97304

97304 runs light through Streetly today, en route Shrewsbury.

Aldridge 1990's

A couple of shots from Aldridge circa 1998 showing 47345 with an up liner and 56032 in the same spot with an up empty steel train.

Thanks JT for these two.

92 On The Park

66126 dragged 92015 through the park as 0D44 Bescot-Toton on 13/01/12. Presumably the 92 will return in DB red in due course.

Shadowy Serco

97301 passes a shadowy Sutton Park with 1Q20 Shrewsbury-Derby RTC 13/01/12

Containers

Yet another liner train, 66542 with 4L68 from Birch Coppice.

Streetly Station

An excellent early photographic postcard portraying Streetly station as it appeared probably during the 1920s/30s, kindly supplied by Richard C. An almost busy scene !

The picture is taken from the Thornhill Road bridge looking towards Walsall. The train is at the up platform with the steamer running tender-first, and what looks like four clerestory coaches in tow.

Jocko set free! (For a worthy cause)

On the first of October 2005 there was a charity event held at Walsall Railway Club with all proceeds going to breast cancer charities. During this day 08709 was named Molly's Day, Molly being the young daughter of a Bescot driver who had sadly lost her mother to this illness.

The naming took place in Walsall Midland Yard and this photo shows the loco passing Pleck Junction while making its way to Walsall.

Last of the 'Bones'

EWS-liveried 58050 'Toton Traction Depot', the last Class 58 in the series, is seen passing through Sutton Park in the late 1990s with an up empty MGR set, maybe bound for Daw Mill. The class were all withdrawn by 2002, a number being hired out for use in France and Spain.

Thanks to JT for the photo.

1990s Tamping Machine

A typical tamper of the era, seen on the down at the Aldridge crossover, late 1990s.

Photo JT.

37518

Bridges B55 and B56 provide an artistic backdrop as 37518 runs light through Aldridge in the early 1990s, probably en route Bescot.

The loco survives in preservation on the East Lancashire Railway.

Photo JT.

Tyseley Tour

Tyseley Class 115/116 unit, set T402, is seen passing through Aldridge in the late 1980s.

This was in connection with a Tyseley Open Day event of that time and the shuttle was running between Tyseley and Walsall.

Photo's JT.

Tyseley Tour Two

A second unit, T403, is seen on the up at Aldridge, having left Walsall a few minutes previously.

Photo's JT.

Celebrity Cement

Tata Steel-liveried 60099 passes Walmley with 6M82 Walsall-Tunstead on 30th September 2011.

Penns Station

A superb postcard full of detail, showing the neat little station at Penns (for Walmley) as it appeared around 100 years ago. The photo was taken from Penns Lane bridge looking towards Sutton Park and Walsall. A barrow crossing can be seen running across the railway nearest the camera, and bridge 22 known as the Big Span in the distance, with the New Hall Valley beyond. The last station master at Penns was Les Hollins, who served until closure in January 1965.

Today the site is shrouded by trees and all traces of the station have gone, except for some remnants of the upside (right) platform.

Walsall 31.....

31601 has been kicking about the Walsall area for the last few weeks and is seen here passing the box on Wednesday 31 August, heading for Bescot Virtual Quarry.

Stock Move 2

47270 passes Walmley with 5Z47 Carnforth-Tyseley 19/08/11. Nice to get some sunshine!

Stock Move

On 19th August 2011, 66723 moved 508210 & 508201 from Donnington-Eastleigh, seen here passing through Sutton Park.

Triple Twenties

Ex-DRS Type 1's 20305 + 20301 make for an interesting sight as they tow two barrier tanks across the Park on the afternoon of 8th August. Bringing up the rear of the formation was 20304.

6D20 Crewe - Derby.

Smoking can damage your health

What I think were 47712 and 47818 lay down a smoke trail through Aldridge this morning. The DRS engines were running to Southampton as 0Z58 to pick up a Cruise Saver train on Sunday morning.

Fastline lives on

66434 wearing the old Fastline Freight grey livery passes through Sutton Park on Friday 29th July.