Drawings of the Stafford Uttoxeter Railway by the late Norman Bates teacher at Stone Grammar School. Courtesy Arthur Lloyd of Penkridge near Stafford. Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stafford_and_Uttoxeter_Railway
Map showing the route of the old Stafford Uttoxeter Railway line when it was known as the L&N.E.R. Below Bramshall you can see where the line diverts towards Stafford. The line runs more or less parallel to the Stafford Uttoxeter road until Weston where it follows the River Trent into Salt and then on to Stafford. A really scenic route.
Railway scenes of Mid-Staffordshire from an article in Railway World 1957 by W.A.Camwell. Courtesy Paul Blurton.This map shows clearly the route of the old Stafford Uttoxeter line.
Map showing railway lines in North Staffordshire circa 1952 before the cuts which closed so many small lines. Map J.Sidney Horne from an article in Staffordshire Life and County Pictorial November 1952.
Map showing route of Stafford Uttoxeter Line from Weston to Stafford.
!923 editon Ordnance Map of Stafford showing Stafford & Line at Stafford Railway Station. The Signal Box and the single line for Venables is shown on the left and the spur to Doxey Road Goods and Coal Depot can be seen forming an arc in the centre. It crosses the River Sow top centre on its way to the Gas Works. Surveyed in 1879 for the Ordnance Survey. Copyright.
1923 Edition Ordnance Map of Stafford showing the spur to Doxey Road Goods and Coal Depot as it leaves the Stafford Utoxeter Line having just crossed the River Sow top left. The spur continued to Stafford Gas Works represented as a large light grey circle just across the River Sow centre right. Copyright Ordnance Survey. http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm
1923 Edition Ordnance Survey Map of Stafford showing the Stafford Uttoxeter Line as it went under Doxey Road and into Stafford Station. Copyright Ordnance Survey.
LNER (ex GNR) J 0-6-0 locomotive at the South End of Stafford Station in the 1930s. Photo Armand Chatfield. What is that building with the impressive chimneys behind the engine?
GNR (LNER) D 4-4-0 engine number 4329 in the GNR Bay at Stafford Station in the 1930s. A car park now covers this site. Note the houses on Railway Street. Photo courtesy Armand Chatfield. As a little boy Armand watched the LNER passenger trains from Uttoxeter coming round the bend by Venables Timber Factory on the way to Stafford Station near his home. One day he noticed that no passenger trains were running. He was later told that the passenger service had been suspended because of the war. It was September 1939. Goods traffic continued to use the line.
Ivatt J6 0-6-0 leaving the bay for the Stafford and Uttoxeter trains at Stafford Station en route to Uttoxeter and Derby. The bay is now a car park. The houses on the left are on Railway Street. Photo P.S.Kendrick courtesy Phil Jones from his book 'The Stafford & Uttoxeter Railway' - The Oakwood Press 1981.
G.N.R. 868 entering Stafford (L.N.W.R.) from the G.N.R. Uttoxeter branch. Information from an article by W.A. Camwell in Railway World May 1957 courtesy Paul Blurton. Photo L.&G.R.P. No. 16607.
Up freight double-headed (two engines) crossing over from Stafford LMS yards and approaching Bagnall's Bridge. Behind the NE Brake Van are two ridge-back salt wagons. Circa 1923. Photo L&GRP No.16608 courtesy Phil Jones.
After leaving the GNR Bay at Stafford Station the old railway line went to the right for Stafford Common and Uttoxeter. The main lines from London went straight ahead to Manchester. The tall chimney was part of Venables Timber Merchants. Photo Ed Wooding of Stafford courtesy Paul Blurton circa late 1950s. The main line had yet to be electrified.
The Stafford Uttoxeter Railway line heading east as it leaves Stafford Station with Doxey Road Bridge ahead and Venables Timber Merchants on the left. The short piece of track bottom left is part of the main London Manchester line. Photo Courtnay Haydon from The Courtney Haydon Collection found on RCTS:Britain's Leading Railway Society. Thanks to Jan and Fons and Tim for providing the link.
Shunting at Stafford by Railway Street. Photo Ed Wooding courtesy Paul Blurton.
Photo showing the old Stafford Uttoxeter railway line as it branched off to the right away from the main London Manchester which has been electrified. Again you can see the tall chimney of Venables Timber Merchants. Note the houses on Railway Street. The television aerial on the house would put this photo as sometime in the mid 1970s. Photo Phil Jones per Jan and Fons de Jong. http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS
Former junction of Stafford - Uttoxeter Line, GNR looking south. The single house is still there with the houses on Castle View behind it. Site of the former junction between the West Coast Main Line of the London and North Western Railway (later LMS) and the Stafford to Uttoxeter branch line of the Great Northern Railway (later LNER). This branch line was the most westerly point on the GNR system. Also visible is a damaged trespass notice. Could this be the last relic of the London and North Eastern Railway Company still in situ in Stafford 60+ years after that company ceased to exist? © Copyright Tim Marshall and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/988707
Photo showing the track of the old Stafford Uttoxeter line where it left Stafford Station. The arch of Doxey Road Bridge is just visible with the railings on top. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1993 taken from the window of a mainline train as it drew into Stafford Station.
The Stafford & Uttoxeter Line on Saturday 17th August 1968 near its destination at Stafford Station just after the bridge on the left. W.G. Bagnall Castle Engine Works is on the right. The main London Manchester lines are in the centre. Photo Mike Fell from the Mike G. Fell Collection.
Another view of the Stafford & Uttoxeter Railway line as it approached Stafford Station on Saturday 17th August 1968. W.G. Bagnall Castle Engine Works is on the right. The four-car Class 304/2 emu, Unit No.028 is bound for Stafford up the slow line. Photo Mike Fell from the Mike G. Fell Collection.
View of the old track bed of the Stafford Uttoxeter Railway as it approached Stafford Station as seen from Doxey Road Bridge. Stafford Station is to the left, the London-bound InterCity train is on the West Coast Line and behind it is the old Bagnalls Locomotive Works. Nowadays it would be Virgin Trains on the line. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1994.
Railway lines near Stafford Station looking north on 28th June 1969. The lines in the centre are the London Manchester lines, the Stafford Uttoxeter line is on the right and the line to Shrewsbury is on the left. Photo Mike Fell from the Mike Fell Collection.
Railway line looking north at Stafford on Saturday 17th August 1968 - Shrewsbury Line to the left, main London Manchester Line centre and Stafford & Uttoxeter Line going off to the right with the chimney of Henry Venables Saw Mills visible above the stantions. An article in The Railway Magazine of January 1963 states: "The London Midland Region main-line electrification between Liverpool and Manchester and Crewe will be extended to Stafford on January 7". This was the third stage linking the North West with London by fast electric services with completion due by the end of 1966. Photo Mike Fell from the Mike G. Fell Collection.
Railway lines at Stafford looking north on the opposite side to the previous photo on Saturday 17th August 1968. The line to Shrewbury can be seen going off the left, the main London Manchester lines are in the centre and the Stafford & Uttoxeter line is going off the right with one of the sheds at Henry Venables Saw Mills behind. Photo Mike Fell from the Mike G. Fell Collection.
Looking down the old Stafford Uttoxeter line through the arch of Doxey Bridge in the direction of Uttoxeter. Next bridge Eccleshall Road and next station Stafford Common Station. Venables Timber Merchants Yard and Sawmills were on the left. On the other side of the bridge on the left was the private Signal Box for Venables. Photo Phil Jones courtesy Jan en Fons de Jong. http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS
The first regular GNR engine on the line - a Stirling Class E2 2-4-0 - at Venables Sidings, Stafford circa 1900. Photo G.N.Nowell-Gossling Collection courtesy Phil Jones.
Venables Timber Merchants private signal box. This looks like it was taken from Doxey Bridge looking in the direction of Uttoxeter. Venables was to the left and behind the camera. Note the pylon and the wagons on the spur line for Doxey Sidings on the right. Photo Ed Wooding courtesy Paul Blurton.
This photo of Venables signal box on the left and the Stafford Uttoxeter Line looks like it was taken around the same time as the previous one - the shadows and the goods trains are the same. Note the pylon and goods train on the spur on the right for Doxey Sidings. Photo Terry Godridge of Stafford.
The old line viewed from Doxey Bridge looking towards Eccleshall Road and on to Stafford Common Station. The electricity pylon is a good reference point as it appears in several other photos. Just behind the big bush was a junction to a spur line to Doxey Sidings to the right. Photo Phil Jones courtesy Jan and Fons de Jong. http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS
The old railway track now a footpath/cycleway as seen from Doxey Road Bridge looking towards Stafford Common. Doxey Road now runs below the bridge where once it crossed the old line via the bridge from where this photo was taken. The signal box for Venables Timber Yard was approximately where the people are on the left. Stafford town is to the right. Photo Tim Marshall. http://picasaweb.google.com/Tim7099/AWalkFromStaffordToBeaconside#5290934529501564562
The derelict Venables Signal Box on Saturday 17th August 1968 looking towards Stafford Common. Some Venables buildings can be seen on the left. I wonder what the wording is on the sign on the left? Photo Mike Fell from the Mike G. Fell Collection.
Another photo of the derelict Venables Signal Box on Saturday 17th August 1968 from the opposite side to the previous photo. The fence high up at the back is along the Doxey Stafford Road. Photo Mike Fell from the Mike G. Fell Collection.
Venables Ground Frame used to change the points when wagons needed to go into Venables Timber Yard Saturday 17th August 1968. What are the building in the background particularly the two towers on the left? Photo Mike Fell from the Mike G. Fell Collection.
