Chasewater Railway Museum

Chasewater Railway Museum Catalogue – Destination Indicators

Posted on February 23, 2017 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum Catalogue

Destination Indicators

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Destination Indicators 2020 – XL Files

Caption text: Object number, name, description, creator, location.

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2 Finger board LMS All Stations to Rugeley LMS R1.S3

3 Finger board LMS Perry Barr, Aston and Birmingham LMS R1.S3

4 Finger board LMS Macclesfield, Stoke, Watford and London LMS R1.S3

5 Finger board LMS Birmingham Local LMS R1.S3

6 Finger board LMS Wolverhampton & Birmingham LMS R1.S3

7 Finger board LMS All Stations to Stoke and Stafford LMS R1.S3

8 Finger board LMS Kidsgrove Central, Stoke and London St Pancras LMS R1.S3

9 Finger board LMS Sutton Park LMS R1.S3

10 Finger board LMS Darlaston, Willenhall, Wolverhampton LMS R1.S3

11 Finger board LMS Birmingham Express LMS R1.S3

12 Finger board LMS Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, London LMS R1.S3

13 Finger board LMS Cheadle Hulme, Vauxhall & Birmingham LMS R1.S3

14 Finger board LMS LMS R1.S3

15 Finger board LMS Wolverhampton, Stafford, Symington, Edinboro LMS R1.S3

16 Finger board LMS Brandon, Rugby, Northampton, Wolverton, Bletchley LNW R1.S3

17 Finger board BR Loughborough, Leicester, Nuneaton & Birmingham BR R1.S3

18 Carriage destination board Metro Uxbridge/Harrow Metropolitan Railway R5.B1.S3

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Chasewater Railway Museum Catalogue, Control & Communications

Posted on February 23, 2017 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum Catalogue

Control & Communications

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Control & Communications 2020 XL Files

Caption Text – Object number, name, description, creator, location.

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: 300 Anetts key Brownhills West to Norton R4.S3

: 386 Signal Identity Plate CC&WR Signal ID Plate CCWR C18 CCWR

: 434 Signal lever collar/indicator ‘Train waiting at signal’ C7

: 435 Signal lever disc ‘Workman/disconnected’ C7

: 439 Signal lever lead ‘Up Walsall to arrival line’ BR C7

: 440 Signal lever collar ‘NSR line blocked’ NSR C7

: 589 Block instrument & bell Combined NSR from Swynnerton Junction NSR R5.B1.S3 NSR

: 628 Train staff Walsall Wood Colliery to LNWR Norton Junction Walsall Wood Colliery C7 Junction Walsall Wood Colliery

: 975 Signal arm Yellow wooden distant signal, maybe colliery line R5.B1.S1

: 1683 Signal BR Home BR U2

: 10731 Train Staff Ticket Littleworth Railway Wimblebury Junction to Coopers Lodge Junction BCN C7

: 10753 Detonator case Container for safe storage of detonators. 8″ tall LNW C17

: 11248 Signal Lever Description Plate Ex Aldrige SB ‘Starting from Walsall Wood’ Mid C7

: 11249 Signal Lever Description Plate ‘Signal from Colliery Line to Sidings’ Mid C7

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Chasewater Railway Museum – New Items

Posted on February 14, 2017 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

New Items

Three new items of mining memorabilia spotted on e bay by Kevin Pettifor – who gave Barry Bull a call and purchased them. Thanks again Kev.

This first one is a lapel badge of the Mines Rescue Service, National Coal Board.

Both sides

The second one was awarded to Arnold Arrowsmith for five years service with the NCB Mines Rescue Service, West Midlands Division, Sneyd, 1955.

Both sides

The third one was awarded to Arnold Arrowsmith for ten years service with the NCB Mines Rescue Service, West Midlands Division, Sneyd. This one is hall-marked silver.

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Chasewater Railway Museum – Catalogue, CLR Archives

Posted on February 10, 2017 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum Catalogue

CLR Archives

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Chasewater Railway Archives 2020 XL Files

Caption text: Object number, name, description, creator, location.

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: 1917 Leaflet 1992 CLR Leaflet CLR

: 1917 Leaflet 1992 CLR Leaflet CLR

: 1921 Poster 1995 – CLR Colour poster CLR CLR Archives Box File 5.1.3

: 1939 Ticket 22-6-2003 CR Wiggly 1939 Ticket 22-6-2003 CR Wiggly Worm Running Day CLR CLR Archives Box File 5.1.3

: 1918 Leaflet 1997 – CLR Leaflet on card CLR CLR Archives Box File 5.1.3

: 8020 Publication Jan-April 1961 Newsletter RPS Arch File 1

: 1947 Ticket CLR 1999 40th Anniversary Gold Pass – White CLR CLR Archives Box File 5.1.3

: 8039 Publication Jan-Feb 1966 Vol.5 No.1 The Mercian News Sheet RPS Arch File 1

: 1940 Ticket 23-11-2003 CR Collectors Fair CLR CLR Archives Box File 5.1.3

: 1941 Ticket 5-10-2003 CR Gricer’s Day CLR CLR Archives Box File 5.1.3

: 8046 Publication Summer 1967 The Mercian Magazine Vol 1 No 1 RPS Arch File 1

: 11289 12-1995 Chasewater Line to Lakeside

: 11290 Simplex loco article – L&Y Simplex No.1

: 11291 Simplex loco article – more about these locos from Motor Rail Ltd.

