Foxfield Railway
Railway near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the railway station in Cumbria, see Foxfield railway station.
The Foxfield Railway is a preserved standard gauge line located south east of Stoke-on-Trent. The line was built in 1893 to serve the colliery at Dilhorne on the Cheadle Coalfield. It joined the North Staffordshire Railway line near Blythe Bridge. It is open at weekends and operates trains on Sundays, Bank Holidays and some Saturdays from April to October and Santa Special trains in December. It is home to the Knotty Coach Trust, the Foxfield Miniature Railway, a museum, café, bar and a shop.
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Foxfield Railway | |
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Wimblebury seen working a train at Dilhorne Park | |
Locale | Staffordshire |
Terminus | Caverswall Road |
Coordinates | 52.97570°N 2.06454°W / 52.97570; -2.06454 |
Commercial operations | |
Original gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Preserved operations | |
Stations | 2 |
Length | 2+1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) |
Preserved gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
1893 | Opened |
1965 | Colliery closed |
Preservation history | |
1965 | Railway preserved |
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