Henry Venables Ltd. Stafford. The road to Doxey splits the site into the North Yard at the top and the South Yard nearest the main railway line. Note Doxey Road Bridge and behind it to the left Venables Signal Box. The old Stafford Uttoxeter line can be seen in the foreground as it starts its final run into Stafford Station alongside the main London Manchester line on the left. Year1936? Photo courtesy Simon Purchase www.henryvenables.co.uk
Henry Venables of Stafford on the other side of the main London Manchester line. The S&U Line branches off on the right and the line to Shrewsbury is on the bottom left. Doxey Road crosses over the S&U and the main line and then turns sharply to the right by the entrance to Universal Grindings. I wonder what the purpose was of the kilns on the bottom left? Photo Bertrum Sinkinson courtesy Chuck Venables. History of Venables on http://staffscc.net/shoes1/?p=234
Map based on 1901 Ordnance Map showing Messrs Henry Venables Ltd. sawmills, yards and railway sidings and spur line from the Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway. From an article on Venables by T.Doubtfire in the Journal of the Staffordshire Industrial Archaelogical Society Number 8, 1978.
Railway junction at Stafford - main London Manchester line centre, Shropshire Union Railway going left, Stafford Uttoxeter line to the right with Venables Timber Yard taking upmost of the area between the lines. The River Sow is visible at the top. Try the zoom in facility on this. Photo Bertrum Sinkinson of Stafford courtesy Chuck Venables www.venablesoak.co.uk
Henry Venables Timber Yards and Saw Mills, Doxey, Stafford with the Stafford Uttoxeter Railway line just outside Stafford Station running from bottom left and then under the Doxey Road Bridge. The main London Manchester line is on the left with Manchester straight ahead. Venables Signal Box is visible on the other side of the Doxey Road Bridge. The buildings on the left hand side of the main line are those of Universal Grindings Ltd. Photo Bertrum Sinkinson of Stafford courtesy Chuck Venables www.venablesoak.co.uk
Henry Venables Ltd. Stafford. This photo is taken from the opposite side to the previous photo. The Stafford & Uttoxeter Railway runs from left to right towards Stafford Station. The main London Manchester line is on the right. On the left of the S&U Line is a spur line that ran to a coal depot. Doxey Road Bridge is top left with Venables Signal Box in front of it. Note the bridge over the main line middle right and the workshops of Universal Grindings Photo Bertrum Sinkinson of Stafford courtesy Chuck Venables http://www.venablesoak.co.uk
Henry Venables Ltd. Doxey, Stafford taken from Doxey Road bridge showing a spur line from the Stafford Uttoxeter Line into the sidings for the sawmill. Stafford Mainline Station is further down to the left. Photo Bertrum Sinkinson of Stafford courtesy Chuck Venables http://www.venables. co.uk
Wagons on the spur line at Henry Venables Ltd. Doxey, Stafford. The railway tracks are those of the Stafford Uttoxeter Railway. Stafford Station is a short distance to the left. Photo Bertrum Sinkinson of Stafford courtesy Chuck Venables www.venablesoak.co.uk
Henry Venables Timber Yard and Saw Mills, Doxey, Stafford. Photo Bertrum Sinkinson of Stafford courtesy Chuck Venables www.venablesoak.co.uk
Henry Venables Timber Yard and Saw Mills, doxey, Stafford. Photo Bertrum Sinkinson of Stafford courtesy Chuck Venables www.venablesoak.co.uk
Henry Venables Ltd. Timber Merchants, Doxey, Stafford seen from the other side of the main London Manchester Line.Photo Bertrum Sinkinson of Stafford courtesy Chuck Venables www.venablesoak.co.uk
Henry Venables Timber Yards and Saw Mills, Doxey, Stafford. Photo Bertrum Sinkinson of Stafford courtesy Chuck Venables www.venablesoak.co.uk
Workers from Henry Venables Ltd. Stafford. Photo courtesy Simon Purchase http://www.henryvenables.co.uk
The sawmill at Henry Venables Ltd. Stafford. Photo courtesy Simon Purchase http://www.henryvenables.co.uk
Map showing Stafford Common, Stafford Common Station and Salt Works.
View of the old Stafford & Uttoxeter Line on Saturday 17th August 1968 looking west towards Stafford and showing the footbridge just to the east of the River Sow bridge. Photo Mike Fell from the Mike G. Fell Collection.
Photo Mike Fell 28th June 1969. Note the footbridge to the cemetery on the right.
Bridge No.44 on the Stafford & Uttoxeter Line over the River Sow on Saturday 17th August 1968 looking west towards Stafford. Note the signal on the left and the buffers on the right. Photo Mike Fell. Those two tall buildings could be the two high rise blocks of flats at Highfields.
Bridge No.44 on the Stafford & Uttoxeter Line on Saturday 17th August 1968 looking east towards Stafford Common and Uttoxeter. Photo Mike Fell from the Mike G. Fell Collection. Looks like Eddleshall Road Cemetery onthe right in the distance and straight ahead the footbridge over the line linking the two parts of the cemetery.
Stafford Common Booking Office in the distance above Common Road Bridge on Saturday 17th August 1968. Stafford Common Walk is behind the trees on the left and on the other side of that is Stafford Common a large publicly owned area used for recreation, visits by the circus, funfairs, carboot sales and the like. Photo Mike Fell.
Photo of engine near Stafford Common Station taken alongside Common Walk. Ivatt Class J5 0-6-0 built by Dubs in 1897. Photo G.N.Nowell-Gossling Collection courtesy Phil Jones.
Stafford Common Station on Saturday 17th August 1968 looking towards Stafford. Note the overgrown platforms. The line going off bottom right went to Mangers Salt Works. Photo Mike Fell from the Mike G. Collection.
A Uttoxeter-bound steam train at Stafford Common Station. Common Road Bridge is behind the unusual Booking Office perched over the line. Note the man standing on the rails talking to a passenger. Those were the days. Photo J.A.Peden.
Map showing Common Goods Depot, Common Station and Salt Works pre 1939. R.A.F. 16 MU has yet to be built on the area to the right. There is a rifle range where it would eventually be built with distances marked by 100 yards from 100 yards to 1000 yards. Note the signal box S.B. opposite Aston Terrace and the one to the Goods Yard. The height above sea level marked by B.M. shows a rise from 263 feet near Stafford Common to 400 feet at Hopton. Where are the balancing lakes at the back of Sandon Road?
Stafford Common Station Map. Stafford is towards the left. Drawn by Roy Yates.
A neglected-looking Stafford Common Station looking towards Stafford. Note the rail link veering off on the immediate right to the salt works. Photo Roy Yates.
Stafford Common Station Booking Office looking under Common Road Bridge towards Stafford on Saturday August 17th 1968. Stafford Common after which the station was named is to the right on the other side of the station. Note the overgrown platforms and the broken windows. Photo Mike Fell from the Mike G. Fell collection.
Stafford Common Station circa 1900. Note the unusual diagonal signboards on the roof. Through the bridge can be seen the original S&U Railway Station building and the Common Yard Signal Box. Note the lamp at the bottom of the right hand staircase possibly a gas one. Photo H.Oliver courtesy Phil Jones.
The entrance to Stafford Common Station from Common Road. Newspaper cutting courtesy Jan and Fons de Jong.
Stafford Common looking east towards Uttoxeter from under the unusual railway offices over the line. Courtesy Roy Yates.
Photo taken under Stafford Common Station on 17th August 1968 looking towards Uttoxeter showing the overgrown platforms and the broken window on the staircase up to the booking office. Stafford Common Signal Box is visible on the left and the chimneys of Stafford Salt and Alkali company on the right. What is that contraption on the immediate right I wonder? Photo Mike Fell from the Mike G. Fell Collection.
Stafford Common Station looking in the direction of Uttoxeter. The tall chimneys of Stafford Salt Works are on the right and those of Mangers Salt Works are on the left. Note the signal box and the odd-looking tower behind it. Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stafford_and_Uttoxeter_Railway put up by Jan and Fons de Jong.
Accidental death of Jacob Godridge at Common Station, Stafford. Terry Godridge Jacob's great grandfather.
1934. Staff at Stafford Common Station. Left to right 14 year old Roy Yates, porter, Mr. West, clerk, Mr. Leeds, clerk, Mr.Simons, station master, station master at Salt, station van driver. Photo Roy Yates.
John Milburn Foster Station Master at Stafford Common 1909-1933. Staffordshire Past Track. http://www.staffspasttrack.org.uk/
Signalman at Signal Box Stafford Common. Staffordshire Past Track. Note the name on the building behind Stubbs & Co. and the chimney. http://www.staffspasttrack.org.uk/
A Uttoxeter-bound steam train at Stafford Common. http://www.staffspasttrack.org.uk/
View of Stafford Common Station looking towards Stafford. The bridge can be seen behind the station. The platforms looked cared for. The spur track in the foreground went to Mangers Salt Works.
British Railways engine 'N2' class 0-6-2T No.69552 at Stafford Common prior to the closure of the line. Note the signal box and crossing gate into the Saltworks on the left. Photo R.J.Davies from an article by W.A.Camwell in Railway World May 1957 courtesy Paul Blurton.
Stafford Common Station.
Stafford Common Station 1957. Photo Geoffrey Bannister.
A blurred photo of Stafford Common Station looking towards Stafford. Photo Ed Wooding.
Demolishing Stafford Common Station - Staffordshire Newsletter August 30, 1968 page 13. Article found at William Salt Library by Jan and Fons de Jong. http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS
Common Road Bridge over the old Stafford Uttoxeter line looking towards Stafford after the demoliton of Stafford Common Station. Note the old platform on the left. Beyond the bridge to the right is Stafford Common. Photo Roy Yates.
