powered by anthracite beads, which looks like lumps of
small-scale coal, bought from a Stoke-on-Trent source.
The free-rides railway "service" which provides fun for children of all ages
- that is, adults can ride too! - began in 2007. It
runs most Saturday mornings while the church centre is open for "Drop
'n' Shop" - a facility which allows parents to drop their children off
for supervised activities while they go shopping.
The train runs all year round, except for the odd week when there is
snow on the line.
A number of changes have taken place with regard to the train project over
the years - with an ambitious one that, sadly, didn't happen.

The "station's" name on a safety barrier.
"Drop 'n' Shop" is the monthly Saturday morning facility for parents to leave their children in good
hands while they go shoping.
See
what's_on-churches.htm for more details.
Group hits target - and more
A
GROUP of church members, under the name of Friends of Nantwich Signal
Box, launched an appeal to raise £5,000 to enable them to buy a new
coach for the train which would be able to carry a wheelchair.
In fact, they raised more than they needed and now the excess will
be shared between:
o
Contingency for the project to protect against price
fluctuations;
o
Maintenace of the railway track and rolling stock;
oThe
construction of a replica signal box -(the work on
which has begun in the area
where there will be an
extention of the track); and
o
Methodist Church funds.
https://www.spacehive.com/
nantwichminiaturerailwaygroup
and
what's_on-churches.htm
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