This week’s pictures from the past

Telford Central railway station - about 1985It was very much a case of “work in progress” at Telford Central railway station when this photo was taken.

The photographer was Mike Crabtree of Telford, who e-mailed in his image to us, and he tells us he took the picture looking towards Ketley Bank, which can be seen in the background.

The railway station was opened by Lord Murray - Len Murray, the Hadley-born general secretary of the TUC - on May 12, 1986, so obviously this photo must have been taken a while before that, perhaps in 1985.

Do you remember the station being built?

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  1. Jonathan Elcock said: Aug 22nd, 2008 at 17:06

    This is not the Coalport Ferry, the building on the left hand side of the picture is ‘The Bird in Hand’ public house on Waterloo Street, Ironbridge. With a view of Madeley Wood behind.

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  2. Laurence Blundell said: Feb 10th, 2009 at 18:07

    That’s a very interesting photo.The small building with the tall chimney refered to,was the steam driven pumping station built by the Great Western Railway to provide water for the tank and water cranes at the nearly Buldwas Station.Access to the pumping station was by rail,starting from the sidings on the south side of the railway,going under the line near the SVR and Wenlock lines junctions at Buildwas,before ending at a wharf by the Severn,and by the pumphouse.

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  3. ALLAN BUTLER(LONDON) said: Feb 12th, 2009 at 02:37

    CANT SEE BUT IS THERE A PARKING TICKET ON THE WINDSCREEN AS THIS VAN IS PARKED ON DOUBLE YELLOW LINES,IF NOT THERE WOULD BE THESE DAYS (PARKRITE)

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