Steam over the Nene 1937
LNER J17 0-6-0 No.8207 crossing the Nene east of Peterborough on 29th May 1937.
Gresley K2 at Peterborough North
New England based Gresley K2 #61747 heading southbound into Peterborough North with a wonderful rake of coaches.
Rail Crash 1922
A steam crane in the foreground working at the scene of a rail crash on 14th August 1922. A runaway GNR engine hit speeds of...
Diesels From Spital Bridge (1983)
Healey Mills (Near Wakefield) based Class 40 #40124 moving onto the main line with a very mixed freight working in June 1983. Class 31...
Class 44 at Peterborough Station
BR Class 44 #44007 "Ingleborough" heading light engine through Peterborough in 1980 on its way back to Nottingham's Toton depot. Within six months, the...
BR Promotional Photo (1960)
A May 1960 British Rail promotional image to highlight Pandrol fittings which are the curly fittings holding the rails to the track bed. Of...
Freight train at New England (1959)
Fowler Class LMS Freight engine 44004 working a mixed freight through New England yard on 1st March 1959.
Brush Type 4 at Peterborough Station (1967)
Brush Type 4, Class 47 D1107 slipping into Peterborough in wonderful two-tone green livery in 1967.
“Great Gable” at Peterborough (1972)
Toton, Nottingham based Class 44 "Peak" #D4 "Great Gable" heading south through Peterborough in 1972. One of only 10 Class 44 engines, all built...
Class 44 Mixed Freight Approaching Peterborough (1978)
BR Class 44 #44002 "Helvellyn" cruises into Peterborough in 1978 with an impressive mixed freight train from its home base at Toton (near Nottingham)...
