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Chester, Eastgate Street, c1890s

Photochrom carriage print used by the Great Western Railway in the late 1800s. The picture shows a view of the historic timber-frame buildings in the centre of Chester, along Eastgate Street.

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1890s, 19th Century, Carriage Print, Cheshire, Chester, Eastgate Street, Photochrom, Publicity, Timber Frame, Victorian

Montacute Station, 1962

Unfortunately there is no caption on the back of this photograph taken of Montacute Station in 1962. We can only assume that some kind of maintenance is taking place on the line towards Yeovil, judging by the row of workers standing in the middle of the track. Just beyond the station building and signal box, a wagon stands waiting in the sidings alongside the cattle pens and small goods office.

Locomotive No.9303 at Barry Scrapyard, c1980

With the rise of diesel and the gradual demise of steam, many steam locomotives were sent for scrap. The most famous scrapyard was at Barry.

9303, Barry, Barry Scrapyard, Scrap