Held at:

Private Collection

Reference:

CG Smith Collection

Source:

Original photographs and notes

Title:

Digital Archive: Photographs of the Golden Valley Railway - Peterchurch

Place name:

Golden Valley

Date:

c.1890 - 1953

Description:

PETERCHURCH

 

145

 

Peterchurch Station and surroundings, from the 25-inch  Ordnance Survey of 1904.

 

41

 

Train at Peterchurch c. 1890.

 

43

 

Peterchurch and station, c. 1900

 

44

 

Engine No 845 with a mixed train at Peterchurch c.1901

 

45

 

Golden Valley Railway passenger carriages at Peterchurch c. 1901

 

46

 

Golden Valley Railway passenger carriages at Peterchurch c. 1901

 

47

 

Golden Valley Railway passenger carriages at Peterchurch c. 1901

 

48

 

Golden Valley Railway passenger carriages at Peterchurch c. 1901

 

64

 

Train from Pontrilas entering Peterchurch station, [?early 1900s]

 

40

 

Peterchurch Station c. 1909

 

147

 

Peterchurch Station, showing the Goods Loop and Siding in 1937. Stationmaster Mr E Sutton on the platform, with Peterchurch Platelayers in the background.

 

 

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Peterchurch Station Golden Valley Branch

In the van Guard George Lewis, Station Master Fred Watkins with his arm on the shoulders of Fireman Dennis L Smith.

Golden Valley Branch Guards Van is in for repairs, hence Bala Van. Date unknown.

 

0012


Motor trolley sheds at Peterchurch Station, Golden Valley Branch of GWR.

Ganger W Stratford on the left, Lengthman J Bowyer on the right. Date unknown.

 

0014


Peterchurch Station; branch engine shunting in siding.  Date unknown

 

109

 

Topping up tanks with buckets from the river Dore at Peterchurch, March 1947 to save returning to Pontrilas for water. Engine No 5818 was out clearing snow. Engineman CG Smith on the footplate, Fireman Idris Haddrell on the bunker.

 

146

 

Peterchurch Station, 1950

 

 

0016


Peterchurch Station 24 August 1953

 

Observations:

Original photographs from a collection by CG Smith, Engineman on the Golden Valley Branch of the Great Western Railway from 1924 to c.1960. Reproduced by kind permission of his son, David Smith of Ewyas Harold.

 

Return to Index page for photographs of other stations on the Golden Valley Branch.

 


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