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Chasewater Railway Museum – New Additions
Chasewater Railway Museum – Additions to our photograph collection.
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.
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- Bass Brewery Dray
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- No.21 and Bass No.5
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- Colin McAndrew
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- M & B Brewery Dray
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- Marston’s Baguley loco
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- No.21 with Worthington Wagon
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- Hudswell Clark S100
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- Peckett ‘Teddy’
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- From the left – Baguley Bass No.11, Marstons Baguley and Bass No.5 Baguley
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- Worthington Wagon showing Dave’s skill as a signwriter.
Click on photos to enlarge
Posted in Events, Photograph Collection
Tagged Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brewery Day, Brewery Drays, Brownhills, Burntwood, Cannock, Cannock Chase, Chasewater Railway, Chasewater Railway Museum, Cheslyn Hay, Diesel Locomotives, Diesel Locos, Great Wyrley, Hazel Slade, Heath Hayes, Hednesford, Lichfield, Norton Canes, Pelsall, Steam Locomotives, Steam Locos, Walsall, Wolverhampton
Railway Bylines – Chasewater Connections
Railway Bylines
Chasewater Connections
The ever-observant Barry Bull spotted a number of Chasewater Railway connections in the latest (August 2015) edition of Railway Bylines:
Perusal of some of the monthly issues of the mainstream railway enthusiasts magazines often reveals references and photographs of locomotives and items of rolling stock with Chasewater Railway connections, unusually, however, the current ‘Railway Bylines’, volume 20, issue 9 contains maybe more of interest to Chasewater Railway members than may be obvious at a quick glance.
Firstly, the front cover (above) depicts a scene in the shed yard at Littleton Colliery during October 1964. To the left of the photo is the 16 ton ex-GWR brake van which came to Chasewater three years later for the princely sum of £5.
Going through the magazine there is an article on Washington Chemicals, County Durham; the article begins on page 418 and includes photographs of some of the locos which worked there. Two of the early locos which worked there were transferred to a sister company at Trafford Park, Manchester, one being Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0ST, 2780 of 1909. After 35 years at Trafford Park and by now named ‘Asbestos’ the loco arrived at Chasewater in 1968, a gift from her owners.
Asbestos at Trafford Park on donation day, 1968.
The pages following showing photos of locos at Chatham Dockyard include two shots of the Barclay 0-4-0ST, 2220 of 1946. Entering preservation initially on the Severn Valley Railway at Bridgnorth, a private sale saw the loco at Chasewater for many years, working regularly between 1976 and 1982.
Finally, and only a tenuous connection with Chasewater, the Peckett 0-4-0ST, 1879 of 1934 found on pages 438 and 439 in photos taken at Basford Gasworks did, on scrapping, yield its buffers to Barclay 1223, Colin McAndrew when first restored by Society members in the late 1960s. The loco’s own dumb buffers were deemed unsuitable and were replaced with these acquired Pecket buffers bolted upside down so that you couldn’t read the maker’s name quite so easily!
Colin McAndrew at Hixon in 1968.
Posted in Locomotives, News
Tagged 16 ton ex GWR brake van, Aldridge, Barclay 'Invicta', Barclay loco 'Colin McAndrew', Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burntwood, Cannock, Chasewater Railway, Chasewater Railway Museum, Cheslyn Hay, Hawthorn Leslie 'Asbestos', Hednesford, Magazine, Norton Canes, Pelsall, Railway Bylines, Walsall, Walsall Wood
Chasewater Railway Museum – New in October 2011
Chasewater Railway Museum
New in October 2011
Although this post has been published previously, I still found it to be interesting, and in the last four years new readers may discover this blog – hope so !!
Although I can’t imagine the first items shown will ever be seen in the museum, they do show something of the variation in size between items offered.
This photo shows two of four signal posts which have been at Chasewater for many years and have recently been removed from the undergrowth by the overflow car park.
One of them is clearly stamped with what is presumably the date, 1915.
They came from the Pinnox Junction area of Stoke-on Trent.
North Stafford Railway locomotive about to leave Pinnox Junction with coal from Whitfield Colliery around the turn of the 20th century. To the right, the Tunstall Lower Branch railway from Longport to Tunstall Junction on the Loop Line and bridge carrying the Whitfield line from Pinnox to Greenhead Wharf. Staffs pasttrack
The next item is a ‘Trains Cross Here’ sign.
This was found in the mid 1960s in the Wyrley Branch of the Wyrley & Essington Canal which is now under Vernon Way, in the New Invention, Essington area. The railway crossing of the A4124 Lichfield Road from Holly Bank Colliery to the canal basin at Short heath was about 150 yards away on the other side of the M6. It seems logical to assume that this was where the sign was originally placed.