: 11292 Copy of Act of Parliament. Cannock Chase – Wolverhampton Railway – 29-7-1864

: 11293 CLR Stocklist 30-1-1995

: 11294 8-3-1964 Letter toWolverhampton Transport re. Trolley Bus

: 11295 Jan 1971 Dorman Centenary Article Rylands loco from Chasewater

: 11296 Newspaper cutting from the ‘Sheffield Star’ 5-4-1963 Re. Flying Scotsman RPS Trip.

: 11316 An Award given to the Chasewater Railway. From Steve Organ’s collection.

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Chasewater Railway Museum Catalogue – Carriage Prints

Posted on February 10, 2017 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum Catalogue

Carriage Prints

Carriage Prints – XL Files

Caption text: Object number, name, description, creator, location.

997 Picture Travel in 1875 C. Hamilton Ellis W4

998 Picture Travel in 1840 C. Hamilton Ellis W4

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Chasewater Railway Museum Catalogue – Carriage Equipment

Posted on February 10, 2017 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum Catalogue

Carriage Equipment

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Carriage Equipment 2020 XL Files

Picture caption – Object number, Name, Description, Maker, Location.

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: 195 Carriage window blind GWR roll-up blind GWR R4.S3

: 196 Carriage window blind GWR roll-up blind GWR R4.S3

: 197 Carriage window blind LSWR roll-up blind LSW R4.S3

: 210 Light controller Switch box for carriage lighting control. LMS R1.S2

: 219 Window glass 219 Window glass Frosted pane of glass from carriage toilet window. Mid R4.S1

: 222 Luggage rack bracket Bracket fixed to compartment wall GWR R4.S3

: 223 Luggage rack bracket Bracket fixed to compartment wall LMS R4.S3

: 224 Luggage rack bracket Bracket fixed to compartment wall R4.S3

: 229 Vacuum Gauge Gauge to indicate vacuum in brake pipes GE R4.S3

: 241 Carriage window blind Roll-up blind used on carriage compartment windows R4.S3

: 245 Compartment mirror LMS mirror LMS R4.S3

: 277 Seat fabric Fabric used to cover seats in carriages BR BR R4.S3

: 278 Seat fabric Fabric used to cover seats in carriages GWR GWR R4.S3

: 299 Table Glass topped stained/polished removable table BR R5.B1.S3

: 383 Carriage door ventilation panel ‘Luncheon & Tea Baskets’ advert GWR C18

: 524 Carriage destination board Wolverhampton – Yellow on black background GWR U1

: 525 Carriage destination board West Bromwich – Yellow on black background GWR U1

: 526 Carriage destination board Birmingham – Yellow on black background GWR U1

: 527 Carriage destination board Stratford-upon-Avon – Yellow on black background GWR U1

: 528 Carriage destination board Shirley – Yellow on black background GWR U1

: 529 Carriage destination board Bristol – Straw on maroon background LMS U1

: 530 Carriage destination board Bradford – Straw on maroon background LMS U1

: 531 Carriage destination board Birmingham – Straw on maroon background LMS U1

: 532 Carriage destination board Cromer – Straw on maroon background LMS U1

: 969 Door ventilator GWR With cold food menu GWR R4.S3

: 980 Carpet LMS LMS R5.B1.S3

: 997 Picture Travel in 1875 by C. Hamilton Ellis W4

: 998 Picture Travel in 1840 by C. Hamilton Ellis W4

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ChasewaterRailway Museum – Harry Hartill’s Country

Posted on February 5, 2017 by John D | Leave a comment

ChasewaterRailway Museum

Harry Hartill’s Country

About a month ago I mentioned that we had borrowed this book for a short time and would lke a copy for the museum. Thanks to the generosity of Les and Dawn Waggett in Michigan, USA, we now have one! To explain why they had the book in the first place, Les started out in life in Chasetown, and has obviously keeps his memories alive.

Here is photo of the book in front one of our ‘Colliery Cabinets’ Our thanks again to Les and Dawn Waggett.

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Chasewater Railway Museum – One from the Canal

Posted on February 3, 2017 by John D | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

One from the Canal

This Birmingham Canal Navigations weigh plate, approximately 14″ in length, from a narrowboat has been in the museum for some years now, having been purchased by our curator, but we didn’t know much about it until we had a canal enthusiast visit the museum, who made a search and found the following details for us:

‘As regards the BCN plate 478 this boat was gauged at Smethwick on 2nd November 1922 it was a 71’1” long open wooden boat (I.e. it did not have a cabin) and was owned by Stewarts and Lloyds Ltd at Coombs Wood Tube Works at Halesowen and was their No.3.’

Our thanks to our visitor, canal enthusiast – Martin O’Keeffe