The Midland Railway Society Library - titles available to researchers at the Study Centre.
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Midland Railway Society Members - resources available exclusively to MRS members.
Some random images from our catalogue for you to enjoy...
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Item No. 72883
3F 0-6-0 No. 43758 on the Rowsley turntable [2 copies in same pocket]
Item No. 66647
A MR Johnson 2F 0-6-0 locomotive is seen carrying a Southend destination board on a passenger train which consists mostly of Clayton bogie arc roofed stock but the last carriage is an early Clayton clerestory.
Item No. 16109
Parcel Label Type; FROM
Form No; P F. 6. Print Ref; R 2-5,000
TO PAY. Parcel from (BRISTOL, T.M.)
Item No. 88-1997-7397.14
DY4181 New viaduct, Bromham, Bedford Straight view of girders
Item No. 63622
Ex-Midland Railway station at Long Eaton on 3 June 1969.
Item No. 92621
Kings's Norton station, 1910s. A front ¾ view of Johnson 1347 class 2-4-0 No. 197 (ex-No. 1347) at the Up platform with an express train in which the leading vehicle was a covered carriage truck.
Item No. 33138-04
Part of a batch of 28 letters received by Frederick Swanwick the Midland Railway's Engineer based at Chesterfield during January 1850: Hopkin T 4 Jan'y 1850
Thomas Hopkin of (Flint Bridge?) regarding meeting Swanwick at Chesterfield.
Item No. 61639
This shows the southern end of York station looking eastwards over what became the first railway museum with a rebuilt Johnson 4-4-0No. 359 with an H boiler leaving with an up express of clerestory carriages. Also in view is a fine array of signals on two gantries plus a fogman's hut.
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