The Society usually runs two coach excursions to sites of railway interest each year and collaborates with other organisations in the running of special excursion trains.
Recent destinations for coach excursions have included: The Welshpool and Llanfair Railway, the Talyllyn Railway, the Severn Valley Railway and Midland Metro, the Welsh Highland Railway, the Snowdon Mountain Railway, the National Tramway Museum, the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway, the Wensleydale Railway, the Nottingham Tramway and Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Llangollen Railway, Bala Lake Railway and Locomotion.
Copyright Churnet Valley Railway
Coach Excursion to
The Churnet Valley Railway and Consall Hall Gardens
Sunday 12th September 2010
The Society is organising an excursion to the steam operated Churnet Valley Railway on Sunday 12th September 2010. The price includes a 10 mile return journey through Staffordshire’s delightful hidden valley plus freedom to travel on the railway for the rest of the day. The line once formed a part of the scenic North Staffordshire Railway Macclesfield to Uttoxeter route and now runs from Leek Brook via Cheddleton to Froghall. A coach shuttle will enable an afternoon visit to Consall Hall Gardens, a beautiful, ecclectic lanscape garden partially created from reclaimed land, if there is sufficient interest. The entrance fee to Consall Hall Gardens is £5.50. For the more adventurous it is possible to walk the mile or so from Consall Station.