railways
West Ham United Replica loco plate
Small brass replica of the plate that would have been on the side of the West Ham steam locomotive in the 1960s. They would have been sold to many railway enthusiasts.
From Newham Heritage & Archives collection
Wanstead Park Station -2
Street-level photo taken from Woodgrange Road in May 1967, before the station was rationalized and the booking hall replaced. The wooden structures were painted BR green and cream. It is now an unstaffed station, with a set of steel stairs to platform level. None of the original structures exist.
From Newham Heritage & Archives collection (Stratford)
LTSR Locomotive (2)
East Ham had a locomotive named after it.
LTSR Locomotive (1)
Forest Gate had a railway locomotive named after it.
Decapod
Decapod was built at Stratford Railway Works in 1902 and held several records: it was the most powerful locomotive constructed for any British railway up to that time; the first ten-coupled engine ever seen in this country; and the only 0-10-0 tank engine to work our railways.
Stratford Railway
Stratford Central Junction looking towards London in 1922 showing the complex array of signals, crossovers and branches.
Flying Scotsman
Flying Scotsman at Stratford in November, 1984. 4472 conveyed the late Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother to open the (now closed) North Woolwich Old Station Museum.
Royal Carriage
The Great Eastern Railway built a magnificent 6 wheel saloon at Stratford Works for the use of the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Stratford Market Station 1937
The L.N.E.R.Station (south side) also Goods and Coal depot was on the High Street between Bridge Street & Burford Road. The offices of C.W.Tanner and Cornwalls Coal Merchants can be seen to the right of the station, and the Boro printing and bag works on the corner of Burford Road. There is a sign pointing down Burford Road that says L.N.E.R. fruit & Veg market 200yds. To the left of the station is the Rex cinema.
Photo 24/8/1937
