Etwall station area
Here are a few pictures of Etwall station and of trains at or around the location.
Photos are as credited
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Etwall station at the turn of
the 19th century Unknown |
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Etwall station c1953 Unknown |
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Etwall station c1965
Gerald Anthony |
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Etwall station in the 1970s Unknown |
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Etwall station looking south
Unknown |
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Etwall station yard
Gerald Anthony |
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Etwall Up side building Gerald Anthony |
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Etwall station
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Etwall signal box Gerald Anthony |
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The signal box at Etwall being
demolished on 26th March 1994
Howard Sprenger |
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Etwall station yard when used by an agricultural equipment supplier Gerald Anthony |
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Etwall station yard 2004 Author
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Trains in service
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B1 No:61272 heads west through
Etwall in June 1957 Gerald Anthony |
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44920 departs Etwall with 1X61
the 'Skeggy Special' heading east Phil Waterfield |
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92071 pictured to the east of
Etwall station in 1964 Phil Waterfield |
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Black Five 44920 calls at Etwall
with the last 'Skeggy Special' in 1963 Phil Waterfield |
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Etwall station showing as built roadbridge and footpath to Sutton Lane by the line of concrete posts Gerald Anthony |
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61947 on a 'Skeggy special' Gerald Anthony |
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Unidentified tank engine near Sutton bridge Gerald Anthony |
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One of Colwicks K3’s powers through Etwall on an excursion to Llandudno & Rhyl Gerald Anthony |
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Shunting at Etwall Gerald Anthony |
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...and testing days
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Unidentified class 47 arrives at Etwall
with the
Long welded Rail
(LWR) train Gerald Anthony |
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the
LwR train passes under Sutton bridge Etwall Gerald Anthony |
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the
LwR train at Sutton Bridge Etwall Gerald Anthony |
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The battery railcar Gemini
(Lab 16) runs alongside the concrete trackbed Gerald Anthony |
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Unidentified class 47 with Test
Car 10 at Etwall in the 1980s Keith Paling |
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A class 45 passes Etwall heading
for Mickleover with Lab 25 'Decapod' in tow in the 1980s Gerald Anthony |
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Another picture of Lab 20
somewhere near Etwall on 13th November 1985 Author's collection |
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This picture of R & DD's
experimental hydraulic drive unit Hydra was taken in August 1984 adjacent to
Etwall station - the original A516 road ran over the bridge in the background.
The new A516 Etwall By-pass now severs the line where the photographer
stood!
Tony Woof |
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Metro-Cammell prototype 'Sprinter' unit 151 001 is seen here just west of Etwall station being propelled towards Mickleover by a class 31 loco on 25th February 1985. This was the beginning of extensive trials at the test track in an attempt to sort out the transmission problems which beset these units in their early days. John Tuffs |
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APT-P driving car and trailer from rake 370001 at Etwall when undertaking some slow speed testing in the late 1980s Gerald Anthony |
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20058 with a rake of MGR coal empties top'n'tailed with 20087 approaching Etwall from Mickleover on 4th February 1985 undertaking radio control testing Gerald Anthony |
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The Elliott track recording car Lab 20 No: RDB999507 pictured crossing Heage Lane between Etwall and Radbourne whilst running a rail tour in the spring of 1990.Les Nixon |
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60002 approaching Etwall in 1990 Tony Griffin |
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An unidentified Class 60 approaching Etwall from Mickleover whilst on test in 1990 Alfie Bousie |
