RAILWAY AND INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF THE SOUTH WEST BLACK COUNTRY |
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1860 |
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January
1860 |
The G.W.R. Guide of 1860 indicated that there was an important siding at Stourbridge, noting that a 'branch' from the Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway and the South Staffordshire Canal to the foundry and manufactory of Keep & Watkin afforded remarkable facilities for the transport of goods. | |||
Formation of the WEST MIDLAND RAILWAY | ||||
1861 |
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WEST MIDLAND RAILWAY amalgamation with G.W.R. | ||||
1864 |
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Report on Working of Ashwood Incline, Shutt End Railway | ||||
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November 1864 |
Worcester Carriage Works destroyed by fire (find article) | |||
1867 |
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LNWR Breaksman found guilty of theft at Wolverhampton | ||||
Boatman charged with stealing coal at Stourbridge Gas Works | ||||
Death
at Dudley Engine Shed |
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Drunk found on railway at Brierley Hill | ||||
Raybould & Westwood v. GWR - Cradley chains delivered without payment | ||||
Riding
on railway to Kidderminster without a ticket Brierley Hill railway worker committed for stealing |
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Report on full opening of Stourbridge Extension line to Birmingham | ||||
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April 1867 |
Coming of age of William Henry Foster, eldest son of W. O. Foster, M.P. | |||
Extensive report on the celebrations for the coming of age of W. H. Foster | ||||
Death of child on railway near Stourbridge | ||||
G.W.R v. Woodall & Newey for the overloading of coal trucks | ||||
Work
begins on the Walsall and Wolverhampton Railway North Staffordshire Railway drivers gain concessions from the company Stealing iron from the Earl of Dudley's Railway |
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Great
increase in railway fares Kidderminster Goods Clerk committed for trial for stealing a cheque |
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Comment on the rise in railway fares | ||||
Death on the Shutt End Railway | ||||
Drunk at Round Oak station | ||||
Railway companies to charge for the return of empties | ||||
Old Hill brick manufacturer charged with evading railway dues | ||||
Serious
accident to Yard Foreman at Round Oak station Railway worker accused of theft at Wribbenhall station |
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Railway worker committed for trial for theft at Wribbenhall station | ||||
Half
Yearly Meeting of the Stourbridge Railway
Company GWR in court for none payment of Poor Rate Letter to the Editor - Stourbridge Extension Line 50 years behind the time! |
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the EDITDR of the COUNTY EKPRES Fatal accident at Dudley Port station on the LNWR |
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GWR
fails in prosecution for theft Trespass on the railway |
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Death on Earl of Dudley's Railway at Round Oak Canal Wharf | ||||
Deputation to Directors of GWR about the state of Round Oak Station | ||||
Thirty
sheep killed on Earl of Dudley's line |
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Death of Dudley guard in South Wales | ||||
Collision
at Smethwick Junction Death of passenger at Wolverhampton |
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Serious accident at Dudley Port between passenger and freight trains | ||||
Inquest into accident at Dudley Port in which a passenger died | ||||
Drunk causes disturbance at Stourbridge station | ||||
1868 |
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Suspicious death of young woman at Round Oak | ||||
Stealing of coal from Brettel Lane Station | ||||
Woman injured in shunting accident at Stourbridge | ||||
Serious accident on the Earl of Dudley's railway | ||||
GWR sued for death of horse, in Oldswinford, caused by defective fencing | ||||
Accident
between luggage trains at Dudley Port Young man trapped between buffers at Kidderminster List of Black Country Iron Furnaces, constructed and in use. |
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Letter to the Editor, re Profane swearing on the railways. | ||||
16th Half Yearly Meeting of the Stourbridge Railway Company | ||||
Diabolical attempt to upset a train near Kidderminster | ||||
1869 |
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Large
Order from Indian Railways for Wordsley Foundry |
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Rumour
of peerage for William Orme Foster |
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Automatic
removal of water from Coal Pit |
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New
Coal Station at Far Forest, Bewdley |
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Special General Meeting of Stourbridge Railway Company |
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Proposed Abandonment of Town Branch |
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Board of Trade Inspector reports on Town Branch |
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Accident at Cradley Heath |
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Stourbridge Town Commissioners discuss Town Branch |
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Letter
to the Editor, re Train timetables |
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Annual Pensnett Choir visit to Rhyl |
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Webb's Glassworks visit to Wolverhampton Art & Industry Exhibition |
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Riding without a ticket |
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Coal
train
derailment at Brierley Hill |