The North Staffordshire Railway Co. (1978) Ltd. (NSRC) is the Charitable Trust which provides support to the Churnet Valley Railway (1992) plc.

The NSRC publishes a quarterly magazine, "The Knotty", the official journal of the Churnet Valley Railway, which is free to members and contains news from the Railway and historical features, both about the present day Churnet Valley Railway and about the original North Staffordshire Railway Company (the "Owd Knotty"). Other benefits include discounts on various CVR goods and travel.

NSRC also provides volunteer support to the Churnet Valley Railway; it is CVR company policy that all volunteers working on the railway should be NSRC members.

To find out more about volunteering please click here.

You can join the NSRC and help the railway, membership subscriptions from 1st January 2008 are;

Click here for a membership application form and optional Gift Aid form

The North Staffordshire Railway Co is able to reclaim 28p for every pound that you donate or pay in membership fees if you complete and return the Gift Aid form. You must pay UK Income Tax equaling or exceeding this amount in any one Tax Year. Please make your money go even further by completing the form.

For further details, please email:

or write to;

The Membership Secretary,
North Staffordshire Railway Co. (1978) Ltd.,
Cheddleton Station,
Station Road,
Cheddleton,
Staffordshire,
ST13 7EE
United Kingdom.