Public Transport to Rudyard & the Steam Railway

Mainline Trains

Mainline and local trains serve Stoke on Trent about 10 miles away and a frequent First Group bus service runs from there to Leek.

There are also good train services to Congleton and Macclesfield but onward bus links are not as good

Sadly Leek lost its train services over 50 years ago.

National Rail Enquiries provide all train times and bookings.

Bus Services

There is a midweek bus service from Leek to Rudyard and Biddulph operated by Baker Bus route 423/424. Busses travel from Leek bus station to Biddulph and Mow Cop calling at Rudyard on route. There are no bus services to Rudyard at weekends.

Bus Times (Spring 2010)

Departs Leek Bus Station: 10.50, 12.30, 14.10, 16.35( college days only) and gets to Rudyard 11 minutes later.

Departs Biddulph Wharf road: 8.15(CDO) 10.00, 11.50, 13.30, 15.55

Contact Baker Bus at 01782 522101or www.bakerbus.com

Taxi

Taxis are available in Leek, Macclesfield, Congleton and Stoke on Trent

Leek Taxis : A to B 01538 382100, Telecars 01538 383383 , Malkins 01538 386797

COMING BY ROAD TO RUDYARD

The railway starts from Rudyard Station where there is a free car park. Its on Rudyard road, the B5331 one kilometre west from the junction of the A523 Leek to Macclesfield Trunk Road. watch out for the brown signs on the A523 which are about one kilometre North of Leek. The post code if you have a SaT Nav is ST13 8PF. This will take you onto Rudyard Road. The entrance to the station is right next to the old railway bridge. Take the ramp up into the car park

RAILWAY LOCATION

The steam railway at Rudyard is located between Leek in Staffordshire and Macclesfield in Cheshire one mile along the B5331 from its junction with the A523. We are close to the Cheshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire borders and easy to get to from Macclesfield, Congleton, Knutsford, Buxton as well as Leek and Stoke.

Rudyard Lake Railway

Trains run every Sunday from 11.00am to 3 pm. (4 pm. from late March), Saturdays from April to end of October and daily in school holidays. See the timetable page for full details.

Timetable

Trains run on Sundays Jan-Nov. 11.00am to 4pm( 3pm in winter) Saturdays from April to end of October and daily in School holidays

Recent Images

Visiting steam engine Peggy