 The prospectus outlined the NSR 's plans for two main lines . The Pottery Line running from a junction with the Manchester & Birmingham railway at Congleton to the Grand Junction Railway at Colwich was promoted , as ' giving the most ample accommodation to the towns of Tunstall , Burslem , Newcastle @-@ under @-@ Lyme , Hanley , Stoke , Fenton , Longton and Stone ' . The Churnet Line was to run from Macclesfield though Leek , Cheadle and Uttoxeter to join the Midland Railway line between Burton @-@ upon @-@ Trent and Derby forming a direct link between Manchester and Derby . 
