The North Staffordshire Railway was a British railway company which had its roots in an early scheme to build a small plateway from the base of the Cauldon canal up to Cauldon quarries. Both of the two aforementioned things are still in use, with the Cauldon canal joining up with the Trent and Mersey Canal at Etruria. A plateway is an early kind of railway or tramway or wagonway that started to appear in the century prior to 1830. ... The Canal du Midi in Toulouse, France Canals are man-made waterways, usually connecting existing lakes, rivers, or oceans. ... The Canal du Midi in Toulouse, France Canals are man-made waterways, usually connecting existing lakes, rivers, or oceans. ... The Trent and Mersey Canal is a canal linking the River Trent at Shardlow in Derbyshire to the River Mersey at Runcorn in Cheshire. ... Etruria was an ancient country in Central Italy, located in an area that covered part of what now are Tuscany, Latium and Umbria. ...

The North Staffordshire Railway coat of arms

As well as the canals, other schemes were being promoted. The Staffordshire potteries railway promoted a route from Macclesfield to the mainline at Colwich plus a spur to Crewe and The Churnet valley scheme promoted a line from Macclesfield to Derby. After these two companies applied for the necessary powers to build the lines, Parliament suggested a pause of a year 'to afford time for consideration and for maturing some more complete scheme for the accommodation of that important district'. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1472x1690, 258 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1472x1690, 258 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Stoke-on-Trent Potteries, Shrewsbury & North Wales Railway This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Location within the British Isles Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire, England with a population of around 69,000. ... Map sources for Crewe at grid reference SJ705557 Crewe is a large town in south Cheshire, in the north west of England. ... The River Churnet rises in the Staffordshire moorlands near the Roaches. ... Location within the British Isles Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire, England with a population of around 69,000. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ...

This was advantageous to the SPR who formed the North Staffordshire Railway company. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ...

History

• incorporated in April, 1845 with a share capital of £2,350,000 in £20 shares (117,500 shares)
• first prospectus: April 30, 1845 issued from, 1 Old Palace Yard, Westminster.

After forming the SPR was absorbed so as to avoid 'powerful opposition or ruinous competition if both lines had been passed'. The prospectus promoted the NSR's 3 main lines 'giving the most ample accommodation to the towns of Tunstall, Burslem, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Hanley, Stoke, Fenton, Longton and Stone'. April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Westminster is the area located immediately to the west of the ancient City of London, in the centre of the wider conurbation of London. ... Tunstall is a market-town of Staffordshire, 4½ m. ... This page is about the town of Burslem, part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... Map sources for Newcastle-under-Lyme at grid reference SJ8546 Newcastle-under-Lyme is a busy market town in Staffordshire, England, not to be confused with the larger city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. ... Map sources for Hanley at grid reference SJ8847 Hanley, located in the United Kingdom, is one of the six towns that joined together to form Stoke-on-Trent in 1910. ... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... Fenton is the name of several places: in the United Kingdom: Fenton, Staffordshire, England in the United States of America: Fenton, Iowa Fenton, Louisiana Fenton, Michigan Fenton, Missouri Fenton, New York Fenton Township, Michigan Fenton Township, Minnesota This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... Longton is a city located in Elk County, Kansas. ... Map sources for Stone at grid reference SJ9034 Stone is a town in Staffordshire, England, situated about seven miles north of Stafford, and around seven miles south of the city of Stoke-on-Trent. ...

Due to the obvious competition this line would provide for the Trent and Mersey Canal, the NSR and the T&M came into agreement that the NSR should pay £30 a share for all the T&M shares, and from the 15th of January 1846, the whole canal including the Cauldon branch, Cauldon quarries, and the plateway, was leased to the NSR. The Trent and Mersey Canal is a canal linking the River Trent at Shardlow in Derbyshire to the River Mersey at Runcorn in Cheshire. ... For other uses, see number 15. ... January, from the Très riches heures du duc de Berry January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Canal du Midi in Toulouse, France Canals are man-made waterways, usually connecting existing lakes, rivers, or oceans. ... A plateway is an early kind of railway or tramway or wagonway that started to appear in the century prior to 1830. ...

