It's open to the public every Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday. The CFR was started by me ten years ago at Rothley station on the Great Central Railway. We rely on donations to keep running and for improvements. It is an on going railway with plenty still to do. A few friends help me run it. The bridges, viaducts and stonework were done over many years by a good friend Andrew Pearson. Sadly Andrew no longer comes to the CFR citing visitor pressure as the main reason.