Midlands Railway History

There is a wealth of information on the internet with regard to the history of the railways and the regional companies that built and operated them.
The Midlands was well covered by many regionals and had a great number of stations and goods yards.
The details of many of these stations can be found here …. http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/misc/stations.htm
The regions are also detailed on the same website.

Perhaps some of us have memories of the railways that we would like to share?

Here is a site just bursting with photographs… http://www.davidheyscollection.com/index.htm

Fantastic pictures mate am working my way through them

Two of my ancestors were Railway Clerks one at Brum another at Rugby
And my Great Grandfather was a Shunter at Crewe

There were some dirty hard jobs on the railways in those days mate. My Granddad was Head Shunter at Saltley Gas works.
I remember trainspotting there in the 1960s the amount of trains and the length of the trains coming in all day was staggering.

Quote: Sheldonboy wrote in post #5

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There were some dirty hard jobs on the railways in those days mate. My Granddad was Head Shunter at Saltley Gas works.
I remember trainspotting there in the 1960s the amount of trains and the length of the trains coming in all day was staggering.

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Astwood can I ask, downloaded what from where?

SB I downloaded them a few days ago off Ancestry com
they are the UK Railway Employment Records 1833-1956
There is The Britain Trade Union Membership Records on Findmypast
which include The National Union Of Railwaymen

Train crash at Stafford
f78t2115p170703n2_lGcPxJdF.pdf

Is that meant to be a link Voltryt? If so, it doesn't work for me

Mike, The image won't load in the page but the attachment link below the post works for me, it is hosted on the forum server so there shouldn't be a problem with it.

It's a load of rubbish anyway, barely readable. The gist is something that SB goes on about with the weight of goods wagon trains and hardly any brakes.

I get it now. thanks

Quote: Voltman wrote in post #9

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Train crash at Stafford
f78t2115p170703n2_lGcPxJdF.pdf

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