June 2020

We are back !    In April 2020 our Society was granted a license by Rugeley Power Limited that allowed us access to our railway which is located within the power station site.  We have had to delay returning to our railway until now because of the risk of Corvid-19 contagion.    Having been guided by government recommendations, and with a set of strict Corvid-19 rules, members were able to visit the site for the first time in 3 years,  in June 2020.   The track itself is in a remarkably good condition, although some timber sleepers will need to be replaced. These photographs were taken by member George Moore on 17 June, 2020 and show the condition of our near 2000 ft track and site when a team of volunteer members set about removing 3 years of leaf fall and tree debris, and other remedial landscaping work.  There is much to be done but it is hoped that our site can be returned to a satisfactory condition within a month, after which we will be able to run locomotives.  Because of demolition work on the power station site, we regret that visitors are not permitted to visit our railway at the present time.