On the 25th of November 1845 the Derby and Crewe Railway was absorbed giving the NSR the basis on which to submit plans for construction. On the 26th of June 1846, the 3 NSR acts were passed with the £2,900,000 share capital being shared amongst the 3 lines as shown: Events Han dynasty was restored in China as Liu Xiu proclaimed himself emperor, start of jiangwu era (->56). ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... Map sources for Crewe at grid reference SJ705557 Crewe is a large town in south Cheshire, in the north west of England. ... Events Pontius Pilate is appointed as Prefect of Judaea. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno (mythology), wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

• Pottery Line Act (Macclesfield to Colwich and Norton bridge, and Harecastle to Crewe) £1,500,000 of capital

• Harecastle and Sandbach Act (from Harecastle to Sandbach) £200,000 of capital

• Churnet Valley Line Act (from North rode to Burton, Tutbury to Willington Junction near Derby and Uttoxeter to Stoke) £1,200,000 of capital

• 7 years allowed to fulfill each act.

Then, to start the construction work, there was an official 'cutting of the first sod' ceremony. The site chosen was a field in Etruria. There was a roped - off enclosure for directors and the rest for reserved guests. There was a mile long procession headed by John Lewis Ricardo. On his arrival crowds broke through the roped off area and Ricardo was pushed and shoved. During the actual cutting he buckled the silver spade and had difficulty removing the sod. His hat later blew away. Location within the British Isles Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire, England with a population of around 69,000. ... Map sources for Crewe at grid reference SJ705557 Crewe is a large town in south Cheshire, in the north west of England. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Location within the British Isles Sandbach is a market town in Cheshire, North West England. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Location within the British Isles Sandbach is a market town in Cheshire, North West England. ... The River Churnet rises in the Staffordshire moorlands near the Roaches. ... Fljótsdalur in East-Iceland A valley is a landform, which can range from a few square miles (square kilometers) to hundreds or even thousands of square miles (square kilometers) in area. ... Burton can mean: Burton a name of a snow sportswear manufacturer. ... Tutbury is a large village of about 3,000 residents surrounded by the agricultural countryside of Staffordshire and Derbyshire. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... Map sources for Uttoxeter at grid reference SK0933 Uttoxeter is a market town in East Staffordshire, in the Midlands of England. ... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... Etruria was an ancient country in Central Italy, located in an area that covered part of what now are Tuscany, Latium and Umbria. ...

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By February 1847, 1,318 men and 60 horses were working between Macclesfield and Colwich and had removed 80,000 cubic yds of earth, driven 843 yds of tunnel heading and erected 12,000yds of fencing. File links The following pages link to this file: North Staffordshire Railway ... File links The following pages link to this file: North Staffordshire Railway ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Location within the British Isles Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire, England with a population of around 69,000. ...

Then on the April, 3rd 1848 the first goods service ran and on the April, 17th 1848 the first passenger train left the temporary Stoke station at Wheildon road, hauled by no.1 'Dragon' heading for Norton bridge. Profits for the first 2 months were £1,668 'exceeding expectations'. 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

From this point on the rest of these 3 lines were opened in stages and other lines opened up to 1911. 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

Another thing to note is that in 1864, Stoke railway works were opened producing everything for the NSR from locomotives to carriages and parts for bridges. 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Stoke railway works was set up in 1864 by the North Staffordshire Railway in the town of Stoke-on-Trent in the county of Staffordshire, England The railways first engines were supplied by a variety of outside manufacturers: Robert Stephenson & Company, Vulcan Foundry, Hudswell Clarke, Kitson & Co. ... Great Western Railway No. ... Tourists in a vis-a-vis, Prague The classic definition of a carriage is a four-wheeled horse-drawn private passenger vehicle with leaf springs or leather strapping for suspension, whether light, smart and fast or large and comfortable. ... This article is about the edifice. ...

