Rudyard railway station
Rudyard railway station, pictured in June 1964. Compare this photo with the previous one taken in 1957. Already the rot has set in, just prior to the Beeching axe!
A narrow guage railway operates from ...
Rudyard railway station
Rudyard railway station pictured in Summer 1957. Note the smartness of the station, staff and platforms. Rudyard was still a popular destination for day trippers by train.
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Rudyard railway station
A Fowler class 4P locomotive arrives at Rudyard station with a passenger service from Macclesfield on a wet day in 1960.
This image is featured by kind permission of the Churnet Valley Railway.
Rudyard Village
A postcard scene looking west towards Rudyard village. On the lower left there is a part view of the former Rudyard Railway Station and in the distance on the extreme right Hotel Rudyard can be seen, ...
Rudyard Village from the Station
From 1847 the North Staffordshire Railway Co. owned the lake, and when the Leek-Macclesfield line opened two years later the Company was able to capitalise on the tourist potential of the area.
Rugeley Town Station
A postcard view of Rugeley Town Station which was opened by the South Staffordshire Railway on the line between Rugeley and Walsall on 1 June 1870.
There was initially much confusion between this ...
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 ...
Rushton railway station
No sign of any trains as a mother and her sons wait at Rushton station on a warm day in the early 1960s.
Beyond the station platform, the level crossing remains open to road traffic.
This line once ...
Rushton station
A postcard showing Rushton station and level crossing in 1900.
Until quite recently, level crossings were constantly manned and operated by a conventional swing gate.
The railway no longer serves ...
Rushton Station
Rushton station, pictured during the 1960s.
Note the 1960s Lambretta scooter parked outside.
Note also the Staffordshire Knot of the old "Knotty" (North Staffordshire Railway Co) emblem on the ...
Rushton Station and the Railway Inn
The North Staffordshire Railway's Churnet Valley line once connected Macclesfield with Leek and Uttoxeter, via the Churnet Valley. The station closed in the 1960s but the pub remains, since re-named The ...
Salt railway station Great War Roll of Honour
The inscription reads:
Names of Great Northern Railwaymen from Salt Station or Depot who have lost their lives in the service of their Country.
Name: F. Davenport
Regiment: 8th King's Shropshire ...
Sandon Station
A postcard view of Sandon Railway Station looking north from the nearby Stafford Road B5066 bridge. Around the time this picture was taken both railway companies and specialist producers of railway ...
Sandon Station
The railway station at Sandon was built in 1849 for the convenience of guests visiting the Earl of Harrowby at Sandon Hall.
The covered entrance provided protection to the Earl when he alighted from ...
School visit to Consall Forge
Pupils of Oldfields Secondary Modern School, Uttoxeter, at Consall railway station.
John Hudson, one of the pupils, remembers:
"This Consall station photograph was taken during a field trip to the ...
Silverdale Railway Station
The disused Silverdale Railway Station building. The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway Company in 1863 and closed to passengers in 1964. It continued to be used for a number of years ...