Boys playing cricket in a field next to Stafford Common Goods yard in 1920. Stafford Common is behind the trees. Note the Great Northern Brake Van. Photo courtesy Staffordshire County Records Officeand found on history page of www.bbc.co.uk/stoke
Common Station Goods Yard. Photo courtesy Terry Godridge.
GNR engine at the entrance to the Salt Works at Stafford Common with station staff on the engine. Stirling 0-4-2 No.357. Note the tall chimney part of the nearby salt works. Photo G.N.Nowell-Gossling Collection courtesy Phil Jones.
Lawrence Dowd and Bert Hall watching a tanker being shunted into Mangers Salt Work. Note the spur into Stafford Salt Works on the right. The line to Salt and Uttoxeter lies straight ahead. Stafford Common Station is a short distance behind the camera. Note the odd-looking tower in front of the engine. Photo Lawrence Dowd mid 1950s.
Lawrence Dowd directing shunting engine into Mangers Salt Works mid 1950s. Photo Lawrence Dowd.
Tom Middleton,platelayer, Lawrence Dowd, guard, Bert Hall, foreman and Ernie Cooper, driver with shunting engine at Mangers Saltworks mid 1950s. Photo Lawrence Dowd.
Stafford Common Signal Box looking towards Uttoxeter early 1960s. The tall chimneys on the right belong to Stafford Salt Works. Mangers Salt Works was on the left behind the Signal Box. Stafford Common Station is behind the camera. Wayne Godridge is the five year old boy at the top of the steps. Photo Terry Godridge.
Stafford Common Signal Box. Note the tall chimneys on the left part of Mangers Salt Works and the closed railway gate to the works. Stafford Common Station is to the rear. Uttoxeter is straight ahead about twelve miles away.
Stafford Common Signal Box on Saturday 17th August 1968 looking west towards Stafford Common Booking Station and Stafford. Mangers Salt Works was on the right and Stafford Salt & Alkali Company on the right behind the camera. Photo Mike Fell from the Mike G. Fell Collection.
Common Signal Box Saturday 17th August 1968. Photo Mike Fell from the Mike Fell Collection.
Salt Wagon on left at entrance to Mangers' Salt Works next to Stafford Common Signal Box. There appear to be three sidings for Mangers. Uttoxeter is about twelve miles straight ahead and Stafford is a couple of miles the other way. The chimneys on the right are part of Salt Works. Note the platform on the left part of Stafford Common Station which is behind the camera. Photo A.Holden courtesy Phil Jones.
Old sign for the pedestrian crossing near the signal box at the entrance to the Salt Works near Stafford Common in 1990. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong. http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS/StaffordToUttoxeterRailway?feat=directlink
This is the front of the old sign for the pedestrian crossing near the signal box at the entrance to the Salt Works near Stafford Common. We made this photo in 1990. By the looks of things it was a round red sign with a white horizontal band running over the middle. There could have been some lettering running over the red part as there are some white traces of paint visible. Don't know what the slot in the middle was for.... An illuminated sign or an changable text ? Photo and information Jan en Fons
Photo taken on the east of Stafford Common Station on Saturday 17th August 1968 looking towards Uttoxeter with the chimneys of Stafford Salt and Alkali Company on the right. Mangers Salt Works were on the left. Photo Mike Fell from the Mike G.Fell Collection.
Two Fowler shunters outside RAF 16 MU Engine Shed. The two regular drivers are on the footplates - Eric Bruce on the nearest engine and his brother Terry furthest away. Photo Eric Bruce courtesy Phil Jones.
Inside the Repair Work Shop at Stafford Salt Works. The date on the wagon reads 19.2.1928. Photo courtesy Chris Ecclestone from 'The Stafford & Uttoxeter Railway' by Phil Jones 1981.
The old line at the back of Sandon Road, Stafford. Photo Terry Godridge of Sandon Road.
The track of the old Stafford Uttoxeter Railway line at the back of Sandon Road looking east towards Sandon Road Bridge. Toll Gate Industrial Estate is on the left. Photo Terry Godridge 2012.
The track of the old Stafford Uttoxeter line looking towards Common Station. The excavators were digging trenches for sewerage pipes for the new Toll Gate Industrial Estate further back. Photo Terry Godridge.
Line of old railway track at Astonfields. Photo Terry Godridge.
Culvert and railway bridge at Aston Lake. Photo Terry Godridge.
The railway lines of the old Stafford Uttoxeter Railway going under Sandon Road Bridge showing the spur to RAF 16 MU. Terry Godridge.
The old line under the old Sandon Road Bridge at Beaconside. Salt and Uttoxeter are straight on and a spur on the right can be seen going towards RAF Stafford 16 M.U. a storage and distribution base and not an airfield. Note the points system on the right. The rails are long gone and a second road bridge has been built alongside the old one. Photo Terry Godridge.
Points for 16 MU near the Sandon Road Bridge. Photo Terry Godridge 1979.
The old arched bridge under Beaconside road with the new squared bridge alongside looking toward Hopton. Photo Jim Foley 2000.
The bridge under the busy main road Beaconside road near the RAF base looking towards Stafford. Photo Jim Foley 2000.
A wintry scene under Sandon Road Bridge 1978. Photo Terry Godridge. I think it is looking towards Stafford.
The old railway line seen from Sandon road Bridge with the line on the left climbing towards Hopton Bridge. The sidings on the right are for R.A.F. Stafford (16 MU). On the far left the barracks/living quarters are visible. Note the white pole in the middle with the loading gauge. A game of football seems to be taking place in the field on the left. I would say this was taken from the old road bridge over the line at Beaconside. Photo Phil Jones per Jan and Fons de Jong.
This is a similar view as on the previous photo, looking from Sandon Road Bridge with the line going towards Hopton and Uttoxeter on the left. A small piece of the old railway was used as a siding to store coaches. The sidings on the right were for R.A.F. Stafford (16 MU). Visible is "Black 5" 44715. Some lighting has been added but the sidings are overgrown and not used much anymore. A precise date is unfortunately not known. (most probably around 1965~1968...) Jan en Fons
The old Stafford Uttoxeter line looking east taken on 28th June 1969 from the old Sandon Road Bridge courtesy Mike Fell. The photo taken shows the exchange sidings for 16MU to the right. The line on the left is the remains of the Uttoxeter line, a short stub was left in for storing stock, or if this picture is older, its from before it was ripped out. Photo 96 in this album shows a black 5 shunting the exchange sidings taken from a very similar vantage point.
Map showing line through Hopton. There used to be a high bridge carrying the line over Hopton Lane. Hopton Cutting can be seen at the end of Within Lane on the left. The Bench Marks - B.M. on the left of the line show a rise of 100 feet between Hopton Lane and Within Lane. No wonder a high bridge was needed and a cutting.
Hopton Cutting. Is this the last special train in 1957? Photo Ed Wooding.
Hopton Cutting showing bridge at Within Lane? Anyone know of a better photo? The cutting has been filled in but the bridge is still there unbeknown to most people.
Hopton Cutting 60' deep seen from the bridge near Tinkerborough looking east towards Salt. 5.21 p.m. Photo H.B.Oliver. Probably from the bridge at Within Lane near Sandon Road, Hopton.
Hopton Cutting being cleared for the last train March 1957. Because of the upward incline I would say this was looking towards Salt and Uttoxeter. The man next to the trolley looks like Jack Williams, head ganger on the line. Photo H.Oliver courtesy Phil Jones.
Two railway warning signs near Hopton.
The overgrown line near Hopton. Photo Staffordshire Life and Pictorial Magazine Summer 1957. Those buildings look like the family living quarters of RAF 16 MU staff.
The old Stafford Uttoxeter line at Hopton looking towards Stafford. Staffordshire Life and Pictorial Magazine Summer 1957. The white buildings on the right are the living quarters (barracks) for R.A.F. personnel and their families. The tall chimneys belong to Stafford Salt Works near Stafford Common.
An LNER Stafford-bound train between Salt and Stafford Common. Note the two passenger coaches and one luggage/goods coach. Photo P.S.Kendrick.
The same photo showing some more landscape on the right. Photo P.S.Kendrick courtesy Phil Jones.
Stafford-bound train at Salt with the twin-roofed Station Master's House behind. Photo L.Foster courtesy Phil Jones.
Old lady at Salt. Photo Ray Bassett. Does anyone know her name? Mrs.Brain?
Salt Signal Box on the left of the Ticket Office looking east towards Weston and Uttoxeter. The building on the right is the Milk Bay.
Salt Signal Box. Photo Ray Bassett of Hopton.
The trolley on the line at Salt Station while the line was cleared for the last train in March 1957. The Milk Bay has disappeared from the right. Weston and Uttoxeter lie ahead.
Salt Station looking east towards Weston and Uttoxeter circa 1950. The G.N.R. signal box had not been used since the early 1900s. The building on the right was the former Milk Bay. Photo R.J.Davis appeared in an article by W.A.Camwell in Railway World May 1957 courtesy Paul Blurton.
Salt Station with Signal Box on left looking towards Uttoxeter 1954. Photo courtesy A. Chatfield of Stafford.
Weston Hall just outside Weston could be seen from the old railway line. McCann postcard Arthur Lloyd.
The iron bridge which carried the Stafford and Uttoxeter trains over the River Trent at Weston. Photo Ed Woodings. Courtesy Paul Blurton.
The old iron bridge in the foreground which once carried the Stafford Uttoxeter line across the River Trent at Weston here looking towards Salt and Stafford. The stone bridge ahead carried the A518 Stafford Uttoxeter road over the old railway line. Photo Phil Jones per Jan and Fons de Jong.
