Summer reading for those interested in the early railways around Dudley.

Dudley and its Railways in 1868. A post describing the extensive rail services around Dudley in 1868 (August 25^th 2024)

The Pensnett Canal and the Pensnett Railway – a post discussing how the beginnings of these two concerns were tied up together (September 21^st 2022)

Kingswinford Junction 1949. A post describing the train movements through and around Kingswinford Junction in the Black Country and the associated marshalling yard in 1949, just post-nationalisation. (April 15th 2021)

The OWWR Kingswinford branch 1854. A post based on a set of drawings that showed proposed changes to an OWWR branch line before it had been built, possibly to accommodate the travel needs of Baron Ward, and incidentally gives early information about the layout of Oak Farm Iron Works (April 14th 2021)

The Earl of Dudley’s Railway – Accidents and Incidents Using material taken from a search of newspapers between 1830 and 1920, this post looks at the sort of accidents that occurred on the Pensnett Railway to both railway workers and those who lived close by, and at the nature of crime on and around the railway. (May 19th 2020)

The railways of Shut End and Corbyn’s Hall A detailed look at the industrial railways within and around the iron works at Corbyn’ Hall and Shut End. (March 2nd 2020)

And finally, something more modern from a little further afield.

The Cross City Line – 1962 to 2024, which looks at the development of the service on the Cross city Line in the West Midlands between the early 1960s and the present day (February 1^st 2025)