Market Street, Hednesford
A fine view of Market Street, Hednesford, looking towards the bridge over the railway with its booking hall on its right side. The covered stairway leading down to the platforms can be seen.
The postcard ...
Midland Road, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
This photograph taken on the Midland Road, Swadlincote, has a Burton and Ashby Tramcar in the centre of the picture.
Tramcar number 13 is pictured on a private outing which is thought to have been ...
North Street, Stoke-on-Trent
A view along North Street from the entrance to the railway goods yard. To the left is Cliff Vale Terrace (now part of North Street) with the light of the goods yard to the right. This is now the route ...
Rail Bridge collapse, Rugeley
On 15 January, 1928, the bank carrying the railway line between Rugeley Town railway station and its junction with the main line at the Trent Valley station collapsed at the bridge over the Trent & Mersey ...
Railway bridge collapse, Rugeley
On 15 January, 1928, the bank carrying the railway line between Rugeley Town railway station and its junction with the main line at the Trent Valley station collapsed at the bridge over the Trent & Mersey ...
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.
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Once rail services were withdrawn in the 1960s, many railway buildings became neglected and derelict, as seen here at Rocester.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 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 ...
Royal Scot, Whitmore
'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 ...
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 under construction at Derby Railway Works.
The locomotive was designed by the LMS Chief Mechanical Engineer, H G ...
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 Lancer at speed, Whitmore
'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 ...