Old railway bridge over Trent & Mersey Canal at Weston 1979. Photo Terry Godridge.
Cows captured in time as they cross the old railway bridge over the canal at Weston in 1991 on their way to be milked. It was fortunate that this photo was taken as the bridge and the farm have now gone. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong.
The old Stafford and Uttoxeter line railway bridge over the Trent and Mersey Canal at Weston looking south in July 1995. The following year it was removed and a new housing estate built on the farmland on the left of the photo. Photo Jim Foley 1995.
The old railway track looking back towards Weston. In the distance you can see the track as it rises to cross the old bridge over the Trent and Mersey Canal. Photo Jim Foley 1995.
Looking west towards Weston Bank and Stafford. Weston Hall is just about visible in the mid foreground to the right of the telegraph pole. The River Trent runs in the valley below the hall. The old bridge over the Trent and Mersey Canal is just behind the camera. Photo Jim Foley 1995.
Composite postcard of Weston. The picture on the bottom left shows Weston Dairy with its tall chimney and Ingestre and Weston Station on the left of it. Postcard Jim Foley.
Weston Dairy with the signal box at Weston Station on the Stafford Uttoxeter Railway just visible on the left. The Station Master's House is just visible between the branches of the tree. The words on the sign above the dairy read The Great Western & Metropolitan Dairies Ltd.
Weston Upon Trent Ordnance Survey Map 1890 showing Stafford Uttoxeter Railway Line over roads and the Trent & Mersey Canal. Note the spur to Weston Salt Works and Manure Works from Ingestre Station. Click the enlarge button for clearer view and see next map enlarged..
Enlarged section of 1890 Ordnance Survey Map of Weston Upon Trent. Note the name Ingestre Station and not Ingestre & Weston. Ingestre Hall the home of the Earl of Shrewsbury lay a few miles to the south. A short distance away the NSR station is called Weston Station and not Weston & Ingestre. Note the arm or spur to the Salt and Manure Works from the Trent & Mersey Canal and the link from Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway line at the top - served by Road, Rail and Canal !
Map of Weston upon Trent circa 1900. There is still a spur from the Ingestre Station but it goes to Cattle Pens near the line. There is now a Creamery near the station.
Map of Weston showing the old railway line at the bottom as it crossed the Trent and Mersey Canal. Map 1904 from the Sale Catalogue of Chartley Castle Estate courtesy the late Colin Deaville of Uttoxeter.
Ingestre and Weston Station on 12th June 1948 looking east towards Uttoxeter. The station buildings are S&U Railway; the down platform and signal box are G.N.R. additions, demolished 1956. Photo W.A.Camwell.
Ingestre and Weston Station on 12th June 1948 looking east towards Uttoxeter. The station buildings are S&U Railway; the down platform and signal box are G.N.R. additions, demolished 1956. Photo W.A.Camwell appeared in an article by him 'The Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway' in Railway World May 1957 courtesy Paul Blurton. The caption below from Phil Jones may be incorrect. Ingestre & Weston Station looking towards Uttoxeter. No sign of any lighting on the platforms. Photo H.Oliver courtesy Phil Jones.
Ingestre and Weston Station looking towards Uttoxeter. The signal box nameplate has Ingestre only. Note the old presumably gas lamps on the platforms. The roof of the Station Master's House is visible behind the waiting rooms. The spur on the right went to sidings and then back on itself to Weston Salt Works. Later the spur led to cattle pens for loading and unloading livestock. See the maps for details. I believe there was a bridge over Saltworks Lane behind the camera. Photo copyright Signalling Record Society. Photo courtesy Nick Allsop per Jan and Fons deJong.
Ingestre & Weston Station Master among dignitaries at Weston summer fete 1935/6. L to R: Rev.Phimister, Vicar of Weston, W.Smithson, Station Master Ingestre & Weston, Mrs. Armitage, Eileen Spencer, Rev. Armitage, Vicar of Gayton, Mr.Mills, Headmaster Weston village school. Photo Eileen Spencer.
Alabaster works at Weston. Postcard Arthur Lloyd.
Entrance to Ingestre & Weston Station showing the Station Master's House on the left with the station behind. Weston Dairy with the tall chimney is on the right. An iron bridge over the line is visible behind the lamp by the gate. Postcard Arthur Lloyd.
John Godridge with his wife. He came to Weston with his parents Jacob and Betsy Godridge in the 1860s from Croft in Leicestershire. John like his father worked on the railways. Jacob was killed while working on the Stafford Uttoxeter railway line at Common Station, Stafford on August 28th 1880. John was a signalman at Weston. Photo Terry Godridge John's grandson.
The overgrown track at Ingestre and Weston Station, Weston looking towards Stafford. On the right note the Station Master's House behind the Booking Office on the right and Weston Dairy jutting out beyond with its tall chimney. On the left is the Signal Box. Photo Phil Jones per Jan and Fons de Jong.
Ingestre & Weston Station looking towards Stafford. The Station Master's House is right behind the station booking office. There is smoke coming out of the tall chimney of Weston Dairy. The bush between the lines appears in photos of the last train journey. The signal box is gone. Photo Colin Deaville.
Ingestre & Weston Station (Weston) looking toward Uttoxeter. The roof of theold station master's house can be seen behind. Sign over door seems to read "Ladies Waiting Room". Photo Peter Wright of Weston.
An overgrown railway line and a dilapidated station at Ingestre and Weston. The roof of the Station Master's House can be seen behind. Photo Ed Woodings.
Ingestre and Weston Station 26th December 1954. Photo courtesy W.A. Shuttleworth (Copyright) .
The old railway line ran at the back of Weston Dairy here at Ingestre and Weston Station. The Station Master's House is on the left with a corner of the station booking office just visible behind. McCann postcard Staffordshire Past Track. http://www.staffspasttrack.org.uk/
Bridge which carried the Stafford-Uttoxeter railway over the London Road now the A51 at Weston. Weston village is to the left. Locally this was known as Black Bridge. Note how low the bridge is. Have a look at the press cutting later on about the demolition of this bridge in 1964. Photocopy courtesy Armand Chatfield.
Railway bridge known as the Black Bridge over A51 the London Road looking towards Weston.
Demolition of S & U bridge over London Road, Weston 1964. Photo courtesy Terry. Copyright Staffordshire Newsletter.
Ingestre and Weston Station looking towards Weston Bank. 26/12/1954. Photo F.W.Shuttleworth (Copyright).
Ingestre Signal Box at Ingestre and Weston Station with the Stafford platform. 26/12/1954. Photo courtesy F.W.Shuttleworth (Copyright).
Mr. W.H.(Bill) Nix, Yard Foreman, Stafford Common, making a presentation to Mr. T.W.(Tom) Smithson, Station Master at Ingestre and Weston, on his retirement after 45 years service with the railway. His successor Mr.F.Cloney is seen between them. Photo Staffordshire Advertiser circa late 1940s courtesy Gloria Jones, Tom Smithson's granddaughter.
DCF 1.0 Photo courtesy Chris Knight.
Chartley Station aka Stowe and Chartley looking towards Uttoxeter. Many years after the line closed the Waiting Room, 2nd on the left, was moved to nearby Amerton Farm and restored by Amerton Railway volunteers. Photo R.J.Davis 1950 appeared in an article by W.A.Camwell in Railway World May 1957 Vol. XV111 courtesy Paul Blurton. Postcard Jim Foley.
Chartley Station aka Stowe and Chartley. The Waiting Room on the left centre has been restored and now stands at Amerton Farm. Photo courtesy Nick Allsop per Jan en Fons deJong.
The cast iron gents urinal at Stowe by Chartley Station. Courtesy https://chasewaterstuff.wordpress.com/tag/railway/page/10/
1962 newspaper article on the old toilet cast iron toilet at Chartley Station. Press cutting 21/8/1962 Ed Wooding. Note Station Road Bridge in the background.
1962 Theft of railway lines Staffordshire Newsletter 11/12/1962 courtesy Ed Wooding.
Stowe and Chartley Station looking neglected. Note the two lines merging in the distance and the crossover in the foreground. Photo Hixon Local History Society.
'Waiting for the train'. Group on Chartley Station platform 21.4.1954. Photocopy courtesy Armand Chatfield.
Group at Chartley Station 24.7.1957. Photocopy courtesy Armand Chatfield.
Chartley and Stowe. Photo Ed Wooding.
Wellington bombers being refuelled at Hixon Airfield during World War 2. Photo Imperial War Museum.
Grindley Station looking towards Uttoxeter. Note the roof of the Station Master's House above the bridge on the left, the blackened brickwork on the bridge, the Waiting Room and the Signal Box on the right and the small hut opposite which housed the well and pump for drinking water. Photo H.Oliver courtesy Phil Jones.
Line approaching Grindley Station looking towards Uttoxeter circa 1930-32. Signal Box is on right. Note the roof of the Station Master's House on the left. Photo Hixon Local History Society per Staffordshire Past Track. http://www.staffspasttrack.org.uk/default.asp
The line at Grindley looking towards Uttoxeter as it went into Grindley Station. Note the roof of the Station Master's House just visible on the left, the smoke stains on the arch of the road bridge, the wooden picket fence top right and the hut on the left just beyond the bridge. Photo H.B. Oliver courtesy Jan and Fons De Jong. http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS
Milnes Bridge between Grindley and Stowe by Chartley? Photo H.B.Oliver courtesy Jan and Fons De Jong. http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS
Grindley Station looking towards Uttoxeter taken from the station platform. The ticket office and waiting room are on the opposite platform on the left. There are two rail tracks at the station called crossing loops. As the Stafford Uttoxeter Line was single track this loop and one at Ingestre & Weston when necessary allowed trains to stop to let a train pass from the opposite direction. Note the peeling paint on the signal box. In a previous photo it is unpainted. Photo R.J.Davis 1950. Appeared in article in Railway World May 1957 Vol. XV111 courtesy Paul Blurton. Postcard Jim Foley.
