage, Museum of Uttoxeter Life	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rode Hall	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Shugborough Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Silk Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Spode Museum	industry museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Staffordshire County Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sudbury Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Dudson Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tissington Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		West Park Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Westport Lake	lake, visitor center, local nature reserve	Wikidata
site	museum		Whitmore Hall	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		World of Wedgwood	museum, tourist attraction, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1828	Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum of Primitive Methodism	independent museum, museum, chapel	Wikidata
site	museum	1889	Middleport Pottery (Burgess and Leigh)	living museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1943	Brampton Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1960	Arnold Bennett Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Brindley Mill And James Brindley Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Gladstone Pottery Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	National Trust Museum of Childhood	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Congleton Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Crewe Heritage Centre	railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Moorcroft Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Etruria Industrial Museum	industry museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Peak Wildlife Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1997	Scriveners Books Victorian Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Bollington Discovery Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Ashbourne Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
commons	image		City of Truro steams along the Churnet Valley		Commons
commons	image		Churnet Valley Railway, 1940s weekend		Commons
commons	image		Great Marquess steam locomotive on Churnet Valley Railway		Commons
commons	image		Great Marquess steam locomotive on the Churnet Valley Railway		Commons
commons	image		Churnet Valley Railway		Commons
commons	image		Caldon Canal and Churnet Valley Railway		Commons
commons	image		Churnet Valley Railway		Commons
commons	image		Churnet Valley Railway at Consall Forge, Staffordshire		Commons
commons	image		Railway Line to Cheddleton, Froghall, Staffordshire		Commons
commons	image		Steam Engine under Froghall Bridge, Staffordshire		Commons