S160s Double-header Weekend
6th May 2017
The Churnet Valley Railway to the east of Stoke-on-Trent operates along a part of the former North Staffordshire Railway's (NSR) Churnet Valley Line. Regular services travel between the two main stations at Cheddleton and Kingsley and Froghall with an intermediate station at Consall.
On special occasions, such as the Double-headed S160s Weekend on May 6/7 2017, trains also head beyond Cheddleton to Leek Brook Junction (the limit of the Churnet Valley Railway's track) and up the steep 1-in-40 climb to Ipstones.
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5197 and 6046 storming through Leek Valley Junction at the start of the climb to Ipstones.
The Churnet Valley Railway to the east of Stoke-on-Trent operates along a part of the former North Staffordshire Railway's (NSR) Churnet Valley Line. Regular services travel between the two main stations at Cheddleton and Kingsley and Froghall with an intermediate station at Consall.
On special occasions, such as the Double-headed S160s Weekend on May 6/7 2017, trains also head beyond Cheddleton to Leek Brook Junction (the limit of the Churnet Valley Railway's track) and up the steep 1-in-40 climb to Ipstones.