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Railway line, near Rugeley

London Midland and Scottish railway line and signal box from level near Rugeley.

Railway line, near Rugeley

London Midland and Scottish railway line and signal box from level near Rugeley.

Rocester Station on the Churnet Valley line

Once rail services were withdrawn in the 1960s, many railway buildings became neglected and derelict, as seen here at Rocester. Only a few railway workers houses remain as private dwellings. However, ...

Royal Scot

'Royal Scot' 4-6-0 locomotive number 6166, The London Rifle Brigade, pulls out of Whitmore after taking on an unexpected royal visitor in summer 1932. A note on the back of the photograph tells us ...

Royal Scot express at speed

During the 1930s, the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) prided itself on its swift service between London and Scotland. A spirit of intense competition with their east coast counterparts, the ...

Sacred Heart Church from the Scotia Lane area, Tunstall

The camera is looking north east from the area of the Scotia Colliery spoil tip towards the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church on Queen's Avenue in Tunstall. The photographer, Bert Bentley, noted that ...

Signal box, Cold Meece

The signal box at Cold Meece pictured before its demolition in 2017. Cold Meece railway station was built in by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway to serve ROF Swynnerton, a Royal Ordnance filling ...

Steam locomotive at Stafford Station

Ex-London Midland Scottish Patriot class locomotive 45506 'The Royal Pioneer Corps' at Stafford Depot coaling stage. To the left is the Great Northern bay for Derby and Nottingham trains and beyond is ...

The English Electric Company and the LMS 10000

The LMS (London, Midland and Scottish Railway) Diesel Electric Locomotive No 10000. The locomotive was designed by the LMS Chief Mechanical Engineer, H G Ivatt. The English Electric Company was ...

The English Electric Company and the LMS 10000

The LMS (London, Midland and Scottish Railway) Diesel Electric Locomotive No 10000. The locomotive was designed by the LMS Chief Mechanical Engineer, H G Ivatt. The English Electric Company was ...

The English Electric Company and the LMS 10000

The LMS (London, Midland and Scottish Railway) Diesel Electric Locomotive No 10000 under construction at Derby Railway Works. The locomotive was designed by the LMS Chief Mechanical Engineer, H G ...

The Lancer at speed

'Royal Scot' 4-6-0 locomotive number 6155, named The Lancer, pictured at speed on a summer's day in 1947. The locomotive is passing Whitmore water troughs, at the summit of a gradient between Stafford ...

The main railway line near Harecastle

Looking north along the track of the old LMS line as it passes through Chatterley, taken from the Ravensdale Lane road bridge. The higher ground of Harecastle is straight ahead. This photograph was taken ...

The Trent Valley Railway Station, Rugeley

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 ...

Trent Valley Railway Station, Rugeley

The station was on the main line from Rugby to Stafford. The station was built by the London & North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1847, having been designed by John Livock for the Trent Valley Railway, which ...

Trent Valley Railway Station, Rugeley

Pictured taking a break are Bill Stephens (left) and Jim Large (right), Railway Porters at Rugeley Trent Valley Station. Jim worked at the Station for 10 years until he left in 1958 to work for the Lancashire ...

Water troughs

A Colwyn Bay to Walsall express train passes over the water troughs at Whitmore in the Autumn of 1933. Many steam engines were fitting with scoops on their tenders, allowing them to replenish their ...

Webb side tank locomotive at Hednesford Depot

Although the locomotive’s number cannot be discerned in this postcard photograph, it is thought to be LNWR 1054 which was to become LMS 7799 and BR 58926. The was the last survivor of this Francis Webb ...