Unique kitchen coach restored by heritage railway
A unique Kitchen Coach has been restored at the Churnet Valley Railway in Staffordshire, and been returned to service in time for the 2026 season.
Step into Wonderland this Easter at the Churnet Valley Railway
This Easter, the Churnet Valley Railway in the Staffordshire Moorlands is inviting families to step into the whimsical world of Alice in Wonderland. F…
Staffordshire railway to recreate last steam-hauled Cambrian Coast Express
The Churnet Valley Railway is holding an event to recreate the last steam-hauled hauled Cambrian Coast Express from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth.
Youth group visits Staffordshire railway for hands-on experience
Last weekend, 12 youngsters from Swanage Railway’s youth group visited the Churnet Valley Railway to experience life on an operational railway.
Staffordshire: Steam train turns on a triangle to progress ‘Connect Leek’
Churnet Valley Railway in Staffordshire has revealed that a locomotive and coach made a perfect turn on its Leek Brook Triangle
Churnet Valley Railway volunteering opportunities
The Churnet Valley Railway is close to realising its dream of extending services to Leek so that trains can again call at the Staffordshire market tow…
Class 47 locomotives makes move from Nottinghamshire to Staffordshire’s Churnet Valley Railway
Former BR Class 47 diesel locomotive No. 47292 has arrived at the Churnet Valley Railway for a five-year-year loan to the railway.
Class 47 joins Churnet Valley Railway for summer services
The Churnet Valley Railway has announced its summer programme, which includes a guest locomotive in the guise of a Class 47 locomotive.
Thieves steal £10,000+ worth of signalling equipment from the Churnet Valley Railway
The Churnet Valley Railway has announced that thieves broke into storage containers at Froghall over the weekend and have stolen £10,000s worth of si…
Easter event cancelled and locomotive footplate days suspended at the Churnet Valley Railway
The Churnet Valley Railway has announced that they have decided to cancel their upcoming Mad Hatters Easter event.