Preservation
In 1971 a preservation society, the Cheshire and Staffordshire Railway Society, were looking for a site. One of their first possible locations was the section of line between Rudyard and Leek but this fell through with the demolition of the Leek station buildings in 1973. Still looking for a site the society now renamed the North Staffordshire Railway Society managed to secure a lease on Cheddleton from its new owners, Staffordshire County Council.
Despite not having access to the track through the station, as this was part of the line to Oakamoor the members established a small heritage site. With the withdrawal of the last freight services from Oakamoor in 1988, the society was able to take over the line and commence bigger operations.
Since then the society has reopened the stations at Cheddleton, Consall and Kingsley & Froghall.
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