Leekbrook Junction, Churnet Valley Railway
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Leekbrook Junction, Churnet Valley Railway
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 30 Jul 2017
Leek Brook (Leekbrook) Junction lies at the northern end of the Churnet Valley line and is reached through the 531-yard Leek Brook Tunnel north of Cheddleton Station. Leekbrook is also the point at which the line joins the Cauldon branch controlled by Moorland & City Railways. The original Leek Brook Junction Signal Box has survived and is now a Grade II listed building (List entry Number: 1392398 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1392398 Historic England). Dating from the late 1860s, it is the oldest surviving signal box on the former North Staffordshire Railway and is one of the oldest surviving examples in the country. There is no public access to Leek Brook Junction and passengers are only allowed to alight from trains on selected running days when the restored Signal Box is open (https://www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk/leekbrook Churnet Valley Railway).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.080071
Longitude
-2.029666