Rushton Station and the Railway Inn
The North Staffordshire Railway's Churnet Valley line once connected Macclesfield with Leek and Uttoxeter, via the Churnet Valley. The station closed in the 1960s but the pub remains, since re-named The ...
Sand train
A sand train passes Wall Grange in Summer 1988.
This was the last commercial train to use this line. Some special passenger trains have been run from Stoke to Leekbrook, and the line may well open ...
Sand train at Oakamoor
A Yorkshire diesel shunting engine pulling a 'Sand Train' at Oakamoor sidings. Sand was carried from Moneystone sand quarry via the Churnet Valley line to St Helens, Merseyside for Pilkington glass.
The ...
School visit to Consall Forge
Pupils of Oldfields Secondary Modern School, Uttoxeter, at Consall railway station.
John Hudson, one of the pupils, remembers:
"This Consall station photograph was taken during a field trip to the ...
Soldiers at Alton Towers
A group of soldiers at Alton Towers in May 1944.
During the Second World War Alton Towers was used as a centre for training officers of different regiments for specific tasks.
Most of these men ...
Station bench and Green Man
This wooden bench once stood on the platform at Rudyard station in 1950.
The face of a 'green man' from folklore looks out from the wall.
This image is taken from the collection of the Churnet Valley ...
Station dog Jimmy, Kingsley and Froghall
Station dog Jimmy photographed at Kingsley and Froghall station.
Kingsley and Froghall is on the Churnet Valley Line, which closed to passengers in the 1960s and to goods in 1988.
Though demolished, ...
Station Hotel, Rudyard
A postcard view of the Station Hotel (formerly the Railway Hotel) in Rudyard.
Over the years Rudyard with its nearby lake increased in popularity with tourists and the Station Hotel needed to expand ...
Station Hotel, Rudyard
A postcard view of the Station Hotel (formerly the Railway Hotel) in Rudyard.
In the background above the Hotel and looking through the trees there is a glimpse of Rudyard Station on the North Staffordshire ...
Station Houses, Consall, Churnet Valley
This photographs shows the Station Houses at Consall with well tended vegetable gardens, together with the Churnet Valley Railway Line and Caldon Canal. the houses were built in 1902. the house at the ...
Station Porter, Consall
Station porter at Consall wearing the uniform of the North Staffordshire Railway.
The North Staffordshire Railway operated between 1845 and 1923, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish ...
Steam locomotive 'Toad', Cauldon
'Toad', one of the 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotives which operated with the 3ft 6in cable-operated narrow gauge line connecting Froghall Wharf to the limestone quarry at Cauldon Low, which opened in 1849. ...
Steam Omnibus
Steam omnibuses operated between railway stations and villages, towns, etc.
They were slow by todays standards, having a top speed of around 20-25mph.
An omnibus like this one operated between ...
Tank Engine
A small tank engine, possibly on shunting duties at Leek, awaits instruction as its driver and fireman enjoy a breather.
This image is included by kind permission of the Churnet Valley Railway.
The Lancer at speed
'Royal Scot' 4-6-0 locomotive number 6155, named The Lancer, pictured at speed on a summer's day in 1947.
The locomotive is passing Whitmore water troughs, at the summit of a gradient between Stafford ...
The last Sand Train, Oakamoor
A Yorkshire diesel shunting engine pulling a BIS (British Industrial Sand) 'Sand Train' pictured on its last day of operation on the Churnet Valley line in August 1988. Sand was carried from Hepworth's ...
Train at Leekbrook Junction
A goods train at Leekbrook Junction in August 1988. The diesel locomotive pictured is class 47 number 47532. Note the tall signal box, giving the signalman a clear view down the gradient towards Wall ...
Train at Wall Grange, near Cheddleton
A 'Special' train passing through the closed Wall Grange Station.
Wall Grange Station was opened in 1873. The line was originally constructed as single track throughout from Milton Junction (where ...