Signalman at Grindley Signal Box. A toolshed and a water barrel have appeared. The wooden fence is still there. Can anyone identify the signalman? Postcard Jim Foley.
Grindley Signal Box 26/12/1954. Photo F.W.Shuttleworth (Copyright). Donated by Hixon Local History Society to Staffordshire Past Track. http://www.staffspasttrack.org.uk/default.asp
1926 Meynell Hunt setting off from Grindley Station having just disembarked from the train there 6 February 1926. Note the train still in the station. Postcard possibly McCann courtesy Colin Deaville and Staffordshire Past Track.http://www.staffspasttrack.org.uk/default.asp
Grindley Station 1914 looking east towards Uttoxeter. Note the hut on the left and further on the ticket office and waiting room. On the right is the waiting room for Stafford-bound trains and further on the signal box with the wooden picket fence behind it. Photo Colin Deaville taken from bridge.
The old track at Grindley. Photo the late Colin Deaville.
The old platform at Grindley can still be seen in this photo looking towards Uttoxeter. There was a pump in the hut on the left. The Station Master's House was on top fo the bank on the left. To-day it is a private residence. Photo Jim Foley 1996.
Another shot of the old line and platform at Grindley looking in the direction of Uttoxeter. Photo Jim Foley 1996.
The old pump at Grindley. Photo Jim Foley 1996.
Train leaving Grindley Station for Uttoxeter circa 1924-25. Photo County Record Office Stafford per Staffordshire Past Track. Note the Station Master's House on the right. http://www.staffspasttrack.org.uk/default.asp
Jack Williams, head ganger, and Reg Durose alongside their platelayers' trolley that they used during maintenance on the Stafford to Uttoxeter railway line. Photo Reg Durose.
The neglected line at Grindley looking towards Stowe by Chartley and Stafford. Grindley Station was to the rear. Although the bridge is still there in 1959 the space underneath it was filled in so you'd never know it was there. Photo Ed Wooding.
Grindley Station looking towards Uttoxeter 26/12/1954. Photo F.W.Shuttleworth (Copyright). Photo donated by Hixon Local History Society to Staffordshire Past Track. http://www.staffspasttrack.org.uk/default.asp
An overgrown Grindley Station looking west towards Stafford. The ticket office and waiting room is on the right and behind it can be seen the roof and chimney of the old Station Master's House. The signal box which had been on the left is gone. In 1959 the tracks were lifted and the space under the bridge was filled in with earth and rubble using a bulldozer. Three quarters of a mile away to the right is the main Stafford-Uttoxeter Road, the A518. Photo Mary Cartmail per Colin Deaville.
A blurred photo of Grindley Station on 24.7. 1957 with the Signal Box and Waiting Room - looking towards Stafford. The track seems to have been recently taken up and there are no shrubs or weeds growing along the old track. Photo courtesy Armand Chatfield.
The vandalised waiting room and ticket office at Grindley. Photo Ed Wooding courtesy Paul Blurton.
Steam train emerging from the tunnel at Loxley on its way to Stafford. Note sign giving the length of the tunnel for Uttoxeter bound trains. Probably because of a misprint Bramshall has been called Bromshall. Photo P.S.Kendrick.
The tunnel at Loxley on the Stafford Uttoxeter Railway looking west towards Stafford. The Stafford Uttoxeter Road goes over the tunnel - Uttoxeter to the left.
The west portal of the tunnel under the A518 Stafford to Uttoxeter road at Loxley. Photo H.B.Oliver courtesy Jan and Fons de Jong.
The west portal of the tunnel under the Stafford-Uttoxeter Road, the A518 at Aldery Bank or Tunnel Bank, Loxley usually referred to as Bromshall Tunnel looking east towards Uttoxeter. The fence at the top ran alongside the main road.
The east portal of the tunnel under the A518 at Loxley looking towards Stafford. This end of the tunnel has been filled in. The A518 is the Stafford Uttoxeter Road. Photo H.B.Oliver courtesy Jan and Fons de Jong. http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS
Eastern entrance to Loxley Tunnel looking towards Stafford 1957. Photocopy courtesy A.Chatfield.
The entrance to Loxley Tunnel before it was completely overgrown. Photo courtesy Ralph Rawlinson December 22 2004. For more photos of the places in the U.K and Ireland visit www.geograph.org. uk. For more about railways visit www.railwayramblers.org.uk
The overgrown entrance to Bromshall Tunnel at Bramshall in 1993 taken from the Stafford end. The tunnel runs under the A518 the Stafford Uttoxeter road. Photo Jan & Fons de Jong.
Ipsbridge Loxley to the east of Tunnel or Bromshall Bridge. Photo H.B.Oliver courtesy Jan and Fons De Jong. http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS
The railway bridge known as Ipsbridge at Loxley looking back towards Bramshall Junction and Uttoxeter. Photo Jim Foley 1996.
Milnes Bridge. Photo courtesy Jan en Fons deJong.
Uptons Bridge, Leese Hill. Photo H.B. Oliver courtesy Jan and Fons de Jong. http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS
Stathams Cattle Creep. Photo H.B.Oliver courtesy Jan and Fons de Jong. Note the No.1 chalked on the gate. Anyone know where it is?
Leese Hill Cattle Creep. Photo H.B. Oliver courtesy Jan and Fons De Jong.
Durose Bridge. Photo H.B. Oliver courtesy Jan and Fons De Jong. Note the No.5 chalked on the capstone on left. Does anyone know where it is/was?
Farnsworth Cattle Creep. Photo H.B.Oliver courtesy Jan and Fons De Jong. Note the No.10 chalked on the gate. http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS
Bramshall Brook Bridge. Photo courtesy Jan en Fons deJong http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS
Bromshall Level Crossing at Loxley Lane with the tall signal box on the left. Presumably the cottage on the left is the signalman's house. Directions: Straight ahead and about half a mile uphill is the village of Bramshall. Behind and uphill is the main Stafford Utoxeter Road with Loxley Hall nearby. Photocopy courtesy Armand Chatfield. Have a look at the photo taken in 2009 from the same spot.
The level crossing over the Derby-Crewe line at Bramshall looking up Bramshall Lane towards Bramshall. Uttoxeter and Derby are to the right. Photo Jim Foley taken on Sunday afternoon May 3rd 2009.
The unusual signal box at Bromshall Junction, Bramshall [HBO]. Uttoxeter is towards the left and 100 yards or so on the right the line to Stafford branches off from theStoke on Trent line. Loxley Lane crosses the line to the left and the crossing barrier gates are visible. The line of trees behind run alongside the Stafford Uttoxeter road. Photo copyright "Signalling Record Society" . Photo provided by Nick Allsop per Jan and Fons deJong.
The tall signal box near Bromshall (Bramshall) Junction. Photo Bill Wright 20 March 1966. Both the signal box and the keeper's cottage are long gone. This photo is on Flickr. For this photo and more of Bill Wright's railway photos visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/barkingbill/2129185270/ Found on the internet Jan and Fons De Jong. http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS/StaffordToUttoxeterRailway?feat=directlink
The automatic barrier-type level crossing at Bramshall looking towards Loxley. Bramshall village is uphill behind the camera. The signal box was on the left where the electricity unit is. Uttoxeter is to the left. Photo Jim Foley Sunday afternoon May 3rd 2009.
An LNER train stopped at Bromshall Junction, Bramshall ready to go onto the line to Stafford. Note the signalman in the unusually tall signalbox. Photo P.S.Kendrick courtesy Phil Jones.
The new Uttoxeter Railway Station around the time of its opening in 1881. The overhead footbridge was later covered over. Station Master Thomas Mellor is possibly fifth from the left. Photo courtesy Mike Fell from the archives of the North Staffordshire Railway Study Group. http://www.dmoore.org.uk/nsrsg.htm
Uttoxeter Railway Station circa 1907 with Station Master Thomas Mellor. The woman on the left is possibly Thomas' wife Emma Mellor, nee Mottishead. Both were identified in May 2011 by their 99 year old granddaughter Janet Cruickshank, nee Mellor. Photo courtesy Mike Fell from George Dow's book North Staffordshire Album published by Ian Allan in 1970. http://www.dmoore.org.uk/nsrsg.htm
Staff at Uttoxeter Railway Station circa ?? Thomas Mellor Station Master is seated in the middle. I wonder what the boy on the right is holding ? Note the Stafford Knot badges on the caps of Thomas and the man on his left. Photo courtesy Mike Fell from the archives of the North Staffordshire Railway Study Group. http://www.dmoore.org.uk/nsrsg.htm
Uttoxeter Station looking south on 22 May 1948. Churnet Valley Line platforms on the left with the LMS Stanier Class 4MT 2-6-4T 2665 built at Derby in August 1942 and withdrawn in June 1967. Crewe-Derby Line platforms on the right. Note the covered footbridge over the lines. Photo W.A.Camwell/SLS Collection courtesy Mike Fell.
Uttoxeter Churnet Valley Line platforms looking west on 22 May 1948. (Locomotives not identified but they are both Stanier Class 4MT 2-6-4Ts). Photo W.A.Camwell/SLS Collection courtesy Mike Fell.
