Shackleton-Moore station was named in recognition of their
work by Derek and Geoff in establishing the club, the facilities,
and the track. The track was originally going to be a
straight one running alongside one of the power station roadways,
but then they were offered the present site because it was in a
poor state and in need of regeneration. A tremendous amount of
work was put into building the track which was designed to be
close to 2000 feet in length. It was available for running
in 1990 and was officially opened in August 1991. Since 1991 the
facilities have continued to be developed and expanded. The
society has hosted the Midlands Federation Rally in 1991 and again
in 2011.
Following the closure of the Rugeley Power Station in 2017,
our society was asked to vacate our site and was no longer
able to have the use of the track and facilities. The track
and steaming bay facilities remained in situ. However, in
April 2020 the owners of Rugeley Power Station granted
us a License that gave us access to our site again, and
after we have brought the site back to a satisfactory condition, and
following the end of Coronavirus restrictions we have been
able to
operate our railway again from the summer of 2021.
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