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Chasewater Railway Museum – Station finished outside, now to go inside!

Posted on October 16, 2015 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

Station finished outside, now to go inside!

Now that the new Brownhills West Station was pretty much finished on the outside, it was time for the plasterers, chippies and painters to get going on the inside!

Fortunately for us, Jim Higgins was there with his camera.

: Ticket window before plastering

: Ticket window after plastering

: Down the passage

: The other view of the passage

: Buffet before plastering

: Partly plastered

: Ticket window in place

: Buffet plastered

: Booking Hall from the platform

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Chasewater Railway Museum – More photos – station built!

Posted on October 15, 2015 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

More photos – station built!

Another 9 photos of the new station at Brownhills West.

A selection showing the building of the new station from scaffold to external completion.

But there’s still a fair bit to do inside! That’s for the next selection.

: Steve Organ, project manager on left.

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Chasewater Railway Museum – More from the Photograph Collection

Posted on October 13, 2015 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

More from the Photograph Collection

The first three photos in this selection show what a mess was left when the old station came down. What to do about it – stick a motorway through it! It didn’t quite happen that way, more like – shift your railway so we can build a motorway!

The fourth photo shows a line put in to move the rolling stock from the old depot to the new one., as shown in the next two photos.

The final three show the beginings of the new Brownhills West station and yard.

Our thanks again to the family of Arthur (Jim) Higgins for giving this collection to the Chasewater Railway Museum.Old Brownhills West,New Brownhills West staion,

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Chasewater Railway Museum – A Photograph Collection

Posted on October 12, 2015 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

A Photograph Collection

The Museum has been given a collection of photographs of Chasewater Railway’s move from the old station to the new one and then on to Chasewater Heaths. The photos were taken by a Chasewater enthusiast, Mr Arthur (Jim) Higgins, and given to the Museum by his family.

They were taken over a period from September 2000 to 2003, which includes the building of the Heritage Centre.

This first selection shows the old Brownhills West Station, and its demise, taken between September 2000 and January 2001.

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Chasewater Railway Museum – They work ’em hard!!

Posted on October 7, 2015 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

They used to work ’em hard at Chasewater!

A joke… I think…..

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Tagged Brownhills, Burntwood, Chasewater Railway, Chasewater Railway Museum, Heath Hayes, Hednesford, Norton Canes, Old Railway Lines, P.Way Gang, Staffordshire

Chasewater Railway Museum – one from the photo collection

Posted on October 5, 2015 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

One from the photo collection

One or two wiggles but they got there in the end!

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Tagged Brownhills, Burntwood, Chasewater Heaths, Chasewater Railway, Chasewater Railway Museum, Old Railway Lines, P.Way Gang, Staffordshire

3 Photos – New to us

Posted on September 7, 2015 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

3 Photos – New to us

3 photographs came into the museum over the weekend, I think from the bric-a-brac on Brownhills West Station.

The first one is the Peckett loco ‘Hanbury’ of the West Cannock No. 5 Colliery, No.587 of 1894, looking cool!

Next is the Hunslet, ‘Wimblebury’ pictured on the Rawnsley Road on the way to Cannock Wood. No.3839 of 1956. Note the ‘frog-eye’ Austin Healey Sprite coming through on the inside!

Finally, another study of ‘Wimblebury’ – hope nobody’s got their washing out!

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Some more photos have come to light – leaving the old Brownhills West Yard

Posted on August 26, 2015 by John D | Leave a comment

Some more photos have come to light:

Leaving the old Brownhills West Yard

To get from the first two photos, taken in 1978 and 1992, to the third, taken in 2007, a considerable amount of stock had to be moved.

Autumn 1992. Brownhills West Station with a DMU waiting

Brownhills West Station in 1978, including the signal with the slotted post.

New Brownhills West Station at Easter, 2007.

The following photos capture the tail end of the move:

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Chasewater Railway Museum – Additions to our photograph collection.

Posted on August 14, 2015 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

Additions to our photograph collection.

These photographs were taken by Brian Nicholls at the recent Brewery Day and have been added to our archived collection.

: Bass Brewery Dray

: No.21 and Bass No.5

: Colin McAndrew

: M & B Brewery Dray

: Marston’s Baguley loco

: No.21 with Worthington Wagon

: Hudswell Clark S100

: Peckett ‘Teddy’

: From the left – Baguley Bass No.11, Marstons Baguley and Bass No.5 Baguley

: Worthington Wagon showing Dave’s skill as a signwriter.

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Photographs of an Ambulance Train – 1914

Posted on August 5, 2014 by John D | Leave a comment

1914 photographs from the Museum Collection

Photographs of an Ambulance Train – 1914

This is a selection of photographs of a First World War Ambulance Train from David Ives’ collection, given to the Chasewater Railway Museum by Robert Ives.

Great Eastern Railway Ambulance Train – Invalid Ward – Cots out of use, Aug 1914

Great Eastern Railway Ambulance Train – Kitchen – Aug 1914

Great Eastern Railway Ambulance Train – Invalid Ward – Aug 1914

Invalid Ward GER Ambulance Train – Aug 1914

Ward Car for infectious cases. Ambulance Train No.20, Great Eastern Railway, Stratford, September 1915

Staff Car arranged for sleeping. Great Eastern Railway Ambulance Train, Aug 1914

Pharmacy – Ambulance Train No. 20 GER Sept 1915

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Chasewater Railway Museum

Station finished outside, now to go inside!

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More photos – station built!

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More from the Photograph Collection

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Chasewater Railway Museum

A Photograph Collection

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They used to work ’em hard at Chasewater!

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Chasewater Railway Museum

One from the photo collection

One or two wiggles but they got there in the end!

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Chasewater Railway Museum

3 Photos – New to us

The first one is the Peckett loco ‘Hanbury’ of the West Cannock No. 5 Colliery, No.587 of 1894, looking cool!

Next is the Hunslet, ‘Wimblebury’ pictured on the Rawnsley Road on the way to Cannock Wood. No.3839 of 1956. Note the ‘frog-eye’ Austin Healey Sprite coming through on the inside!

Finally, another study of ‘Wimblebury’ – hope nobody’s got their washing out!

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Some more photos have come to light:

Leaving the old Brownhills West Yard

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Chasewater Railway Museum

Additions to our photograph collection.

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1914 photographs from the Museum Collection

Photographs of an Ambulance Train – 1914

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