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The locomotive was withdrawn...
Beyer Peacock Garratt at Spital Yard
A huge 150 ton Beyer Peacock Garratt engine #47981 at rest near the coaling tower in Spital Yard in 1951.
Built in 1930, these unusual...
Class 40 Diesel at Peterborough Station
1960 built British Rail Class 40 diesel #40061 on hold alongside a train of fly-ash wagons at Peterborough station, probably in the late 1970s.
Peterborough Railway Society (1973)
The Peterborough Railway Society base at the BSC sidings in October 1973, the year before the Nene Valley Railway was purchased and leased to...
Great Northern Railway Handbill (1876)
A wonderful GNR handbill for a special excursion from Boston to the fair at Peterborough, dated 3rd October 1876.
9F at Peterborough North
British Railways 9F heavy freight engine #92199 about to depart Peterborough North with a northbound passenger train - date unknown.
A preserved 9F has been...
Railway Share Certificate (1846)
An old 1846 Share Certificate from the Peterborough and Nottingham Junction Railway Company which appears to have been a short-lived company overseeing the construction...
Gresley A3 at Peterborough North (1958)
Grantham based Gresley A3 #60105 "Victor Wild" at and departing from Peterborough North in 1958.
Railway Canteen Workers (1955)
An excellent photo showing Peterborough rail workers enjoying their pack-up lunch in the canteen in 1955.
Track Workers (c.1910)
Track workers pictured around 1910 with the Midland & Great Northern Railway flyover in the background on the site of what would today be...