New England Shed (1920)
A busy New England Loco Shed pictured in 1920.
Great Eastern Level Crossing
A superb photograph of the old Great Eastern level crossing that caused plenty of chaos on the busy London Road route into the city.
The...
Sea Eagle south of Peterborough North
Doncaster based LNER A1 #60139 "Sea Eagle" powering southbound from Peterborough North with a Kings Cross train in June 1963.
Railway Depot Open Day (1959)
A railway open day in Peterborough in 1959 that evidently featured the opportunity to be lifted high by the resident railway steam crane !
Peterborough East Station (1963)
Peterborough East station in 1963 with a steam hauled Rugby train alongside a more modern Diesel Multiple Unit.
A4 “Mallard” at Peterborough North (1960)
The iconic LNER A4 #60022 "Mallard" coasts effortlessly into Peterborough North station on Tuesday 19th April 1960.
“St Simon” at New England
New England based LNER A3 #60112 "St. Simon" at home in the early 1960s.
A2 “Edward Thompson” Approaches Peterborough (1958)
New England based A2 #60500 "Edward Thompson" approaches its home base in 1958.
Great Northern Railway Ticket (1856)
A superb set of images showing a very early Great Northern Railway ticket for travel between London and Peterborough. The date of 1856 was...
Barnwell Station – Late 1950s
Barnwell Station was opened in 1845 and closed on the 4th May 1964.
The station building - the roof of which can just be seen on...
