46115 Scots Guardsman

The Lune Rivers Trust express 1Z60 Carnforth - Stratford on Avon, 10 minutes late this morning approaching Aldridge.

45231 Sherwood Forester En Route Stratford on Avon

Seen entering Sutton Park at Streetly Gate on 1st September 2021, with 1Z59 Holyhead-Crewe-Stratford charter express.

1Z34 Tyseley - Chester

5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe passing Aldridge yesterday morning.

Duchess of Sutherland

46233 running light to Southall from Butterley MRC just after midday on Friday 5th August at Sutton Park.

1Z33 Leicester to Euston with 46233

46233 the 'Duchess of Sutherland' steams through Sutton Park this morning running on time with her express charter, and with diesel 47832 hanging off the back. Quite a turnout at Streetly for this move!

5043 Back to Tyseley

Great shots by Richard of ex-GWR steamer 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' passing East View on her return to Tyseley after working a weekend charter on 20th September.

The Earl moves to Carnforth

5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' is seen passing Aldridge old station site yesterday morning en route Carnforth from Tyseley.

Return of the Welsh Marches

4965 'Rood Ashton Hall' is seen powering over the Sutton Park Line on Saturday evening with the returning Welsh Marches Express. Captured approaching Walmley and Aldridge. Thanks to Richard Coghlan for the first shot taken near Walmley.

1Z64 Hereford - Tyseley 29th August 2015.

Steam-hauled Charter Express with 46233

A rather murky view of 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' ploughing through the mist and damp of Sutton Park this morning with 1Z32 Sheffield - Euston.

All Steamed Up

A Birmingham New Street to Walsall push-pull auto service stands in the down platform of Sutton Park during August 1957, while another passenger train stands on the upside. Ivatt 2MT-A engine 41220 is providing the power on the Walsall-bound service. This was the time of the World Scout Jamboree at Sutton Park, when many engines rare to the area arrived with trains from all points of the compass. The second photo shows Stanier Black 5 number 45422 shunting vans into the Post Office sidings at Sutton Park sometime during 1964. Two years later this locomotive was cut up at Cashmores, Great Bridge. Hornby have since produced a model of this very engine.

The Great Marquess

61994 is seen passing through Sutton Park on 19th March, running from the East Lancs.Railway to Tyseley for works attention. Three days later and some late winter snow had arrived with a vengeance, 61994 was oblivious to the weather though as she ploughed through Aldridge on her return to the ELR. There must currently be a shortage of steam support coaches...

On The Hunt

This unusual 1937 photo shows a loco hauled short freight of about five wagons plus brakevan, stopped near bridge 41 at Bracebridge in Sutton Park. Looks like the local huntsmen have lost their hounds, or maybe a fox is hiding under the wheels of the train ? Copyright GWR.

The Crimson Princess

It's been a while since a steam photo was posted on here, so enclosed is 6201 Princess Elizabeth seen chugging past Aldridge today, running as 5Z90 Tyseley - Carlisle.

The Scarborough Flyer

46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' is seen coasting through Water Orton station on 30th June 2012 with 'The Scarborough Flyer'.

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.

Tangmere at Aldridge

Ex-Southern Railway Battle of Britain Class steam engine 34067 'Tangmere' passing through Aldridge en route Crewe this afternoon.

5O29 'Nunney Castle'

The steamer is pictured heading across Sutton Park early on Saturday afternoon, running with support coach to Bristol (from Tyseley).

9th July 2011.
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Black 5s through the Park Lime Pits

45407 and 44871 peek through the leaves on a very windy morning, heading home from the SVR.

Back to Blue

LNER A4 Gresley Pacific 60019 'Bittern' glides through Water Orton with
The William Shakespeare charter yesterday afternoon (can't think where it could
be going...). The loco is currently disguised as 4492 'Dominion of New
Zealand' and is running with two tenders.

Thursday 12th May 2011.

Steam Supreme

Close-up of the Llandudno Steam Festival tour blasting through the former Aldridge station site on 30th April 2011 behind Tyseley steam loco's 4965 + 5043.

Photo copyright P P Newell.