Goods Collection

Paddington Goods Depot, c. 1930
A rather crowded scene showing the goods depot at Paddington station in London, c.1930; with a mixture of motorised and horse drawn vehicles laiden with all kinds of goods

Evesham Station, Worcestershire
A view of the latticework footbridge and platforms at Evesham Station in Worcestershire. This photograph also shows a number of goods wagons on the left

Penzance Station, Cornwall, c. 1940
A view of Penzance station, Cornwall, c.1940, showing Castle Class locomotive No. 5024, Carew Castle, sitting at the platform with the town of Penzance visible in the background

Highbridge Station, Somerset, 1928
A view of Highbridge station in Somerset, taken in 1928. The milk churns in this photograph are empty, having just been dropped off by a departed train

Broadway Goods Yard Under Construction, c. 1904
A view of Broadway Goods Yard in Worcestershire taken in c.1904 whilst it was under construction, showing building materials stacked up alongside the tracks

Collecting Milk Churns at Paddington Station, c. 1920s
A view of railway workers collecting milk churns at Paddington Station, London, c.1920s. The goods workers are loading the milk from a dairy motor vehicle onto wooden goods wagons

Uffington Station, Oxfordshire, August 1959
A view of locomotive No. 90676 passing through Uffington station in Oxfordshire while transporting goods in August 1959. The image also shows Uffington signal box

Horrabridge, Devon, 1923
A view of the village of Horrabridge in Devon, 1923, showing the tracks and rolling stock in the foreground

Acton Good Yard, c1920s

Neyland Station, Pembrokeshire, c. 1930s
A view of Neyland station in Pembrokeshire, Wales, c.1930s, showing a locomotive departing from the station. Goods facilities and signals can also be seen in this image

Empty milk churns on Paddington Station, c. 1914
Porters sort and move empty milk churns on Platform 1 of Paddington Station in London, c.1914. The overall roof of Paddingtons train shed can be seen in the background

Dean Goods locomotive no 2463
0-6-0 Dean Goods tender locomotive no 2463

Dean Goods, No. 2516, Merthyr, 1956
0-6-0 locomotive. Built 1897. Now in preservation at STEAM

Great Western Railway Goods Depot, Liverpool, c1930
The GWR Goods Depot was situated at the Manchester Dock Depot on Mann Island and was part of the Liverpool Dock complex

Newnham on Severn Station and Goods Shed, Gloucestershire, c. 1910
A view of Newnham on Severn station in Gloucestershire, c.1910, showing a goods train stopped at the station and the goods shed behind

Birkenhead goods terminus, Morpeth Dock, 1924
Several men can be seen here checking off goods that have come into the Birkenhead Goods Depot

Newquay Station Goods Yard, c. 1930
A view of Newquay Station Goods Yard, Cornwall, with a row of houses from Oakleigh Terrace behind and on the left, c.1930

Cirencester Town Station and Goods Shed, Gloucestershire, c. 1930s
A view of Cirencester Town station in Gloucestershire and its goods shed, c.1930s. The station opened in May 1841 and closed in April 1964

Paddington Mint Stables, Yard and Offices, c. 1920s
A view of Paddington Mint Stables with the yard and offices, c.1920s. The image shows a busy scene at Paddington station with a mixture of empty and heavily laden horse drawn carts

Bristol Temple Meads Goods Depot, c. 1930
A view of the bustling Bristol Temple Meads Goods Depot, c.1930. GWR dray horses and carts are loaded with goods, and a motor van is leaving the depot. The enquiry office is in the background

Horse Drawn Delivery Wagon at Paddington Mint Stables, c. 1910
An image of a horse drawn delivery wagon at Paddington Mint Stables, c.1910. A team of four dray horses are preparing to pull the GWR cart and deliver a range of goods carried in barrels and bundles

Loco. No. 5070 Leaving Stratford on Avon, 1959
A view of locomotive number 5070 (84A) and nine coaches leaving Stratford on Avon on 29th August 1959, travelling between St Austell and Birmingham Moor Street

The Goods Yard at Cardiff Docks in 1943
The Goods Yard at Cardiff Docks in September 1943 is the subject of this image featuring a group of ladies stacking boxes that have probably just been off-loaded from a goods train

Shunt with Great Care Label
This is an example of a shunt with great care label that warned goods staff in the 1940s that some of the goods travelling on the GWR were fragile or dangerous!

Loco No. 5311 Approaching Stratford on Avon, 1959
A view of locomotive number 5311 approaching Stratford on Avons running loop on 29th August 1959 loaded with coal wagons. Gas silos can be seen lining the side of the railway

Locomotive No. 6863 at Stratford on Avon
A view of locomotive number 6863 and 10 coaches passing through Stratford on Avon. Loco no. 5311 is in the running loop with goods wagons in the background on the left

Scilly Isle Flower Traffic, Cornwall, August 1928
A GWR publicity image taken on one of the Scilly Isles off the coast of Cornwall in August 1928, showing boats at the harbour loading flowers for shipping to the mainland

Oswestry Station, Shropshire, c. 1960s
A view of Oswestry station in Shropshire, c.1960s, showing a number of motor vehicles under the awning by the platform. Oswestry station opened in May 1860, closing to passengers in November 1966

Westbury Station, Wiltshire, c. 1920s
A view of Westbury Station in Wiltshire, looking north, c.1920s. The image shows signals and a large number of different goods wagons in the sidings

Wootton Bassett Junction Station, c. 1920
A view of Wootton Bassett Junction station in Wiltshire, c.1920, showing horse drawn vehicles in the yard, some laden with milk churns

Tenbury Wells Station, Worcestershire, c. 1900
A view of Tenbury Wells Station on the border of Worcestershire and Shropshire, c.1900, showing the chalet style station building towards the right of the image and livestock pens on the lower left

Worcester Shrub Hill, Worcestershire
A view of locomotive No. 4553 sitting at platform 2 at Worcester Shrub Hill station, with the arches of the goods shed visible on the left

Bromyard Station and Downs, Herefordshire, c. 1890s
A view of Bromyard Station and the surrounding downs in Herefordshire, c.1890s

Paddington Goods Depot, early 20th century
Horse drawn carts in procession carrying loads of Witney blankets for Maples (Probably Maple & Co, furniture manufacturer)

Overall view of Paddington Station and Surrounds, c. 1940
A general view of Paddington station and its surroundings, c.1940, showing the approach road to the Goods Depot in the foreground

Dean Goods No. 2532
Dean Goods 0-6-0

Goods wagons on the approach to Paddington Station, 1930
An image showing goods wagons on the approach to Paddington Station, London in 1930. The bustling and packed surroundings of the station are clear to see

GWR Tractor and trollies on Paddington Station, c1936
A view of a GWR tractor pulling trollies that are transporting parcels at the far end of Paddington Station, c.1936

Dean Goods, No. 2516
0-6-0 locomotive. Built 1897. Now in preservation at STEAM

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