Goods yard, Stoke Railway Station
Pacific locomotive "City of Stoke-on-Trent", No. 46254 on display at the goods yard to mark the jubilee of the City of Stoke-on-Trent.
Goods yard, Stoke Railway Station
North Staffordshire Railway Locomotive No. 2 on display at the goods yard to mark the Jubilee of the City of Stoke-on-Trent.
Gypsum Mine, Fauld
The entrance to Staton's Gypsum Mine at Fauld, near Tutbury. A locomotive is seen hauling large blocks of gypsum (calcium sulphate).
Mining at Fauld began in the 19th century. By the 1890s there ...
Hednesford Railway Station
A 'pannier-tank' steam train waiting to depart in the direction of Cannock. The road bridge passes over the tracks in the background. The Booking Hall was reached from the far side of the road. The ...
Hunslet narrow gauge locomotive
The 18 inch narrow gauge 0-4-0 locomotive "Jack" built in 1898 by the Hunslet Engine Company for John Knowles & Co., manufacturers of fire bricks and earthenware pipes at Newfields Pit, Ashby Woulds, ...
Ian Allan Potteries Express, Leek
This photograph shows the Ian Allan Potteries Express train, hauled by a 2-6-0 steam engine No 42922, as it enters Leek station with a train full of railway enthusiasts on a special day trip excursion ...
Ian Allan Potteries Express, Leek
This photograph shows the Ian Allan Potteries Express train, hauled by a 2-6-0 steam engine No 42922 at Leek station. Some of the railway enthusiasts on a special day trip excursion to Macclesfield have ...
Ind Coope & Co. Ltd., Burton-upon-Trent
A photograph of an engraving of the Ind Coope & Co., Ltd. brewery, Station Street, Burton-upon-Trent.
Founded in Romford, Essex, the Ind Coope company opened its Burton-upon-Trent brewery in 1856. ...
Irish Mail train, Cheshire.
This may be the Irish Mail train locomotive on the London and North Western Railway, pictured at an unknown location in Cheshire. The tender does not have coal rails fitted: the London and North Western ...
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. 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 ...
Last day of generation at Meaford B Power Station
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 train across Station Street, Burton-on-Trent.
The Bass Sentinel Diesel No. 7 is pictured here as it is just about to cross Station Street with a train of vans, on 8th May 1967. It was the last train to do so. In the background is the Old Brewery ...
Leek & Manifold Light Railway
A view of a train on the Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway between Redhurst and Wetton Mill, moving north. The railway had a short lifespan, running between 1904 and 12 March 1934. The route of the ...
Leek & Manifold Light Railway, Manifold Valley
A view of a train on the Leek & Manifold Valley Light Railway between Redhurst and Wetton Mill, moving south past Darfur Crags. The railway had a short lifespan, running between 1904 and 12 March 1934. ...