Waterhouses branch line
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title:
Waterhouses branch line
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The Waterhouses branch line was a railway built by the North Staffordshire Railway to link the small villages east of Leek, Staffordshire with Leek, the biggest market town in the area. The railway opened in 1905 but closed to passengers in 1935. Freight continued on the line though until 1988, when the line was mothballed as the traffic from the quarries at Caldon Low ceased. In 2009 a new company, Moorlands & City Railways (MCR), was formed with the intention of re-opening the line for commerc
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Railway in Staffordshire, England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterhouses_branch_line
date created:
2014-05-12T13:46:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T13:20:51Z
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