 On 26 June 1846 , the three NSR acts were passed with the total of £ 2 @,@ 900 @,@ 000 in share capital being shared amongst the three lines , with seven years allowed for the completion of each line . The North Staffordshire Railway ( Pottery Line ) Act provided for the construction of the line from Macclesfield to Colwich with branches to Norton Bridge , Newcastle , Silverdale and Crewe . This act also vested the Trent & Mersey Canal in the NSR . Allocated capital for this work was £ 1 @,@ 500 @,@ 000 . The second act , the North Staffordshire Railway ( Harecastle and Sandbach ) Act provided for the construction of the line from Harecastle to Sandbach , allocated capital for these works was £ 200 @,@ 000 . Finally the North Staffordshire Railway ( Churnet Valley Line ) Act authorised the construction of the line from North Rode to Burton , a branch from Tutbury to Willington Junction near Derby , and the line between Uttoxeter and Stoke ; £ 1 @,@ 200 @,@ 000 of capital was allocated to this . 
