Editing Endon (section)

==Railway==
The [[Endon railway station]] was opened by the [[North Staffordshire Railway]] on 1 November 1867 and operated for almost 100 years, closing in 1963 {{citation needed|date=July 2020}}. There are ambitious plans in hand to develop passenger facilities at Endon, bringing the village station back to life after decades of disuse.  The project to reconnect Endon is a joint partnership between Moorland & City Railways and [[Churnet Valley Railway]].  Volunteers working on behalf of Churnet Valley Railway, will carry out repairs on the four-mile stretch of track, supported by contractors {{citation needed|date=July 2020}}.

Reaching Endon will be a major milestone for the expansion project, and will mean that passenger trains will reconnect the outskirts of the Potteries with the Churnet Valley and Leek area for the first time since the cut backs of the Beeching Axe. It is also intended to make it possible to travel directly from Endon to Alton towers on this passenger train. Later, the intention is to reconnect Endon to Stoke-on-Trent.  Large amounts of  funding are required to meet this aim {{citation needed|date=July 2020}}.