NSR 2-4-0 39 on a Derby-Crewe train leaving Uttoxeter Station. This station was opened on 1 October 1881 and replaced three previous stations: Uttoxeter Bridge Street (opened 7.8.1848), Uttoxeter Junction (opened 11.9.1848) and Uttoxeter Dove Bank (opened 13.7.1849). The Stafford Uttoxeter Railway used Bridge Street Station. The footbridge was closed in the Spring of 1895. The locomotive was built in 1874, rebuilt in 1892 and again in 1901. It was withdrawn in 1912. The photograph was taken between 1901 and 1912. Photo SLS Collection courtesy Mike Fell.
A Stafford-Derby train at Uttoxeter Station. Photo L&GRP No.1354 courtesy Phil Jones.
Tom Brown Station Master at Uttoxeter in the 1920s. Mr.Brown who had been a clerk on the North Staffordshire Railway - The Old Knotty, lived well into his eighties and died in 1951. He was Station Master from 1912 to 1928 approximately. Photo and information courtesy John Walker of Uttoxeter.
Uttoxeter Carnival 1923 Arrival of the King and Queen on Platform 3 at Uttoxeter Staton. L to R: The 'King' Ben Shaw, The 'Queen' G.Hodgkiss with Thomas Brown, Station Master Uttoxeter. Photo courtesy John Walker of Uttoxeter who was related by marriage to Tom Brown.
The old GNR Signal Box at Bromshall Junction on 21.4.1957. The tall Bromshall Signal Box is out of sight further down the line towards Uttoxeter. Photo Armand Chatfield.
The old GNR Bromshall Signal Box on 24.7. 1957. Stafford is ahead and the tall Bromshall Junction Box is to the rear. Uttoxeter is a couple of miles beyond that. Photocopy courtesy Armand Chatfield.
Group from Stafford Grammar School Railway Society on GNR Signal box at Bromshall 21.4.1954. L to R: J.E.C.Peters, Mr.G.Wade, A.A.Chatfield, J.M.Broadgate, J.S.Bale, C.Smith, P.Metricks. The group had caught a Green Bus from Stafford to near Bromshall Junction. They then walked along the old disused line to Stafford Common a distance perhaps of about 11 or 12 miles. Photo courtesy Armand Chatfield.
Bromshall Junction at Bramshall showing the single track line going to the left towards Stafford. The train on the right is the Derby train for Crewe via Stoke on Trent. Photo Ed Wooding.
Looking towards Bromshall Junction on 24.7.1957 and the high signal box on the right. The smaller Junction Box is behind on the left. Photocopy courtesy Armand Chatfield.
View from Bromshall Junction Box [Scrimgeour]. The branch line to Stafford is to the left next stop Grindley. Just visible in the distance is the Bromshall West Signal Box on the right of the track. The line to the right goes to Stoke and Crewe. Note the bank in the middle by the hut and the iron footbridge to the right. Photo copyright "Signalling Record Society". Photo provided by Mr. Nick Allsop per Jan and Fons deJong
Bromshall Junction [Scrimgeour] looking towards Uttoxeter. The level crossing gates are along Loxley Lane. The lines to the right go back to Stafford. The lines to the left go back to Stoke and Crewe. Photo copyright "Signalling Record Society". Photo provided by Mr. Nick Allsop per Jan and Fons deJong
A Stafford-bound steam train stopped at the Bromshall Junction Box near Bramshall.
A Crewe-bound diesel train near Bromshall junction 1615 Derby to Crewe DMU[1] . The line to Stafford went off to the left but it seems to have been already taken up when this photo was taken. Uttoxeter is a few miles further back. Photo provided by Mr. Nick Allsop per Jan and Fons deJong.
Staffordshire Newsletter article on last train on the Stafford Uttoxeter line. Dated 30th March 1957.
30th March 1957 Staffordshire Newsletter part 1.
30th March 1957 Staffordshire Newsletter Part 2.
From Staffordshire Life and County Pictorial Summer 1957. Page 23.
From Staffordshire Life and County Pictorial Summer 1957. Page 24.
From Staffordshire Life and County Pictorial Summer 1957. Page 25.
1957 Railway memories. Staffordshire Newsletter press cutting Ed Wooding March 1957.
1957 Staffordshire Newsletter cutting on last train journey on old line March 23rd 1957. Courtesy the late Colin Deaville of Uttoxeter.
1957. Newspaper cutting the late Colin Deaville.
Article on last train journey and Tom Smithson in the Staffordshire Sentinel of March 1957. Press cutting Ed Wooding of Stafford.
March 23rd 1957. The Stevenson Locomotive Society Special Train 41224 at Stafford Station ready for a last journey along the Stafford Uttoxeter line. Photo H.B. Oliver per Nowell Gosling.
The SLS Special 41224 passes under the booking office at Stafford Common Station on its outward journey to Bromshall near Uttoxeter March 23rd 1957. Staffordshire Newsletter.
W.A. 'Cam' Camwell (1906-1995) at Shrewsbury Station on his 80th birthday on 18th October 1986. Photo Mark Bartlett. 'Cam' of the Stephensons Locomotive Society was one of the organisers of the last train on the Stafford Uttoxeter line on March 23rd 1957. For more information on Mr.Camwell click on the links below. http://www.bmbstaff.org.uk/bmb-staff_087.htm http://www.bmbstaff.org.uk/bmb-staff_053.htm
Stop for passenger enthusiasts to take photos of the last train March 23rd 1957. The train stopped at Weston, Stowe, Grindley and the junction at Bramshall or Bromshall. Photo H.B.Oliver per Nowell Gosling.
Stop at Ingestre & Weston Station March 23rd 1957. Press cutting Ann and George Marsden.
The Special train stops at Weston Station. Note the top of the chimney of Weston Dairy. Photo Ed Wooding.
A stop at Weston and Ingestre Station on the last train March 23rd 1957. Note the tall chimney of Weston Dairy behind the house of the Station Master. Photo H.B.Oliver per Nowell Gosling.
The Special Train at Weston taken by Louis Dalby. The last train journey was organised by W.A.Camwell, Hon Secretary of the Midland Branch. Thanks to Jan and Fons De Jong for finding this photo and contacting Louis Dalby.
Last train at Ingestre and Weston Station March 23rd 1957. Note top of tall chimney of Weston Dairy and the bushy plant between the lines. Photo H.B. Oliver per Nowell Gosling.
March 23rd 1957 at Ingestre and Weston Station. Photo H.B.Oliver per Nowell Gosling.
Chartley & Stowe Station March 23rd 1957. Photo Robert B.Parr courtesy Jan and Fons deJong.
March 23 1957 stop on outward journey at Chartley and Stowe Station. Railway enthusiast William Arthur 'Cam' Camwell, (1906-1995), the organiser of the trip, in dark suit with fellow rail tour organiser Dr.Arthur Lionel Barnett with cameras. Photo copyright the late Robert B. Barr courtesy Jan and Fons Dejong. For the back of the photo see next photo.
Grindley Station March 23rd 1957 looking towards Bromshall Junction. Photo Robert B.Barr courtesy Jan en Fons deJong.
Last train at Chartley 1957. Photo Louis Dalby who travelled on the train on its nostalgic journey. Thanks to Jan and Fons De Jong who found the photo on Flickr and contacted Louis for permission to use it here. It's hard to say whether this was on the outward or return journey.
Last train March 23rd 1957. Photo H.B.Oliver per Nowell Gosling. Has anyone any idea where this is on the line?
The last train March 23rd 1957. Sign on train reads "Final Run - Stafford GN Line - 23 March 1957. Photo H.B.Oliver per Nowell Gosling. Anyone know where this is?
Where is this? Even the ticket collector joins in the nostalgia recording of the occasion.
Last train March 23 1957 at Grindley Station. Note the chimneys and roof behind the train. Photo Ed Wooding.
Last train leaves Grindley for Stafford March 23 1957 pushed by the engine at the rear - note the steam. Two railway guards keeping a look-out. Photo Ed Wooding.
I wonder if this is at Grindley ? The footpath on the left is a clue. The Station Master's House was on a bank above the line so the path could have been the way down.
The last train reverses back to Stafford at Grindley. Photo Ed Wooding. The road bridge over the line is visible in the background.
The last train leaving Grindley Station passing under the road on its way back to Stafford March 23rd 1957. Note the steam in front of the engine as it reverses back. The two railway lines merge into one after the bridge. Photo Colin Deaville of Grindley.
Waiting for the last train at Bramshall (Bromshall) March 23rd 1957. Presumably these people have walked or arrived by car or bus to witness the last train journey which ended here. The tall Bromshall Signal Box can be seen behind the bush and the closed level crossing gate along Loxley Lane. The railway line furthest left is on the Derby Crewe line with stops at Uttoxeter and Stoke on Trent. Uttoxeter is a couple of miles further along. I wonder what caused the long uniform shadow on the left? Photo H.B. Oliver per Ed Wooding.
The S & U railway tracks near Stafford Station with Venables Timber Yard on the right. Part of disused spur to the timber yard can be seen in front of the gate bottom right.
Bramshall Junction - the final stop for the special train run on March 23rd 1957. Back to camera is W.A.Camwell. The chap on the high signal box must have a great view. The signal box and the crossing keeper's cottage are long gone. Photo E.Talbot from Roy Lewis' Collection.
The end of the journey out at Bromshall West Junction Signal Box March 23rd 1957. The tall signal box at Bromshall Junction is further on. Photo H.B. Oliver per Ed Wooding.
Bromshall West Junction Signal Box at Bramshall on 23.3.1957.
The rear of the last train on 23.3.1957 at the end of its outward journey at Bromshall West Signal Box. The train would reverse back all the way to Stafford. Photo H.B. Oliver per Noel Gosling.
