Old days

Another rare view of a train hard at work on the Walsall Wood branch during the 1950s.

The 16-ton mineral wagons are pictured close to Leighswood Road (Aldridge), the scene of a derailment in late August 1960 when engine number 44333 went down the embankment (see post of March 21st 2009).

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Tornado

A shot from 20th October showing the new-build 60163 'Tornado' coasting down through the outskirts of Rushall towards Ryecroft Junction.

Switch panel wagons

6D44 Bescot - Toton with tilting points switch-panel wagons in the consist, led by 66114 on 27th November.

60074

60074 'Teenage Spirit' seen in heavy rain at Walsall Cement Depot, and also running light past Streetly on 7th November.

66066

66066 + 66107 steam through the Hardwick Crossing on 4th November with 6D44 Bescot - Toton and a fine rake of old wooden-bodied engineering wagons.

Kicking up the dust on 23rd October was 66069 with 4G53 empty cartics heading down to Bescot.

60074 again

A cement dust-covered 60074 seen at the Hardwick Crossing on 23rd October with the 6M82 empties from Walsall.

60009

60009 caught working the 6M82 cement empties, thundering through Hardwick Crossing on 4th November.

The new Freightliner Class 70

...70001 seen running over the Park line in gloomy weather on a training run today.
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Friday The 13th

66060 passes the site of Aldridge Town Station with the 6E08 steel working on the 13.11.09