Deltic at Peterborough (1975)
BR Class 55 Deltic #55006 "The Fife & Forfar Yeomanry" waiting at Platform 4 with the 14:00 London King's Cross - Aberdeen service on...
Rail Accident – Conington, 15th December 1961
Workmen start the long task of tidying up after a derailment and subsequent collision at Conington, south of Peterborough, on 15th December 1961.
A full...
Rhubarb Bridge (1960)
Two superb views of Rhubarb Bridge carrying the M&GN line from Peterborough across through Dogsthorpe, Eye, Thorney, etc towards Wisbech and Kings Lynn. The...
New England Locomotive Shed (1967)
Two 1967 images showing the impressive loco shed at New England, the year before it was demolished.
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...
“Chamossaire” at New England
LNER Thompson A2/A3 #60514 "Chamossaire" outside its home shed at New England in the early 1960s. Built in 1946, she never saw her twentieth...
Crescent Station
A rare undated image of the old Crescent Station buildings that sat just south of Crescent Bridge. Owned by the Midland Railway, Crescent Station ran briefly in...
Railways in Peterborough (1959)
Some excellent colour footage showing railway action in Peterborough in 1959.
Diesel Prototype – August 1964
Prototype English Electric type 4 "D400" class (later class 50) DP2 pictured at Peterborough North in August 1964.
Built in early 1962, DP2 was used extensively...
Walton Signal Box and Crossing
This was the Great Northern Railway signal box at Walton crossing in the 1970s - one of two boxes at the site with a standard wooden Midland...
