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 locomotive at Longport
An unidentified Royal Scot 4-6-0 locomotive passes Longport station with a Manchester to Euston service during summer 1953.
Longport had a level crossing at the south end of the platforms.
After ...
Rudyard Lake Station
A "down" local passanger service passes the western end of Rudyard Lake.
By the time this photo was taken Rudyard Lake station, no more than a halt, was a request stop.
Rudyard station is at the ...
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 ...
Stoke Roundhouse, Stoke-on-Trent
This is the locomotive yard at Stoke Roundhouse in Stoke-on-Trent and the men standing around the engine are likely to be locomotive engineers and company managers. If you look closely you can see that ...
Tank Engine
A small tank engine, possibly on shunting duties at Leek, awaits instruction as its driver and fireman enjoy a breather.
This image is included by kind permission of the Churnet Valley Railway.
The Viaduct, Monsal Dale. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape including a steam train crossing the Monsal Dale Viaduct, Nr. Bakewell, Derbyshire.
The viaduct, spanning the River Wye, was built in the 1860s and carried passengers on the Midland Railway ...
Thor's Cave, Leek & Manifold Light Railway
Thor's Cave looms over the Manifold Valley in this view. Also pictured is Thor's Cave Station on the Leek & Manifold Light Railway, which served the village of Wetton and had a waiting and refreshment ...
Water troughs
A Colwyn Bay to Walsall express train passes over the water troughs at Whitmore in the Autumn of 1933.
Many steam engines were fitting with scoops on their tenders, allowing them to replenish their ...
Whitmore troughs. Circa 1930.
A fine view of the water troughs at Whitmore level on the Stafford-Crewe section of the former London & North Western Railway Co metals.
A mixed goods train speeds through, but not taking on water. ...