The 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.
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03 September 2008
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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 minimum 50p donation towards the expenses of our speakers who provide interesting talks and slide shows on all types of railway subjects, past and present.
Meetings for 2008 listed (Updated 25th January
2008)
Market Drayton Station c. 1912
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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A Project On Our Hands!
We want to rebuild a railway! Getting started is our main target and
we need money of course. We continue to work on the project and have completed a substantial Business Plan that reflects our ambition and has the support of several
Partners. Read on....