Also, a few months after the opening of the first line, the permanent station at Stoke was opened, October, 9 1848. Stoke station then became the headquarters of the NSR. This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stoke-on-Trent railway station is a main-line train station in the United Kingdom. ...

Later branches included lines from Stoke-on-Trent to Congleton via Biddulph; Stoke-on-Trent to Leek; Newcastle to Silverdale, Keele and Market Drayton (junction with the Great Western Railway); Alsager to Audley, Leycett and Keele, and Rocester to Ashbourne. Map sources for Congleton at grid reference SJ854628 Congleton is a town in the county of Cheshire in the north west of England, on the banks of the River Dane, and to the west of the Macclesfield Canal. ... Map sources for Biddulph at grid reference SJ8857 Biddulph is a town in Staffordshire, England, just north of Stoke-on-Trent, and has a population of about 25,000. ... Leek is a placename in more than one country: Netherlands: Leek, Netherlands United Kingdom: Leek, Staffordshire Leek is also a vegetable: Leek (vegetable) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Silverdale may refer to several cities: Silverdale, Washington Silverdale, Pennsylvania Silverdale, Lancashire, England Silverdale, Staffordshire, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... It is rumoured that in the north of England lies a mythical village known as Keele. ... Map sources for Market Drayton at grid reference SJ6734 Market Drayton is a market town in north Shropshire, England, on the River Tern, between Shrewsbury and Stoke-on-Trent. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... Location within the British Isles Alsager is a town in Cheshire, England, to the north-west of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and east of the railway town of Crewe. ... Audley may mean: Baron Audley, a title in the Peerage of England Audley End House, a country house just outside Saffron Walden, Essex, England. ... Ashbourne is the name of more than one place: Ashbourne, Derbyshire in England Ashbourne, County Meath in Ireland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The famous Loop Line from Etruria via Hanley, Cobridge, Burslem, Tunstall, Pitts Hill, Newchapel & Goldenhill to Kidsgrove Liverpool Rd. and a junction with the Manchester line was the last of the NSR’s major undertakings. Etruria was the name of the fourth and penultimate site for the Wedgwood pottery business. ... Map sources for Hanley at grid reference SJ8847 Hanley, located in the United Kingdom, is one of the six towns that joined together to form Stoke-on-Trent in 1910. ... This page is about the town of Burslem, part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... Tunstall is a market-town of Staffordshire, 4½ m. ... Map sources for Kidsgrove at grid reference SJ8354 Kidsgrove is a town in the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, in Staffordshire, England, near the border with Cheshire. ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England. ...

Twentieth century construction included a branch from Leek to Cauldon Lowe via Waterhouses from where the independent narrow gauge Leek and Manifold Light Railway was constructed through the Hamps and Manifold river valleys to Hulme End near Hartington. The Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway (L&MVLR) was a narrow gauge railway in Staffordshire, Great Britain that operated between 1904 and 1934. ... Hartington is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, England, lying on the River Dove. ...

Finally in 1910, a very short line was built from Stoke-on-Trent to Trentham Park. It was authorised as part of an alternative line to Newcastle-under-Lyme but construction work beyond Trentham was quickly abandoned owing to rising costs.

The Company prospered throughout its seventy-five years of independent ownership and operation, paid its shareholders good dividends (latterly a notable 5%), and successfully resisted repeated take-over bids by the London and North Western Railway Company.

Under the Railways Act 1921, the NSR was one of the eight major companies designated to form the LMS Group. The Railways Act of 1921, also known as the Grouping forcibly merged British railway companies into The Big Four, as of 1st January 1923. ...

