The last passenger train to Cheadle
A special train to Alton Towers taken on 28th March 1985 just after its arrival at Cheadle station and the very last passenger train to leave Cheadle on the Cheadle branch line.
The Cheadle branch ...
The last Sand Train, Oakamoor
A Yorkshire diesel shunting engine pulling a BIS (British Industrial Sand) 'Sand Train' pictured on its last day of operation on the Churnet Valley line in August 1988. Sand was carried from Hepworth's ...
The railway sidings at Uttoxeter
Buntings Brewery chimney can be seen in the background and Eckersley's coal wagons in the centre of this postcard view.
The Trent in Flood, Burton-on-Trent
The river in full flood and up against the Hay Sidings. The sidings are full of wagons and one of the Bass steam locomotives can just be seen in front of the Old Brewery and Worthington's Maltings.
The War Memorial, Hednesford
An early view of Hednesford's war memorial which was unveiled in November 1922. Railway trucks can be seen on the colliery line in the background.
The War Memorial, Hednesford
An early open view of Hednesford's war memorial which was unveiled in November, 1922. Note the rail trucks on the colliery line in the background.
Thor’s Cave, Leek & Manifold Light Railway
A colour-tinted postcard of Thor's Cave in the Manifold valley, postmarked July 1906. Also pictured is Thor's Cave Station on the Leek & Manifold Light Railway, which served the village of Wetton and ...
Thor's Cave, Leek & Manifold Light Railway
Thor's Cave looms over the Manifold Valley in this view. Also pictured is Thor's Cave Station on the Leek & Manifold Light Railway, which served the village of Wetton and had a waiting and refreshment ...
Timber yard, Henry Venables Ltd., Stafford
Waogons on the spur line from the main Stafford-Uttoxeter railway line leading into the sidings at Venables' timber yard, Doxey, Stafford.
Henry Venables founded his timber business in Foregate Street, ...
Train with brewing equipment, Burton-upon-Trent
Lager vacuum fermentation vessels being transported in Burton-upon-Trent, purchased from the USA in 1899 by Percy Allsopp and installed at his Burton brewery. This photograph marks a very significant ...
Trent & Mersey Canal at Sideway, Stoke-on-Trent
A view south along the Trent & Mersey Canal in the Sideway area of Stoke, with, in the distance, the A frame and head gear of Hem Heath Colliery. Alongside the canal are sidings belonging to the colliery. ...
Trentham Gardens,
The original Trentham Hall was built in the 1630s for the Dukes of Sutherland. The Caroline house was replaced in the early eighteenth century by one in a Classical style. Capability Brown and Henry ...
Tunstall Station and goods yard
This is a view from the Boulevard near bridge over the Loop Line at Tunstall Station just before the station and line were closed. The camera is looking south towards Burslem, the next station on the ...
Tutbury Station
Tutbury Station was built on the Burton-upon-Trent to Uttoxeter branch line of the North Staffordshire Railway and opened in 1849. The station closed in 1966 and was demolished, but re-opened in 1990.
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View down the Brewery Yard, Bass, Burton-on-Trent
View down the yard, looking towards Station Street. A sign over a doorway into the Union Room says " Bass Ratcliff & Gretton, Licensed Brewers of Beer For Sale" .
View from Red Hill, Stone
A romanticised view of Stone from Red Hill. On the left is St. Michael's Church, in the centre can be seen Joule's Brewery and to the right is the Roman Catholic Church of St. Dominic. A steam locomotive ...
Wagon Maintenance, Stubbs and Co. Salt Works, Stafford,
Railway wagon in for repair at the workshop, Stubbs Saltworks.
Brine deposits were discovered under Stafford Common in 1877, during a search for water supplies for the town. In 1893 the Stafford Salt ...
Walker Brothers Oil Tanker, Leek
Walker Brothers Oil Tanker on a railway siding Leek Brook Junction.
In 1928 Walker Brothers Oil became William Walker and Sons (Hanley) Limited and until the end of the Second World War the company ...