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Emerald Way, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 8HL

This spill weir discharges excess water from the canal into the River Trent.

Seen from the railway bridge across the canal. All the roads in this new development are named after precious stones. On view here by the Caldon Canal is Onyx Grove.

The track bed is on the right, rails concealed, but still in place looking towards Endon and Cauldon Low. The Caldon Canal (opened in 1779) is on the left, with new housing built circa 2008. The meadows are part of the River Trent floodplain. Image] The former North Staffordshire Railway line from Leek and Cauldon Low was opened in 1867, and the last freight was carried in 1988. Passenger service ceased in 1965. The track has never been taken up, and the route has recently been purchased by the Moorland and City Railways Company, who have already opened part of the line to Cauldon Low Quarry, and hope to join the main line at Stoke, thus reopening the line here at Milton.

A glimpse of the rails, which have never been removed, can be seen near the top right corner of the image. This is the former North Staffordshire Railway line from Leek and Cauldon Low looking towards Cauldon Low. The line was opened in 1867, and the last freight was carried in 1988. Passenger service ceased in 1965. The track has never been taken up, and the route has recently been purchased by the Moorland and City Railways Company, who have already opened part of the line to Cauldon Low Quarry, and hope to join the main line at Stoke, thus reopening the line here at Milton.

This is by the Caldon Canal north of the railway bridge, No 19A. The mile marker is a replica, dated 1981.

Milemarker by the Caldon Canal, in parish of Stoke on Trent (Stoke on Trent District), North of the A53, by Northeast abutment of railway bridge. Inscription reads:- : ETRURIA / 5 / MILES : : UTTOXETER / 25 / MILES : Maker:- : C / 19 81 / CS : (Caldon Canal Society) Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: CAL-05R

The new housing by the canal contains various styles of dwelling, all roads being named after precious stones. The seventeen mile Caldon Canal was opened from Etruria to Froghall in 1779, and extended to Uttoxeter in 1811, though this extension only operated until the late 1840s. The canal has seventeen locks and the 69 metre long very low Froghall Tunnel, unusable by many narrowboats. The former North Staffordshire Railway line from Leek and Cauldon Low looking towards Stoke. The line was opened in 1867, and the last freight was carried in 1988. Passenger service ceased in 1965. The track has never been taken up, and the route has recently been purchased by the Moorland and City Railways Company, who have already opened part of the line to Cauldon Low Quarry, and hope to join the main line at Stoke, thus reopening the line here at Milton.

Seen from the bridge across the canal. This is the former North Staffordshire Railway line from Leek and Cauldon Low looking towards Cauldon Low. The line was opened in 1867, and the last freight was carried in 1988. Passenger service ceased in 1965. The track has never been taken up, and the route has recently been purchased by the Moorland and City Railways Company, who have already opened part of the line to Cauldon Low Quarry, and hope to join the main line at Stoke, thus reopening the line here at Milton.

The track crossing the Caldon Canal at canal Bridge No 19A. This is the former North Staffordshire Railway line from Leek and Cauldon Low looking towards Cauldon Low. The line was opened in 1867, and the last freight was carried in 1988. Passenger service ceased in 1965. The track has never been taken up, and the route has recently been purchased by the Moorland and City Railways Company, who have already opened part of the line to Cauldon Low Quarry, and hope to join the main line at Stoke, thus reopening the line here at Milton.

The bridge carries the disused North Staffordshire Railway line which used to go from Stoke to Caldon Lowe, and Leek. The single track bed is still in place and the route may well be back in use in the next few years. http://www.mcrailways.co.uk/