KNOTTYSTALGIA
3 A pictorial retrospect
of formative days of The
Churnet Valley Railway...
Dates,
details, corrections and comments all welcome
Cheddleton Museum(!)
under construction.
"Josiah
Wedgwood" parked alongside the partially completed museum
with the chassis of 44422 behind.
"Josiah"
showing its paces when running was restricted to the short section
of track linking the station and the yard.
I always preferred
"Josiah" in what was an attempt at madder lake.
"Josiah"
in service at Cheddleton.
A
study of "Josiah" with one of the 08 diesel
shunters taken from atop a signal post that was merrily swaying
in the breeze - only once! The boilers from 44422 and 80136 can
be seen in the shot.
Same
day, same location as 47532 draws a train of BIS hoppers across
the road crossing at Cheddleton. This was supposed to be the
last sand train to/from Oakamoor but it turned out not to be
the case when several more ran.
The chassis from 80136
sits on the Cheddleton production line with 44422 behind.
80136's
chassis inside the now completed shed.
Clifton
Crossing signal box at Cheddleton. This unit can now be seen
at Consall as a working box.
The
start of the passenger diesel era in the Churnet Valley. This
is Class 25 "Tamworth Castle" in BR blue livery,
I don't know the location or the photographer.
Nothing
really to do with the Churnet Valley Railway but of interest
locally, this was the engine shed at the now demolished Wolstanton
Colliery. "Josiah Wedgwood" did, of course,
spend some time at Wolstanton as a stationary boiler so I guess
there is a connection.
Colliery
direction sign on the "D" road or A500 as we now know
it.
