Longton Station, Baths Road, Longton
Longton Station was opened in August 1848 and stood on the Crewe-Derby line of the North Staffordshire Railway.
Malt and barley stores, Worthingtons Brewery, Burton-on-Trent
Methodist Sunday school meeting, Oakamoor
A Methodist Sunday school meeting taking place at Jimmy's Yard, Oakamoor. Just off the photograph to the right, the preacher is standing on a North Staffs railway three-plank wagon.
Miniature railway at Pitmaston House, Birmingham
Men riding a miniature railway at Pitmaston House, Moseley, Birmingham. From a photograph album belonging to the Bolton family, Oakamoor.
An article in the Sheffield Weekly Telegraph, Saturday 05 ...
Mixed goods passing Norton Bridge
This photograph shows a LNWR 4-6-0 engine hauling a rake of mixed goods in the vicinity of Norton Bridge on the "down" Stafford to Crewe line.
This image is featured by kind permission of the Churnet ...
Newcastle Railway Junction, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent
The main line railway junction with the Newcastle spur. Etruria gas works can be seen in the background. In the foreground is D3800 diesel shunting engine (built 1959) and to the left is 42667 steam ...
No. 3 Pit, West Cannock Colliery
View of pithead buildings and winding gear. Coal trucks in the foreground are painted on the sides "West Cannock Colliery Co. Ltd Hednesford".
West Cannock Colliery Company had 5 sites:
No.1 plant ...
North Staffordshire Railway train, Staffordshire
A North Staffordshire Railway train, possibly a Derby to Crewe service. The carriages are in the split milk and madder lake livery as applied up to 1896, the waist and upper pannels became madder lake ...
Outgoing Group Captain and Train, RAF Stafford
Pictured is the outgoing Station Commander, Group Captain P J Probyn ,departing by the RAF Stafford train on 8 March 1974.
In 1943 there were three Fowler Diesel engines carrying out shunting and transit ...
Paddling Pool, Alton Towers
The Paddling Pool was sited at the western end of the Boating Lake.
The gardens at Alton Towers re-opened to the public after World War II in 1952. During the 1960s, under the management of Denis and ...
Passenger service at Leek station
A passenger train stands at Leek station in 1928.
The locomotive is an 0-6-0 tank engine. Because it has only two carriages it is probably a local service between Leek and Uttoxeter.
This image ...
Passenger train at Oakamoor
A three-coach passenger service approaches Oakamoor in around 1957, hauled by Stanier class 4P steam locomotive number 42663.
Note the spur line to the right, heading into sidings at Bolton's Copper ...
Passenger train passing Rudyard Lake
A Fowler 4P steam locomotive passes Rudyard Lake with a three-coach passenger service from Macclesfield in 1953.
This image is featured by kind permission of the Churnet Valley Railway.
Rail accident at Uttoxeter
A group of men survey the damage resulting from a rail accident at Uttoxeter station in 1890.
Although this section of the line was under the control of Uttoxeter engine shed, a heavy crane was called ...
Railway at Stafford
A view of the Trent Valley Junction. The signalbox is in the process of being demolished. To the left can be seen Dinham's Wagon Repair Works.
Railway Bridge over canal, Milton, Stoke-on-Trent
Railway trucks belonging to Josiah Hardman's tar works at Milton, Stoke-on-Trent. the bridge is carrying the Leek branch of the North Staffordshire Railway over an arm of the Caldon Canal leading to ...
Railway bridge works, Colwich
Replacing the rail bridge over Main road, Colwich. A railway crane is lifting blocks into place. On the left is the old signal box. Beyond can be seen the tower of St. Michael and All Angels' Church. ...
Railway carriage dwelling, Bradmore, Penn
This unusual house, part brick-built but with an upper story consisting of a railway carriage, stood at 61, Victoria Road, Bradmore, Penn. It was believed to have been built in the 1890s and was a two-up ...