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The Society, as the Market Drayton
Railway Preservation Society, was established on 1st January 1992 when the concept was
launched to try to restore part or all of the former Nantwich to Market Drayton Railway as
far north as Cox Bank on the outskirts of Audlem, about 4 miles of track. Until 1967 this
had been a double track through line, of Great Western Railway vintage, from
Wellington (Telford West) to Crewe. The name change to
the Nantwich &
Market Drayton Railway Society took effect from the 1st January 2010. |
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SITE Last update:
30 April 2012 |
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Our Regular Meetings...
 | Based in North Shropshire we meet monthly on the last Monday in the month, except for August and December or conflicting Bank Holidays: all meetings are at 7:30 for 8:00pm.
There is no charge made to visitors but we ask for a donation towards the expenses of our speakers who provide interesting talks and slide shows on all types of railway subjects, past and present. |
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Meetings for 2012 listed
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Market Drayton Station c. 1912 |
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The junction station at Market Drayton was typical
GWR and itself finally came to grief in 1994 when the site was sold for a supermarket.
However, prior to the final crunch some of the buildings and artefacts were dismantled by
the Society and are now stored for future reuse.
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