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J Hewitt Sons works, Fenton.

Joseph Hewitt & Co. operated the Fenton Low Brick and Marl work was alongside the Biddulph Valley and Leek branch of the old North Staffordshire Railway. The line opened in 1859 and was finally closed ...

Keeper's Cottage, Rugeley Road, Hednesford

Looking towards Moors Gorse and Rugeley, the white painted Keeper's Cottage was a popular subject of local railway photographs on Cannock Chase. The postcard was published by Evans' The Printers, ...

Keeper's Cottage, Rugeley Road, Hednesford

A fine postcard view of Keeper's Cottage which stood alongside the railway line between Hednesford and Moors Gorse. In the foreground is a horse and trap with the driver at the horse's head and the passengers ...

Keeper's Cottage, Rugeley Road, Hednesford

The white painted Keeper's Cottage was a popular subject of local railway photographs on Cannock Chase. Postcard published by J. Mellor, Cannock Road, Hednesford.

King Street railway station, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Newcastle railway station was situated off King street, across from the Borough Arms Hotel. The line, which originally went from Stoke to Newcastle was opened in 1852, with an extension to Market Drayton ...

King Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Looking west along King Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme with the Municipal Hall in the distance and Newcastle Station just visible on the right. Photographer: Herbert Ogden, Chief Area Surveyor for the ...

Kingsley and Froghall Station

A British Railways passenger service hauled by Fowler 4P locomotive number 42454 stands at Kingsley and Froghall Station in 1960. This image is taken from the collection of the Churnet Valley Railway....

Knotty Rail Motor

Early attempts at motorising the railways met with varying degrees of success. Built by Beyer & Peacock, the Knotty Rail Motor combined a locomotive and carriage in one unit. The North Staffordshire ...

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. ...

L. & N.W. Scottish Express Train, Milford

London and North Western Scottish express train passing through Milford and Brocton Station. Milford Station closed in 1956. Photographer: Benjamin Karleese.

Lakeside Railway, Drayton Manor Park, near Tamworth

This postcard view shows the Lakeside Railway at Drayton Manor Park and Zoo. In later years the site became known as Drayton Manor Resort, one of the largest amusement parks in the UK with over 100 ...

Landing Stage, Rudyard Lake

A postcard view of visitors and boats at the landing stage near the south end of Rudyard Lake. Rudyard Lake is a reservoir constructed in 1797 by engineer John Rennie to feed the Caldon Branch of ...

Lane End Plateway, Stoke on Trent

A plateway is a railway for horse drawn carts. Four different plateways linked branches of the Trent and Mersey Canal. The Lane End Plateway was one of the longest of the plateway lines which linked ...

Last day of generation at Meaford B Power Station

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This video is a record of the last day of generation at Meaford B Power Station. The video includes a short film of one of the Meaford locomotives saved for preservation and now preserved at the Foxfield ...

Last passenger train to Cheadle

A seven coach train, a special to Alton Towers on 28th March 1985. Pictured on the bank coming up from Cresswell to Tean station on the Cheadle branch line. The Cheadle branch line was opened in 1892, ...

Last Rail Journey on the Stafford to Uttoxeter Line

The Stephenson Locomotive Society (Midland Area) ran the last train on the Uttoxeter to Stafford line on 1957. The locomotive is seen here arriving at Chartley & Stowe (Stowe-by-Chartley) Station with ...

Last Rail Journey on the Stafford to Uttoxeter Line

The Stephenson Locomotive Society (Midland Area) ran the last train on the Stafford to Uttoxeter line on 23 March 1957. This Staffordshire Newsletter picture was taken as the last train arrived at Chartley ...