This is how the sign would have looked when in position. Although this photo was taken on the same line, it is probably not the same sign, being a bit too far away. The sign was donated to the museum by Mr. D.Townsend.
The third item is the smallest.
This is a badge of the Walsall Locomotive Society donated by the museum’s Chairman, David Bathurst.
We have also had a number of items loaned to us, including the nameplate ‘Beatty’ and number plate ‘139’ from an ex Dorman Long Hawthorn Leslie 12″ x 20″ 0-4-0ST preserved at Telford Steam Railway.
Posted in Museum Exhibits
Tagged Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burntwood, Cannock, Cannock Chase, Chasewater Railway Museum, Cheslyn Hay, Essington, Great Wyrley, Heath Hayes, Hednesford, Loco Nameplate, Norton Canes, Pelsall, Pinnox Junction, Signal Post, Walsall, Walsall Wood, Warning Sign, Wolverhampton
Chasewater Railway Museum – 1 small addition!
Chasewater Railway Museum
1 small addition!
A match – book cover to add to our small collection. This time publicising GWR hotels.
These are photos of our other 3 – if anyone has more railway connected match book covers and would like to donate them, we can find them a good home!
Posted in Museum Exhibits
Tagged Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burntwood, Cannock, Cannock Chase, Chasewater Railway Museum, Cheslyn Hay, Great Wyrley, GWR Hotels, Hazel Slade, Heath Hayes, Hednesford, Lichfield, LNER Cross-Channel Ferry, LNER Hotels, Match Book Covers, Norton Canes, Pelsall, Station Hotel Perth, Steam Trains, Walsall, Walsall Wood, Wolverhampton
Chasewater Railway Museum – new in July 2011
Chasewater Railway Museum
new in July 2011
Amongst other items recently acquired by the Museum, although not yet on proper display (but are available for viewing!) are two railway maps, the first, Airey’s Railway Map of Staffordshire and District, and the other
Bradshaw’s 19th century ‘Map and Sections of the Railways of Great Britain’
This final item is of particular local interest, as they don’t come along very often. It is a block instrument from the East Cannock Junction signal box at Hednesford. The signal box was situated between Cannock and Hednesford where there was a junction between the Walsall to Rugeley line and the Norton Branch which went to High Bridge Sidings at Pelsall, through Norton Canes.
The block instrument was purchased by the Museum, the two maps were donated.
If you should have anything of railway interest that you no longer require, remember us!
Come along and pay us a visit – open every Sunday from 11.00am till 3.30pm, and it’s free!
Chasewater Railway Museum – two more signs
Chasewater Railway Museum
two more signs
The Curator has been let out again – two nice cast iron signs to be displayed.
A Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Trespassers notice.
And this very nice Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company noticewarning cyclists to keep off the tow-path. (With the date being 1901, I don’t suppose that our well-known local cyclist would have been affected!!).
Chasewater Railway Museum – More Stuff
Chasewater Railway Museum
More Stuff
A very nice bridge plate from the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
A sign warning against trespassing from the South Eastern & Chatham Railway Companies
Finally for this time, a couple of Hornby Dublo wagons to add to the collection
Posted in Museum Exhibits
Tagged Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burntwood, Cannock, Chasewater Railway Museum, Cheslyn Hay, Coat of Arms, CRC, Great Wyrley, Hazel Slade, Heath Hayes, Hednesford, Lichfield, Models, Norton Canes, Pelsall, Signs, Steam Trains, Walsall, Walsall Wood, Wolverhampton
Chasewater Railway Museum – The rest of the collection of manufacturers’ plates
Chasewater Railway Museum
The rest of the collection of manufacturers’ plates.
Posted in Museum Exhibits
Tagged Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burntwood, Cannock, Cannock Chase, Chasewater Railway, Chasewater Railway Museum, Cheslyn Hay, Great Wyrley, Hazel Slade, Heath Hayes, Hednesford, Lichfield, Locomotive Plates, Manufacturers' Plates, Museum Collection, Norton Canes, Pelsall, Staffordshire, Walsall, Walsall Wood, Wolverhampton
Part of a Collection of 17 Manufacturers’ Plates
Chasewater Railway Museum
Part of A Collection of 17
Manufacturers’ Plates
These plates were purchased by the Museum’s Curator and will be on display shortly.
Posted in Museum Exhibits
Tagged Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Burntwood, Cannock, Cannock Chase, Chasewater Railway, Chasewater Railway Museum, Cheslyn Hay, Great Wyrley, Hazel Slade, Heath Hayes, Hednesford, Lichfield, Locomotive Plates, Manufacturers' Plates, Museum Collection, Norton Canes, Pelsall, Staffordshire, Walsall, Walsall Wood, Wolverhampton
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