Welcome

Our goal is to resume a passenger train service on the line from Sandbach to Northwich, with trains calling at a new station in Middlewich. Click here to download the latest campaign leaflet.

The Wych Line is the new name for the line from Sandbach to Northwich via Middlewich. The MRLC has adopted the name to widen the line's recognition and raise the profile of the campaign.
Not content with a new name, we now need an eye-catching logo for The Wych Line. A competition to design the logo was launched at the Middlewich Transport Festival, with a voucher prize worth £50 for the winner! Click here to view the pdf version of the entry form.

Two special trains were routed along the Wych Line on Friday 25th July, on their way to Knutsford for the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park.
Make a note in your diary for the next visit - 'The Hooton Owl' heads south on the line on Saturday 30th August on its way back to London Paddington.
Click here to view pictures of 'The Cheshire Gardens Express' on 4th May 2008.

Thank you to all who visited the MRLC stand at the first Middlewich Transport Festival. It was good to hear all the positive comments about the campaign. Festival Organiser Dave Thompson declared 'It was a resounding success - despite the weather!' £559.30 was raised for St. Luke's Hospice, and there is a proposal to stage a similar event next year. Click here to view 177 photos, though none of our stand.

Following an initiative from Middlewich Town Council the Middlewich Railway Steering Group has re-established itself and is meeting regularly. It has drafted an invitation for professional railway consultants to quote for the initial stages of the project, and is well on the way to raising the cash needed for this study.
The Steering Group includes participants from Cheshire County Council, Congleton and Vale Royal Borough Councils, Middlewich, Northwich, Winsford and Sandbach Town Councils, Pochins, ASLEF‑Crewe, Middlewich Vision, MRLC and the Mid-Cheshire Rail Users' Association. It has successfully canvassed all the local MPs to support the project.