Last trip over the S&U in July 1959 before the lifting of the railway lines in October of that year. Reg Durose and Jack Williams are standing on the left with their platelayers trolley at Ingestre and Weston platform (Weston). The boys from Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall were members of the school's Railway Society and are on the right with their schoolmaster Mr. Kirby,fourth from left. Photographer Brian Holmes.
The end of Grindley Bridge. Staffordshire Newsletter cutting Ed Wooding Nov. 1959.
Bulldozing piles of earth to fill in the gap under the bridge at Grindley.
Newspaper cutting Ed Wooding.
Press cutting Staffordshire Newsletter of Saturday 18th August 1956. Courtesy the late Colin Deaville.
Staffordshire Newsletter cutting dated Saturday 18th August 1956. Courtesy the late Colin Deaville.
The old Stafford Uttoxeter line is lifted. Staffordshire Newsletter cutting October 1959 courtesy the late Colin Deaville.
Cox and Danks dismantle the old railway line in 1970.
1961 newspaper article on dangerous bridge at Hopton. Press cutting Staffordshire Newsletter May 1961 Ed Wooding.
1963 Missing Signal Box at Salt. Express and Star newspaper cutting May 8th 1963 Ed Wooding courtesy Paul Blurton. What is the location of the bottom photo?
Removal of Black Bridge over A51 London Road at Weston on Saturday February 8th 1964. Express and Star cutting 14.2.1964 courtesy Ed Wooding per Paul Blurton. Demolished in four hours by Erwin Construction Lt.d of Maidstone, Kent. 12 tons of wrought iron.
Retirement of Bob Smithson after 43 years service on the railways. Press cutting Staffordshire Newsletter November 1970 courtesy Ed Wooding per Paul Blurton.
Peter Murcott's film of the Clog and Knocker August 27th 1976. Press cutting Staffordshire Newsletter Ed Wooding.
The mysterious researchers of the old Stafford Uttoxeter railway part 1.
Part 2 on the two mystery researchers Jan and Fons de Jong from Holland.
At the bottom of Bramshall Lane the track of the old line is visible as it leaves the Derby-Crewe lineand runs parallel with the A518. Photo Copyright Getmapping www.multimap.com
To the left of the fence here at Bramshall the old branch line to Stafford separated from the main line on the right to Stoke and Crewe. I wonder if that is the same bank visible in the earlier photos which separated the two lines? Photo Jim Foley August 1996.
The old track near Loxley.
The track near Loxley.
The old track at Loxley. A stream flows under the raised track near here probably the Hockley Brook. Photo Jim Foley August 1996.
The old track starts to climb near Lower Loxley. Photo Jim Foley 1996.
The old railway track becomes steeper near Lower Loxley going in the direction of Stafford. Photo Jim Foley 1996.
Looking back down toward the old bridge at Loxley showing the climb up to the tunnel under the Stafford- Uttoxeter road at Aldery Bank. Bramshall village is visible on the hill to the left of the bridge. Loxley Hall is on the opposite hill on the right. Photo Jim Foley 1996.
The old track near Leese Hill on the way to Grindley. Photo Jim Foley August 1996.
A style leading to a passage way under the old railway line near Loxley. Photo Jim Foley August 1996.
The old track below Leese Hill. Photo Jim Foley 1996.
A bridge under the line near Leese Hill to allow cattle to go from one field to another. Photo Jim Foley
Old railway bridge over the River Blithe near Leese Hill. Stafford is to the left and Uttoxeter to the right. Photo Jim Foley.
The old railway bridge that carried the Clog and Knocker over the River Blithe. Grindley was the next station along on the left. Photo Jim Foley August 1996.
The River Blithe meanders under the old railway bridge not far from Leese Hill. Photo Jim Foley August 1996.
The River Blithe on its way south to the Blithe Reservoir as seen from the old railway bridge. Photo Jim Foley August 1996.
A ruined building alongside the old track near Grindley. Jim Foley August 1996.
The old railway track near Grindley going towards Bramshall and Uttoxeter. It is now used as a farm track. Leese Hill can be seen in the background. Photo Jim Foley Augsut 1996.
The old railway track near Chartley Moss looking towards Stowe by Chartley and Stafford. Part of the track runs on an embankment about twenty feet above the woodland. Chartley Moss is further down on the left. Photo Jim Foley 1992.
The old railway line near Chartley Moss Tuesday April 29 2008. Copyright Simon Huguet and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/788187. For more photos of the U.K. and Ireland visit www.geograph.org.uk
Laura Foley on a gate across the old railway line near Chartley Moss looking towards Grindley and Uttoxeter. Photo Jim Foley 1996. The sign reads: National Nature Reserve Chartley Moss WARNING Dangerous Bog.
Laura Foley near the old railway line with the ruins of Chartley Castle in the background. The A518 Stafford to Uttoxeter road runs below the castle. Photo Jim Foley 1996.
Anothe view of the ruins of Chartley Castle as would have been seen from the train. The second hedge runs along the A518 the Stafford-Uttoxeter road. Photo Jim Foley 1996.
The old overgrown railway line near Stowe by Chartley. Photo Jim Foley 1996.
Laura Foley on the old railway track near near Chartley.
Laura Foley on the old track near Stowe by Chartley. Photo Jim Foley 1996.
The old overgrown railway track near Chartley
The decorative metal bridge over the overgrown old railway track on Stowe Lane, Stowe by Chartley. Photo Jan and Fons De Jong 1991.
The old Waiting Room at Chartley just about visible through the dense undergrowth on the old platform at Stowe and Chartley. Photo Jan and Fons De Jong 1991.
Detail of platform edging stones on the overgrown Platform 2 at the old Stowe and Chartley Station. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1991.
The derelict Waiting Room on the old platform at Stowe and Chartley Station in 1991. The building was removed to nearby Amerton Railway and completely restored. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong.
The restored Waiting Room from Chartley and Stowe Station now stands at Amerton Railway and contains a wooden replica of the locomotive Isabel. Photo Jan and Fons de Joog 2004.
An old bridge over the track at Bridge Lane near Stowe by Chartley. Photo Jim Foley 1996.
View of the old railway track at Stowe by Chartley looking toward Weston and Stafford. Note the windsock on the left in the distance for the private landing strip. Photo Jim Foley 1996.
This gate was in Saltworks Lane, Weston, Stafford, and was known as 'The Goods Yard Gate'. It was manned by the Station Master and kept locked at night. American troops, British troops and Civilian personel moved food, cattle and other goods (including military vehicles) on the low level sidings during and after W.W.2. These were then transferred by road to Ingestre Park for daily use or storage. At high level the waiting rooms, toilets and slot machines were available to the public travelling to Stafford or Uttoxeter. The steel bridge over Saltworks Lane was adjacent to the United Dairies with its landing deck allowing the milk churns to be loaded on to the Milk Train to Birmingham. The station master was Mr. Smithson who lived in the Station House which was situated where Weston Village Hall now stands. Submitted by George Marston who moved to Saltworks Farmhouse with parents and siblings, aged 4, in 1939. My mother kept the teapot flowing for the American troops. Photo Jim Foley. 1998.
Looking back along the old track at Salt towards Weston. Photo Jim Foley 1997.
The road bridge over the old line at Salt. Looking towards Weston.
The old track at the back of the Holly Bush Inn, Salt. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1992.
Short cutting between Salt and Hopton at the back of the Old School on the right at Salt and looking towards Hopton and Stafford. The school closed in 1981 and is now a private residence. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1993. http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS/StaffordToUttoxeterRailway?feat=directlink
Part of the old embankment - the raised area in front -can be seen here at Hopton looking towards Stafford from the location of the old Hopton Bridge. The line ran to the left of the embankment. Note chevrons on road sign on right. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1994.
Looking towards the filled in Hopton Cutting in the direction of Stafford. The old line would have run to the left of the hedge and between the trees but a much lower level in the cutting now completely filled in with rubbish, rubble and landfill. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1994.
The remains of the embankment at Hopton - a good example of railway heritage hidden in the countryside. The old line ran parallel to the embankment. Stafford is to the left and Uttoxeter to the right. Hopton Bridge would have been to the right just out of the picture. Jan and Fons de Jong 1994.
Old track bed of Stafford Uttoxeter line near Salt looking towards Salt. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1994.
Salt. The old Station Master's House is visible behind the fence. Photo Jan and Fons 1991.
The old track where it went past the old Station Master's House at Salt looking towards Weston. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1991.
Note the ascent at Hopton in the direction of Uttoxeter. This was, I believe, the location of Hopton Cutting where excavations had to take place when the line was built to ease the climb for the steam trains. Photo Jim Foley 1996.
Old bridge over the steep track near Hopton showing the descent towards Stafford. Photo Jim Foley 1996.
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Railway overbridge near Astonfields Balancing Lakes View of railway overbridge east of Stafford Common Railway station. This line closed to Passengers on 4th December 1939. The line survived for freight and for special servicemens trains until final closure to all regular traffic on 5th March 1951, the last train over the line being an SLS special in March 1957. The track east of this point was lifted in 1959 but the remainder was retained for use by engineers in connection with electrification work on the West Coast Main Line. This stub was finally taken out of use in December 1975. Photo Tim Marshall. © Copyright Tim Marshall and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/987943
The old track near RAF 16 MU Living quarters. The RAF handed the entire site over to the British Army in 2007. Photo Copyright Getmapping www.multimap.com
The track of the old railway line at the site of Stafford Common Station where it went under Common Road Bridge. The station was adjacent to the bridge. Stafford is to the left and Stafford Common is to the right on the other side of Common Road. Photo copyright Getmapping www.multimap.com
The old track as it goes over Marston Brook looking towards RAF 16 MU and Uttoxeter. The houses on Sandon Road are visible on the right. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1994.
