Foxfield Railway

Foxfield Railway
Wimblebury seen working a train at Dilhorne Park
LocaleStaffordshire
TerminusCaverswall Road
Coordinates52°58′33″N 2°03′52″W / 52.97570°N 2.06454°W / 52.97570; -2.06454
Commercial operations
Original gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Stations2
Length2+14 miles (3.6 km)
Preserved gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
1893Opened
1965Colliery closed
Preservation history
1965Railway preserved
Foxfield Railway
Banktop (section closed 1944)
Dilhorne Park
Caverswall Road
Blythe Bridge National Rail
Crewe-Derby Line
to Stoke-on-Trent │ to Derby

The Foxfield Railway is a preserved standard gauge line located south east of Stoke-on-Trent. The line was built in 1893 to serve the colliery at Dilhorne on the Cheadle Coalfield. It joined the North Staffordshire Railway line near Blythe Bridge. It is open at weekends and operates trains on Sundays, Bank Holidays and some Saturdays from April to October and Santa Special trains in December. It is home to the Knotty Coach Trust, the Foxfield Miniature Railway, a museum, café, bar and a shop.