Stourbridge 1860s

		RAILWAY AND INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF THE SOUTH WEST BLACK COUNTRY

		1860
		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.
		1 July 1860	Formation of the WEST MIDLAND RAILWAY
		1861
		4 May 1861	WEST MIDLAND RAILWAY amalgamation with G.W.R.
		1864
		4 April 1864	Report on Working of Ashwood Incline, Shutt End Railway
		12 November 1864	Worcester Carriage Works destroyed by fire (find article)
		1867
		5 January 1867	LNWR Breaksman found guilty of theft at Wolverhampton
		19 January 1867	Boatman charged with stealing coal at Stourbridge Gas Works
		2 February 1867	Death at Dudley Engine Shed Stealing iron from the Kingswinford Branch of the GWR
		2 March 1867	Drunk found on railway at Brierley Hill
		9 March 1867	Raybould & Westwood v. GWR - Cradley chains delivered without payment
		16 March 1867	Riding on railway to Kidderminster without a ticket Brierley Hill railway worker committed for stealing
		6 April 1867	Report on full opening of Stourbridge Extension line to Birmingham
		9 April 1867	Coming of age of William Henry Foster, eldest son of W. O. Foster, M.P.
		27 April 1867	Extensive report on the celebrations for the coming of age of W. H. Foster
		4 May 1867	Death of child on railway near Stourbridge
		18 May 1867	G.W.R v. Woodall & Newey for the overloading of coal trucks
		25 May 1867	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
		8 June 1867	Great increase in railway fares Kidderminster Goods Clerk committed for trial for stealing a cheque
		15 June 1867	Comment on the rise in railway fares
		22 June 1867	Death on the Shutt End Railway
		29 June 1867	Drunk at Round Oak station
		10 August 1867	Railway companies to charge for the return of empties
		17 August 1867	Old Hill brick manufacturer charged with evading railway dues
		31 August 1867	Serious accident to Yard Foreman at Round Oak station Railway worker accused of theft at Wribbenhall station
		7 September 1867	Railway worker committed for trial for theft at Wribbenhall station
		14 September 1867	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!
		21 September 1867	Tu the EDITDR of the COUNTY EKPRES Fatal accident at Dudley Port station on the LNWR
		28 September 1867	GWR fails in prosecution for theft Trespass on the railway
		19 October 1867	Death on Earl of Dudley's Railway at Round Oak Canal Wharf
		26 October 1867	Deputation to Directors of GWR about the state of Round Oak Station
		2 November 1867	Thirty sheep killed on Earl of Dudley's line GWR brought to court for failing to maintain fencing
		11 November 1867	Death of Dudley guard in South Wales
		16 November 1867	Collision at Smethwick Junction Death of passenger at Wolverhampton
		23 November 1867	Serious accident at Dudley Port between passenger and freight trains
		14 December 1867	Inquest into accident at Dudley Port in which a passenger died
		21 December 1867	Drunk causes disturbance at Stourbridge station
		1868
		5 January 1868	Suspicious death of young woman at Round Oak
		18 January 1868	Stealing of coal from Brettel Lane Station
		25 January 1868	Woman injured in shunting accident at Stourbridge
		8 February 1868	Serious accident on the Earl of Dudley's railway
		15 February 1868	GWR sued for death of horse, in Oldswinford, caused by defective fencing
		22 February 1868	Accident between luggage trains at Dudley Port Young man trapped between buffers at Kidderminster List of Black Country Iron Furnaces, constructed and in use.
		29 February 1868	Letter to the Editor, re Profane swearing on the railways.
		4 April 1868	16th Half Yearly Meeting of the Stourbridge Railway Company
		18 April 1868	Diabolical attempt to upset a train near Kidderminster
		1869
		6 February 1869	Large Order from Indian Railways for Wordsley Foundry Meeting re the erection of a Goods Station at Rowley Report on the state of the Iron Trade
		13 February 1869	Rumour of peerage for William Orme Foster Memorial prepared to support case for the erection of a Goods Station at Rowley
		20 February 1869	Automatic removal of water from Coal Pit Memorial to GWR for erection of Goods Station at Rowley Drunk at Cradley Station
		27 February 1869	New Coal Station at Far Forest, Bewdley Letter to the Editor; re. Late Assault at Cradley Heath
		6 March 1869	Special General Meeting of Stourbridge Railway Company
		8 May 1869	Proposed Abandonment of Town Branch
		29 May 1869	Board of Trade Inspector reports on Town Branch
		12 June 1869	Accident at Cradley Heath
		10 July 1869	Stourbridge Town Commissioners discuss Town Branch
		17 July 1869	Letter to the Editor, re Train timetables Terrific Explosion at Blakedown
		14 August 1869	Annual Pensnett Choir visit to Rhyl
		4 September 1869	Webb's Glassworks visit to Wolverhampton Art & Industry Exhibition
		6 November 1869	Riding without a ticket
25 December 1869	Coal train derailment at Brierley Hill Accident on the Stourbridge Incline Shocking accident at Stourbridge Junction The Cradley accident adjourned inquest