Rolling stock, Leek & Manifold Light Railway
A Leek & Manifold Light Railway carriage in the crimson lake livery of the London, Midland and Scottish railway (LMS).
The engines and rolling stock on the Leek & Manifold Light Railway, were in a ...
Royal Scot at Etruria
In the age of steam, expresses between London and Scotland were a regular sight in the Potteries.
This service, passing the gasometer at Etruria, is hauled by 4-6-0 locomotive number 46149 The Middlesex ...
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 Express at Stoke
Royal Scot locomotive number 46101, named Royal Scots Grey, pulls into Stoke railway station with a service to London in April 1960.
These distinctive red locomotives were a common sight in the Potteries. ...
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 ...
Rudyard Lake
A postcard view taken 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 the Trent & Mersey Canal. It is around 2.5 ...
Rudyard Lake Steam Railway
This small narrow gauge railway runs along the side of Rudyard Lake for 2.4km. It is an ideal way of viewing the stunning scenery and there is also a footpath alongside the narrow gauge railway. There ...
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 ...
Saddle tank locomotive 'Blackcock', Cannock Chase
One of the locomaotives which operated on the 'Tackeroo' on Cannock Chase during World War 1. The rolling stock for these locomotives tended to be loaned from local colliery companies. Pictured is "Blackcock" ...
Sand train
A sand train passes Wall Grange in Summer 1988.
This was the last commercial train to use this line. Some special passenger trains have been run from Stoke to Leekbrook, and the line may well open ...
Sand train at Leekbrook Junction
Diesel locomotives 25290 and 25252 at Leekbrook junction.
Sand was carried from Hepworth's sand quarry at Oakamoor to St Helens, Merseyside for Pilkington glass. The last 'sand train' ran down the ...
Santa Special Express, Churnet Valley Railway, Cheddleton
The Santa Special Express locomotive hauling its carriages towards the platform at Cheddleton Station on the Churnet Valley Railway.
Sea Lions, Alton Towers
The sea lions were a popular attraction at Alton Towers between 1967 and 1990. Their pool was at the northern end of the Boating Lake but was filled in during 1994.
The gardens at Alton Towers re-opened ...
Shugborough Park Railway Tunnel
Photograph shows a steam locomotive emerging from the tunnel in Shugborough park. The Triumphal Arch is seen in the distance.
Reproduced by Kind Permission of the Staffordshire Newsletter who retain ...
Siemens Brothers & Co's Electrical Works, Stafford
View of the factory from Lichfield Road. The pool in the foreground was formed from the Spital Brook.
Siemens Bros. Electrical Engineering Works opened its Lichfield Road factory in 1903, after relocating ...
Steam freight train at Newcastle Junction, Cliffe Vale, Stoke on Trent
Steam locomotive 44682 pulling mixed freight on the North Staffs Railway. The track on the left of the signal box is the branch line to Newcastle-under-Lyme. The Trent and Mersey canal is on the right, ...
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 ...
Steam locomotive at Wolverhampton
LMS origin Royal Scot class 4-6-0 locomotive no. 46169 'Boy Scout' at Wolverhampton High Level Station.
Photographer: John Bucknall