Imagination Works Collection (#3)

Radcliffe Station. Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. Inside the station showing the wooden barriers for the platforms. The station is a largely wooden and brick construction. 26 May 1915

Manchester Central station, Cheshire Lines Committee, 29 October 1929. View of the station frontage from Windmill Street, with the covered way to the Midland Hotel on the left. It is raining

Looking west towards South Road from signal post at Saffron Walden Station. Coaling stage on left, plus water column and single road engine shed leading to 40 turntable Water tank joins onto engine

Wigan station, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. View of a train with a compartment door open, at the down platform looking towards Manchester. About 1920

Braintree Station, about 1911, looking west. Main station building in the centre. Signal box on Witham platform. Great Eastern Railway horse box in dock; private siding to brickworks

Looking west through road overbridge at Dunmow Station about 1911. Main (down side) buildings and station masters house on right

Burnt Mill station, view looking west of down platform building. The goods yard is behind the platform. Note the gravel filled timber built buffer stop and loading gauge to goods yards

Preston Station. North Union Railway, London North Western and Lancashire & Yorkshire joint. Looking north from platform 5. Footbridge between the platforms is visible and also a tobacconists shop

Liverpool, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, 24 October 1919. Showing the scene of an accident involving Mr Johnson at the North Mersey Goods Depot

View south from Bishops Stortford Station Road overbridge. North station building on the right; two water tanks, main down platform buildings and covered footbridge in centre

Bishops Stortford, view looking north from station platform. Main station building centre. The coal depot and cattle dock are visible behind the gas lamp, with a line of coal wagons in the siding

Mildenhall, view west from signal near the station signal box with goods shed in the background, the single running line is in right foreground

Mildenhall, view from corner of goods shed looking into station, the turntable is behind Station signal box. Animal carcasses being unloaded from nearest wagon, cattle pens on dock in background

Midlenhall railway sidings at the west end of the goods and coal yard, beyond the goods shed. A mixture of colliery and merchants coal wagons

Midland Railway Class 4, 4-4-0 (drawing no 10-8003)

Sudbury station, view North West, the passenger station in left background. Goods Junction signal box in centre. The entry into goods yard, with foods shed in background

View into statin from north. Station signal box at end of platform, main station building behind. Running line on left, down refuge siding with trap at right. Goods Junction box in background right

View south of Cambridge station taken from near Hills Road signal box. The LNWR running lines join the GER mainline from London in the foreground

The stub of the old Newmarket line used as a head shunt and for carriage storage; permanent way materials stored on the left. Cattle wagons stand on a siding serving extensive pens

View of north end of station platform, with locomotive running shed in background. A six-wheeled coach stands on the old Newmarket curve

Cambridge station, view from station platform looking East, the two curved sidings crossing over main lines are on alignment with the old Newmarket line, here used to be stock sidings

Ely station, view Northwards into the station, end of goods shed at the extreme left, with cattle pens at lower level beside access road

Ely, looking South from the station south signal box towards Cambridge. Engine shed on left, engine beyond is on 55ft turntable

Ely North Junction signal box, on the right. Past the house the Kings Lynn main line diverges left from the Norwich line. On the left the March line joins the main line into Ely

View north from Ely North Railway Junction, 1911. There is a a nest of three storage sidings stabling Great Eastern Railway cattle wagons. Fruit vans at North Junction are in the background

Ely station, view looking towards the Station North signal box and coal sheds. On the up side a pair of shunting horses are standing by a newly arrived horse box and passenger van

York Motive Power Depot. 5 November 1981. Depot staff pose in front of the Deltic locomotives they worked upon

York Depot. Four class 55 Deltic locomotives in a row

York Locomotive Works, c1908
York Locomotive Works. Interior elevated view of the works, with two rows of locomotives under construction. c1908

York station, March 1987. Platform 9 from the footbridge

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"Imagination Works: A Journey Through Time and Railways" Step into the realm of imagination as we embark on a captivating journey through the history of railways. From the Saffron Walden railway sidings, looking east from Debden Road overbridge, to the iconic Class 55 DELTIC locomotive on November 5th, 1981 - every moment holds a story waiting to be discovered. Transport yourself back in time to York, where the North Eastern Railway once reigned supreme. Picture yourself amidst bustling platforms and hear the echoes of steam engines as they depart for distant destinations. And let your mind wander further to Liverpool Street station in June 1920, when Great Eastern Railway was at its peak. As we venture southwards, London Victoria station welcomes us with its grandeur from the enchanting 1930s era. Imagine stepping onto those platforms and feeling an air of excitement as you board a train bound for adventure. But our journey doesn't stop there; it takes us even further back in time to London Paddington station in 1840 when Great Western Railway first opened its doors. Witness how this historic landmark has transformed throughout centuries while still preserving its timeless charm. York station becomes our next destination once again - this time during August 1906. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere filled with elegance and sophistication that only a bygone era can offer. Holgate Bridge awaits us next - a picturesque scene along London and North Eastern Railway's route captured beautifully in 1937. Let your imagination run wild as you envision trains gracefully crossing this architectural marvel against a backdrop of stunning scenery. Finally, Kings Cross station beckons us with open arms not just once but twice - first under Great Northern Railway's reign then later under British Railways' watchful eye around c1949-1950. Feel the energy pulsating through these iconic terminals as passengers eagerly await their journeys ahead.