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Peacock Railway in Nantwich on track for year ahead

Peacock Railway in Nantwich on track for year ahead

By Jonathan White
The Peacock Railway in Nantwich has unveiled the weekends it will be open to the public this spring and summer.

The popular attraction, run by members of South Cheshire Model Engineering Society, operates at the rear of the Peacock Inn on Crewe Road, Willaston.

March 6, 2024
Nantwich charity railway appeals for money for track extension

Nantwich charity railway appeals for money for track extension

By Jonathan White
Volunteers who run free steam train rides for children in Nantwich are appealing for help to expand their track.

The rides take place at Nantwich Methodist Church Railway on Hospital Street every Saturday morning.

February 8, 2024
Willaston miniature-gauge railway gets on track for Rally

Willaston miniature-gauge railway gets on track for Rally

By Jonathan White
The annual ‘Steam & Vintage Rally’ will take place at The Peacock Railway in Willaston on Sunday July 23rd.

The rally is organised by the members of the South Cheshire Model Engineering Society.

July 14, 2023
Rail fans enjoy Crewe “Rail Riders Show” event

Rail fans enjoy Crewe “Rail Riders Show” event

By Jonathan White
Hundreds enjoyed a “Rail Riders Railway Show” at Crewe Heritage Centre.

Rail Riders is a railway club for everyone and promotes travel on heritage and mainline trains.

June 15, 2023
Student engineers just the ticket for Nantwich church railway

Student engineers just the ticket for Nantwich church railway

Volunteers from Nantwich Methodist Church Railway have coupled-up with students from Crewe Engineering & Design UTC to build new tracks for their railway ride.

The railway ride at Nantwich Methodist Church has operated on Saturday mornings for more than 10 years.

April 25, 2023
Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 delayed by further two years

Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 delayed by further two years

Ministers have agreed to delay the second of HS2 between Crewe and Birmingham amid soaring costs for the controversial high speed railway.

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said they will now prioritise the opening section, which means the completion and opening of Phase 2a to Crewe could be delayed by up to two years.

March 9, 2023
Nantwich railway project among seven to get community funds from CEC

Nantwich railway project among seven to get community funds from CEC

A wheelchair coach for a miniature railway in Nantwich is among a number of community projects to secure grant funding from Cheshire East Council.

The project has been awarded funds as part of a project to extend the service of the miniature railway to anyone in a wheelchair.

December 21, 2022
Nantwich church railway raises thousands for children’s charities

Nantwich church railway raises thousands for children’s charities

By Jonathan White
Nantwich Methodist Church is full steam ahead with its fundraising thanks to weekly miniature railway events.

And it’s now clocked up more than £15,000 for charity in a decade of staging the live steam train journeys at its Hospital Street base.

November 21, 2022
North West Tory MPs back Crewe to become GBR headquarters

North West Tory MPs back Crewe to become GBR headquarters

Conservative MPs across the North West have backed Crewe’s bid to become the home of Great British Railways.

Eighteen MPs have signed a joint letter to the new Secretary of State for Transport Anne-Marie Trevelyan including the Crewe & Nantwich MP Dr Kieran Mullan who organised the approach.

October 11, 2022
Embankment fire on railway in Willaston causes disruption

Embankment fire on railway in Willaston causes disruption

A blaze on a railway embankment in Willaston which caused disruption to rail and road traffic was caused deliberately, say fire chiefs.

The blaze broke out on parkland next to the railway embankment near Wybunbury Road in Willaston at around 5pm last night.

July 16, 2022
Beeston Castle & Tarporley Station in 1961 - pic by Ben Brookshank, creative commons licence

Bid for Beeston and Tarporley station takes step forward

A bid to reopen a Beeston and Tarporley railway station on the Crewe-Chester line has taken another step forward.

Members of the Beeston and Tarporley Station Reopening Group have delivered a Feasibility, and Preliminary Business Case submitted to the Dept for Transport

May 11, 2022
READER’S LETTER: Great British Railways HQ countdown has started

READER’S LETTER: Great British Railways HQ countdown has started

Dear Editor,
The competition to find a new home for the Great British Railways Headquarters is now live and towns and cities from across the United Kingdom are invited to apply.

February 8, 2022
Police defend handling of M6 crash which left drivers stranded for 12 hours

Police defend handling of M6 crash which left drivers stranded for 12 hours

Police chiefs defended their handling of the impact of the M6 crash this week which left thousands of drivers stranded for up to 12 hours on the motorway in soaring temperatures.

The incident, which resulted in the death of an HGV driver, happened northbound between junctions 17 and 18 when a lorry collided with a railway bridge.

September 9, 2021