Incorporated on 26th June 1846
One of three Acts for the North Staffordshire Railway, the Potteries Railway ran from the Birmingham and Manchester line of the London and North Western Railway, 38 miles to the Trent Valley Railway. The company also purchased the Trent and Mersey Canal.
Capital £1,500,000 in 75,000 Shares of £20 each. Loans of £500,000.