Bongrace at Peterborough East (1964)
Class A1 #60128 "Bongrace" climbing out of Peterborough East with a returning Locomotive Club of Great Britain rail tour in 1964.
"Bongrace" was withdrawn and...
Westwood Rail Crash 1955
A spectacular rail crash in September 1955 on the New England side of Westwood Bridge. Amazingly, the derailment only resulted in injuries rather than...
Peterborough North Station
A superb undated view of Peterborough North station looking back from the northern end.
Peterborough East Station 1850
An excellent illustration showing Peterborough East Station in 1850, just five years after opening.
Sir Nigel Gresley at Peterborough North (1967)
Gresley A4 #60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley" attracting a large crowd of admirers at Peterborough North in 1967 with a northbound excursion.
The locomotive was withdrawn...
Air Raid Damage – 1940
I have possessed these three images for a number of years now but all I know about them is that they show the aftermath...
Railway Canteen Workers (1955)
An excellent photo showing Peterborough rail workers enjoying their pack-up lunch in the canteen in 1955.
Steam Under Crescent Bridge (1913)
A London Kings Cross train heading south under the newly opened Crescent Bridge in 1913. The photograph was taken on the Thorpe Road level...
Class 45 on Fly Ash Duties (1983)
Toton, Nottingham based Class 45 #45003 on a return train from the Fletton fly-ash pits in the Summer of 1983.
Inbound Steam for Peterborough North (1958)
New England based 9F #92186 in the background and Coalville based Fowler 4F #44166 on a mixed freight working in the foreground. Both heading...
