Exiting tunnel approaching Cheddleton Station.

L.M.S 'Jinty' 47383 on the recently opened Churnet valley Railway

Originally used as a secondary main line linking Manchester with Derby & London the Churnet Valley line was closed in 1964.

Now maintained by a group of enthusiasts the present steam trains operate between Cheddleton and Leekbrook, a short journey which it is hoped to extend from May 1998 to the picturesque hamlet of Consall Forge.

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