L N W R Coal Wagon
Photograph taken in an unknown location, possibly Stafford, is from the Bertam Sinkinson collection. The wagon has run into the railway buffers. There is a sign for the 'Midland Railway Carriage and ...
L N W R Locomotive, Queensville, Stafford
The locomotive is a 910 class 5'6' tank introduced by the LNWR in November 1891. Locomotive 1148 was built at Crewe in April 1894, pulling two L.N.W.R. coaches specially converted to carry newspapers. ...
Lichfield City Railway Station
There are two railway stations in Lichfield and this postcard view shows Lichfield City Station on Station Road in the city centre. There is British Rail signage on the centre building and the picture ...
Locomotive at Doxey, Stafford
A snowy scene taken near to the Universal Grinding Wheel factory at Doxey, Stafford, looking south towards Stafford Station. The train on the left is a northbound express hauled by Stanier 4-6-2 Coronation ...
Locomotives near Stafford Station
A Class 40 disel locomotive-hauled southbound express overtaking a LNWR origin 0-8-0 'Duck 8' locomotive at Crinoline Bend, south of Stafford Station. Crinoline is the most severe main line bend in Britain, ...
Market Place, Hednesford
The solitary parked car stands in front of the Anglesey Hotel (out of picture) with the Electric Palace on the left of the photograph. Rhodes’ fancy goods and toy shop stands on the corner of Anglesey ...
Market Street, Hednesford
Looking towards the railway bridge with Anglesey Street to the left and Victoria Street to the right. Note the L.R.W.R. motor-bus, one of three purchased in 1913 but requisitioned for Army use during ...
North Staffordshire Railway train, Staffordshire
A North Staffordshire Railway train, possibly a Derby to Crewe service. The carriages are in the split milk and madder lake livery as applied up to 1896, the waist and upper pannels became madder lake ...
Oakamoor level crossing
Photograph of the level crossing in Mill Road Oakamoor, and the Crossing Keepers Lodge, Oakamoor railway tunnel portal and crossing in the foreground, with the copper works and Holy Trinity Church in ...
Railway Bridge, Gnosall
This postcard view was taken looking north from the Wharf Road junction with Newport Road which is on the left, looking towards Station Road and the former railway bridge in Gnosall. On the right is Oak ...
Railway Bridge, Shugborough
During the 1840s two railways were constructed through the park at Shugborough. To minimise the damage fences and trees were used to hide the trains from view. The tunnel and bridges were designed to ...
Railway Bridges, Rugeley
Postcard view of the Cannock branch line over the junction of Horsefair with Armitage Road (left) and Brereton Road (right) in Rugeley.
Note the antler light fittings on the pier between the arches. ...
Railway Bridges, Rugeley
Railway bridges over the junction of Horsefair with Armitage Road (left) and Brereton Road (right) in Rugeley.
Note the antler light fittings on the pier between the arches. Originally gas-lit, they ...
Rugeley Railway Viaduct
Photograph of the Rugeley railway viaduct over the river Trent on the branch line to Birmingham from the west coast main line.
Rugeley Town Station
The South Staffordshire Railway opened this station on the line between Rugeley and Walsall on 1 June 1870.
There was initially much confusion between this station, originally called Rugeley (Trent ...
Rugeley Trent Valley Railway Station
The station was on the main Trent Valley Line (TVR) between Stafford and Rugby and the building was designed by John Livock, the TVR Co.’s consultant architect. Construction was commenced by the TVR ...
Rugeley Trent Valley Railway Station
A photograph taken from the deck of Colton Road Bridge showing the first Trent Valley Railway station building and up platform at Rugeley, designed by John Livock, opened in 1847, and demolished in 1908 ...
Steam locomotive at Wolverhampton
LMS origin Royal Scot class 4-6-0 locomotive no. 46169 'Boy Scout' at Wolverhampton High Level Station.
Photographer: John Bucknall