The original ‘Alfred Paget’ 0-4-2ST No.204/1861, acquired new by the Cannock Chase Colliery Company, scrapped by NCB at Chasetown circa 1952. ‘Paget’ was the family name of the Marquis of Anglesey, one of the major land-owners in the district, and Chasewater Railway has kept the name – now on a Neilson engine.
‘Alfred Paget’ – the Neilson version.- 2937-1882 0-4-0ST,
An unusual view of the Coppice Colliery (Fair Lady) at Heath Hayes. Certainly one that I hadn’t seen before.
Coppice Colliery, Heath Hayes (Fair Lady)
The Transport Scene at Chasewater in the early days.
This photo shows Neilson loco ‘Alfred Paget’ and Hawthorn Leslie ‘Asbestos’ with The MSL coach.
This time the Neilson – 2937/1882 carrying the ‘Alfred Paget ‘ nameplates – heading a freight train of wagons in various liveries (including rust!), with the Cannock Chase Colliery brake van – affectionally known as the ‘slum’ bringing up the rear.
This brake van has now fallen into major disrepair, with the chassis collapsing and breaking the sole bars. The interior of the van still remains dry. It has had a few coats of paint over the years, but, as the last known item of rolling stock which actually ran on the line in the mine-working years, it seems a shame that more cannot be done to restore it.
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