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Tag Archives: Locomotive
Doing the Locomotion
Back last weekend, local wildlife expert, ecologist and local historian Chaz Mason got in touch, asking for help with a picture of an old steam locomotive that he’s got hold of – he wasn’t sure about the origins of the engine, but thought it was something unusual.
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Tagged 0-6-0T, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chasewaterstuff, Chaz Mason, Clayhanger, Hartley Main Colliery, John Daft, local blogs, Local History, Locomotive, New Photos, Steam Train, Things to do, USA Class, Wildlife
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Following the engine
Yesterday, I featured a fascinating analysis of a great picture of steam locomotive at Brownhills Station in the early part of last century, sent in by reader Ian Pell = the picture originated in a press release for the upcoming Walsall Local History Centre exhibition entitled Brownhills Past & Present.
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Tagged Archives, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Dasher, Dodger, Dudley, Events, Exhibition, Francis Webb, Ian Pell, LNWR, local blogs, Local History, Locomotive, New Photos, Samson Class, Staffordshire, Station, steam engine, Stuart Williams, Things to do, Thomas Hinckley, train, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall local history
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Now departed
Yesterday, I posted about a new exhibition coming to the Walsall Local History Centre on the subject of Brownhills Past & Present – Stuart Williams had supplied some really great images with the exhibition press release, one of them being of a steam locomotive at Brownhills Station from ‘the early 1900s’.
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Tagged Archives, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Dasher, Dodger, Dudley, Events, Exhibition, Francis Webb, Ian Pell, LNWR, local blogs, Local History, Locomotive, New Photos, Samson Class, Staffordshire, Station, steam engine, Stuart Williams, Things to do, Thomas Hinckley, train, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall local history
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Some days catch the light like diamonds
It’s been an odd spring. After the warmth and almost summer-like weather of March, April was a cool, wet disappointment. Spring has sneaked in under the wire, everything gently inching ahead, afraid to make itself noticed. Nature is holding it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Canal, Castle Ring, Chase Teraace, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Railway, Cycle rides, cycling, Deer, Engine, Fallow, Hayfield Hill, Locomotive, Longdon, New Photos, Oilseed Rape, Panoramio, Penkridge Bank, Ramsons, Rifle Range Corner, Rugeley, Rugeley Power Station, Sailing, Staffordshire, Stonywell, Tadpoles, Trent Aqueduct, Wild Garlic, Wildlife
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Happening now – Chasewater Railway spring gala!
Bit late, I know, but it’s a nice day, and the Chasewater Railway Spring Gala is happening all weekend. Headsup to the wonderful Chasewaterstuff, quietly plugging away for Brownhill’s best kept secret. Don’t forget that for the less railway-focussed members … Continue reading
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