Photo showing the edging stones of the old platform at Stafford Common just visible on the left. The old track is on the right with Common Road Bridge just visible ahead. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1990. http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS/StaffordToUttoxeterRailway?feat=directlink
View of the neglected overgrown Stafford Uttoxeter railway track near the site of the old Stafford Common Station. The line went under Common Road Bridge ahead and on to Stafford. The Salt Works were behind the camera to the right. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1990.
Common Walk. Stafford Common is on the right, the old railway track runs in parallel on the left and Stone Road crosses at a right angle straight ahead. Common Road Bridge is located behind the camera. Photo Jim Foley 1990.
Overgrown platform at the old Common Station looking towards Stafford. Photo Tim Marshall. http://picasaweb.google.com/Tim7099/AWalkFromStaffordToBeaconside#5290935771426789586
The old Stafford Uttoxeter railway track looking east toward Uttoxeter in 1990. Stafford Common Station stood near here. Photo taken from Common Road Bridge. A spur further along led to the Salt Works. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong, Netherlands.
Overbridge at Astonfields Balancing Reservoirs looking towards Hopton. Photo Tim Marshall. http://picasaweb.google.com/Tim7099/AWalkFromStaffordToBeaconside#5290936055373464146
The old track under Stone Road Bridge. Stafford Common is on the other side of the road to the left. Stafford Common Station and the line to Uttoxeter lay straight ahead. Photo copyright Getmapping www.multimap.com
The old railway track under the A34 Stone Road Bridge. Stafford Common is on the left. Strengthening work has been carried out on the bridge and the smoke deflectors and telegraph equipment are gone. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1994.
The old track of the Stafford Uttoxeter railway under the Stone Road - the A34 in 1990. looking towards ? Note the old smoke deflectors and the remains of the old telegraph equipment on the left just under the bridge. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong.
Remains of telegraph equipment at Stone Road Bridge. The old track can be seen going towards ? Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1990.
The old line in 1990 as a footpath looking towards Stafford under Common Road Bridge. Stafford Common Station was on this side of the bridge and Stafford Common is on the right hand side on the other side of the bridge. Stafford Common Goods Yard would have been on the other side on the left. Photo Jan and Fons.
Bridge carrying A5013 over disused railway Bridge carrying A5013 road over the former GNR Stafford - Uttoxeter line, west of Stafford Common Station, closed to Passengers on 4th December 1939. The line survived for freight and for special servicemens trains until final closure to all regular traffic on 5th March 1951, the last train over the line being an SLS special in March 1957. The line east of Stafford Common Station was lifted in 1959 but the remainder was retained for use by engineers in connection with electrification work on the West Coast Main Line. This stub was finally taken out of use in December 1975.© Copyright Tim Marshall and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/987967
The old track can be seen as it goes under Eccleshall Road Bridge with Eccleshall Road Cemetery onboth sides of the line. Doxey is to towards the top of the photo. Photo Copyright Getmapping www.multimap.com
Bridge 44 over the River Sow at Doxey. Originally this was a two track bridge. View from Stafford side. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1994.
Another view of the remains of Bridge 44 over the River Sow at Doxey.
The bridge which carried the old line over the River Sow looking towards Eccleshall Road Cemetery where the trees are. July 26 2008. Copyright Simon Huguet and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3657751
The bridge over the Sow looking towards Doxey Bridge and Stafford Station July 26 2008. Copyright Simon Huguet and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3657751
Old railway bridge over the River Sow. Photo Tim Marshall. http://picasaweb.google.com/Tim7099/AWalkFromStaffordToBeaconside#5290934881526053762
The old line showing the bridge over the River Sow near Doxey. To the left of the pylon can be seen Broadeye Windmill, Stafford. Copyright Simon Huguet and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3657751
The River Sow taken from the bridge which carried the old line near Doxey. July 26 2008. Copyright Simon Huguet and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
The old line between Eccleshall road Cemetery July 26 2008. Copyright Simon Huguet and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3657751
Planks of timber piled high at Venables yard with Doxey Road behind. The old railway bridge and road was to the right of the car. The old track is still there on the left of the road opposite the large group of daffodils. Photo courtesy Venables.
Doxey Road Bridge can be seen at the top of the photo. The track of the old line can be seen in the middle of the photo. Housing estates now occupy the site of Venables Timber Yards. Photo copyright Getmapping www.multimap.com
Doxey Bridge the last bridge over the old Stafford Uttoxeter line before Stafford Station which is on the left under the arch. The steel stanchions of the electified main Manchester London line can be seen through the arch. The old track is visible in the foreground. The road bridge became redundant when the line closed. Photo Jim Foley.
View of the old track from Doxey Road Bridge looking north in the direction of Stafford Common Station and Uttoxeter. Doxey Road which once crossed over the bridge runs in front. Doxey Road Sidings and Stafford Gas Works would have been on the right and Venables Timber Yard on the left. Note the electricity pylon. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1994.
Winter view of old railway track at Doxey looking towards Stafford with Doxey Road Bridge just visible in the distance. A spur on the left led to Doxey Road Sidings and Stafford Gas Works. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1991.
Warning sign on Doxey Road Bridge 'DANGER OVERHEAD LIVE WIRES' alerting passers-by that they are approaching the nearby electrified West Coast Mainline. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1990. http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS/StaffordToUttoxeterRailway?feat=directlink
Stafford Railway Station looking south. The end of the line for the old Stafford Uttoxeter railway was in the car park seen just ahead on the left. What looks like the old track is visible to the left of the main line. The main London Euston to Manchester line runs through the platforms on the right.
The bed of the old railway track can be seen on the other side of the London Manchester railway lines. The roof of Venables Timber Yard can be seen. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1994. http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS/StaffordToUttoxeterRailway?feat=directlink
Site of old junction of Stafford Uttoxeter railway with main line. Venables Timberyard has been replaced by houses. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 2008. http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS/StaffordToUttoxeterRailway?feat=directlink
Bagnall Bridge Signal Box No. 5 at Stafford. This signal box would have controlled the junction with the Stafford Uttoxeter line and the old GNR bay platform at Stafford Station. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1994.
The old diagram from No. 5 Bagnall Bridge Signal Box near Stafford Station. This signal box controlled the junction with the old Stafford Uttoxeter line and the old GNR bay platform. The diagram is now at Foxfield Railway near Cheadle. Photo Jan and Fons de Jong 1992.
Remains of a station lamp for Chartley Station seen at Chasewater Light Railway, Brownhills, Staffordshire. Photo Jan and Fons De Jong 1993. http://picasaweb.google.com/JANenFONS/StaffordToUttoxeterRailway?feat=directlink
Telephone Circuit Card with number for railway stations between Etwall, Derbyshire and Stafford. Presumably B.O. at Stafford Common and Stafford Town means Booking Office but what does S.M.O. stand for ?
L.N.E.R. Waybill and Ticket for a dog from Stafford Common to Salt March 1937. Courtesy Armand Chatfield of Stafford.
Ticket courtesy Armand of Stafford Chatfield of Stafford.
The site of the old junction of the Stafford Uttoxeter railway line looking towards Uttoxeter taken from the footpath. The line came to the right at this point on its way to Stafford. The level crossing at Bramshall is behind the white building. Photo Jim Foley Sunday afternoon May 3rd 2009.
Looking up Loxley Lane from Bromshall level crossing on Sunday afternoon May 3rd 2009. Photo Jim Foley.
Looking up Loxley Lane towards Loxley. Note the bridge over the Loxley Brook. Bramshall Level Crossing is behind. Photo Jim Foley taken on Sunday afternoon May 5th 2009.
The track of the old Stafford Uttoxeter Railway line near the old Bromshall junction with the Derby Crewe Line looking west towards Stafford. It is much overgrown since my last visit thirteen years ago in 1996. A footpath runs between the fences and the Derby Crewe line runs to the right. Photo Jim Foley taken on Sunday afternoon May 3rd 2009.
The site of the old junction of the Stafford Uttoxeter line with the main Derby Crewe line near the Bramshall level crossing just visible in the middle distance. The line from Uttoxeter moved off here towards the camera positon. Photo Jim Foley Sunday afternoon May 5th 2009.
The old track of the Stafford Uttoxete line looking west towards Stafford. Since my last visit thirteen years ago in 1996 the old track has become much overgrown. Note the footpath between the fences on the right. The Derby-Stoke on Trent - Crewe line runs to the right of the bank. Photo Jim Foley Sunday aftenoon May 3rd 2009.
The track of the old Stafford Uttoxeter railway line just a short distance from the level crossing at Bramshall. To the right is a field and then the Derby- Stoke on Trent- Crewe railway line. This feeding trough for cattle is a new addition. Photo Jim Foley Sunday afternoon May 3rd 2009.
The site of the old junction where the line to Stafford from Uttoxeter went left can clearly be seen. The Crewe-Stoke on Trent- Derby line still runs to the right. Photo taken by Jim Foley not far from Bramshall level crossing on Sunday afternoon May 3rd 2009.
Another view of the site of the junction of the old Stafford Uttoxeter line at Bramshall. The line to Stafford went to the left while the line to Stoke on Trent and Crewe still goes to the right. Photo Jim Foley taken on Sunday afternoon May 5th 2009.
The track of the old Stafford Uttoxeter Railway line looking towards Stafford just a few yards from where the junction with the Crewe Derby line was near Bromshall (Bramshall) Junction.
The Derby-Stoke on Trent-Crewe line looking west from the level crossing at Bramshall. The old line from Uttoxeter to Stafford went left here just before the bank where the railway line veers right. Photo Jim Foley Sunday afternoon May 3rd 2009.