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Running rights and other companies

In 1867, an independent local company built the Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway, later incorporated into the Great Northern Railway which had built a line from Nottingham and Derby Friargate via Mickleover to Egginton Junction with running powers over the NSR from Etwall, through Uttoxeter, to Bromshall junction. The Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway was created by Act of Parliament in 1862, it opened for traffic in 1867. ... The Great Northern Railway (GNR) was a British railway company, founded by the London & York Railway Act of 1846. ... Nottingham is a city located in Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands of England. ... Mickleover is located 2 miles west of the city centre and is the most westerly village of the City of Derby in the United Kingdom. ... Map sources for Uttoxeter at grid reference SK0933 Uttoxeter is a market town in East Staffordshire, in the Midlands of England. ...

A Joint Committee was formed with the Great Central Railway to construct the Macclesfield, Bollington & Marple Railway which was authorised on July 14, 1864, opening for passengers August 2, 1869. This gave the NSR access to an alternative routes to East Coast ports for its freight traffic and for passenger trains to Manchester London road (circuitous route) and to the fashionable spa resort of Buxton. The Great Central Railway (GCR) was the latter day name of a railway company of the United Kingdom which earlier was known as the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR). ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... No-one in Buxton buys Buxton Water in the shops — they bring their bottles to St Anns Well and get it for free Map sources for Buxton at grid reference SK059735 Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England, the gateway to the Peak District National Park. ...

The Cheadle Railway, a small local company with NSR's (very reluctant) backing, built at great cost over a period of twelve years a short line from Cresswell to Cheadle. This line, only four miles long, included a very difficult tunnel. The line was opened from Cresswell to Totmonslow November 7, 1892 and to Cheadle, January 1, 1901. In 1933, the Cheadle tunnel experienced a catastrophic collapse resulting in the LMS constructing a deviation without a tunnel. Cheadle is a small market town near the centre of England with a population of around 15000. ...

From the start, a significant proportion of NSR route mileage lay in the neighbouring counties of Cheshire and Derbyshire and, with through running rights, NSR. passenger trains ran to Manchester, Stafford, Crewe and Derby and later to Buxton, Nottingham and Llandudno. This article is about the English county. ... Derbyshire (pronounced Dar-bee-shur) is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England. ... Map sources for Stafford at grid reference SJ9223 Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England. ... Map sources for Crewe at grid reference SJ705557 Crewe is a large town in south Cheshire, in the north west of England. ... No-one in Buxton buys Buxton Water in the shops — they bring their bottles to St Anns Well and get it for free Map sources for Buxton at grid reference SK059735 Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England, the gateway to the Peak District National Park. ... Nottingham is a city located in Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands of England. ... Llandudno is a seaside resort and town in the county borough of Conwy in North Wales. ...

The London and North Western Railway also exercised running rights over the NSR, particularly for its express services between London and Manchester. These Manchester to London Euston restaurant car expresses were unique in often being hauled by NSR tank engines from Manchester to Stoke-on-Trent where the LNWR express engines took over for the run via Stone, Sandon, Colwich, and the main line to London Euston. The NSR. received a payment for every through passenger on these trains and employed a small army of ticket inspectors to examine and clip (with its distinctive 'P' clip) every ticket during the Stoke-on-Trent station stop. The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) was formed in 1846 by the merger of three railway companies - the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham and Manchester and Birmingham. ...

Other through running powers included LNWR rights between Ashbourne and Burton which were used by through coaches from Buxton to Euston and Great Western Railway rights between Market Drayton and Stoke-on-Trent which were used by a single daily goods train in each direction. The NSR possessed running powers over the GWR line from Market Drayton to Hodnet, which it used on market days. Ashbourne is the name of more than one place: Ashbourne, Derbyshire in England Ashbourne, County Meath in Ireland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... Hodnet is a village in Shropshire, England. ...

see also: Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway. The Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway (L&MVLR) was a narrow gauge railway in Staffordshire, Great Britain that operated between 1904 and 1934. ...

NSR main lines and branch lines

One NSR director described the network as being like an octopus, stretching out into far away districts.

Here are the NSR's lines: (AUTH) = Authorisation, (P) = passenger traffic, (G) = goods traffic

• Stoke - Norton bridge (AUTH) 26 Jun 1846 (P) 17th Apr 1848 (G) 3rd Apr 1848
• Stoke - Uttoxeter (AUTH) 26 Jun 1846 (PG) 7th Aug 1848
• Uttoxeter - Burton (AUTH) 26 Jun 1846 (PG) 11 Sep 1848
• Stoke - Crewe and Congleton (AUTH) 26 Jun 1846 (PG) 9TH Oct 1848
• Stone - Colwich (AUTH) 26 Jun 1846 (PG) 1ST May 1849
• Congleton - Macclesfield (AUTH) 26 Jun 1846 (PG) 18 Jun 1849
• Churnet valley line (AUTH) 26 Jun 1846 (PG) 13TH Jul 1849
• Tutbury - Derby (AUTH) 26 Jun 1846 (PG) 13TH Jul 1849
• Etruria - Shelton (AUTH) 2ND Jul 1847 (P) Jan 1862
• Shelton - Hanley (AUTH) 13TH Aug 1859 (P) 13TH Jul 1864 (G) 20th Dec 1861
• Hanley - Burslem (AUTH) 5TH Jul 1865 (PG) 1ST Nov 1873
• Burslem - Tunstall (AUTH) 5TH Jul 1865 (PG) 1ST Dec 1873
• Tunstall - Goldenhill (AUTH) 5TH Jul 1865 (PG) 1ST Oct 1874
• Goldenhill - Kidsgrove (AUTH) 5TH Jul 1865 (PG) 15th Nov 1875
• Harecastle - Sandbach (AUTH) 26TH Jun 1846 (P) 3RD Jul 1893 (G) 21ST Jan 1852
• Rocester - Ashbourne (AUTH) 22ND Jul 1848 (PG) 31ST May 1852
• Biddulph valley line (AUTH) 24TH Jul 1854 (P) 1ST Jun 1864 (G) 28TH Aug 1860
• Milton - Leekbrook (AUTH) 13TH Jul 1863 (PG) 1ST Nov 1867
• Audley line (AUTH) 29TH Jul 1864 (P) 28TH Jun 1880 (G) 24TH Jul 1870
• Cresswell - Tean (AUTH) 7TH Aug 1888 (PG) 7TH Nov 1892
• Tean - Cheadle (AUTH) 7TH Aug 1888 (PG) 1ST Jan 1901
• Waterhouses - Hulme end (L&MVLR) (AUTH) 6TH Mar 1899
• Leekbrook - Ipstones (AUTH) 6TH Mar 1899 (PG) 5TH Jun 1905
• Ipstones - Waterhouses (AUTH) 6TH Mar 1899 (PG) 1ST Jul 1905
• Trentham park branch (AUTH) 21ST Aug 1907 (PG) 1ST Apr 1910
• Stoke - Newcastle (AUTH) 26 Jun 1846 (PG) 6TH Sep 1852
• Newcastle - Knutton (AUTH) 2ND Jul 1847 (P) May 1863 (G) 6TH Sep 1852
• Knutton - Silverdale (AUTH) 13TH Aug 1859 (P) May 1863 (G) 1850 ***
• Silverdale - Market Drayton (AUTH) 29TH Jul 1864 (PG) 1ST Feb 1870

*** Goods traffic from Knutton to Silverdale started in 1850, even though it was authorised nine years later than this. This is because Ralph Sneyd owned many ironworks in the Silverdale area. In 1849 he began construction of his own private line which was about 2 miles long - this was not authorised by parliament. So when the NSR came to build its line in this area it was leased to the NSR for 999 years. However it was not authorised to carry passenger traffic. This was authorised in 1859.

External links

• North Staffordshire Railway
• The North Staffordshire Railway Study Group
• North Staffordshire Railway Passenger Services 1910-1999
• Churnet Valley Railway
• Rudyard Lake Steam Railway
• North Staffordshire Railway Photographs
• Preserved Carriage Database