London Road to Abbey & Railtours

Of significance to all who have an interest in Smallford Station and the GNR branch line from Hatfield to St Albans, these photographs are part of the Roger Taylor Collection.  Credit to Roger Gray who, with permission, has painstakingly digitised all these pictures.

1st Herts Railtour 1 Description

1st Herts Railtour 2 No 68878 at Hatfield

1st Herts Railtour 3 Branch Junction Hatfield ©

1st Herts Railtour 4 Nast Hyde Crossing ©

1st Herts Railtour 5 Nast Hyde Halt ©

1st Herts Railtour 6 Smallford ©

1st Herts Railtour 7 Near Butterwick Siding ©

1st Herts Railtour 9 Midland Mainline Bridge ©

1st Herts Railtour 10 St Albans LRa ©

1st Herts Railtour 11 St Albans LRb ©

1st Herts Railtour 12 St Albans LRc ©

1st Herts Railtour 13 St Albans LRd ©

1st Herts Railtour 14 St Albans LRe ©

1st Herts Railtour 15 Watercress Beds a ©

1st Herts Railtour 16 Watercress Beds b ©

1st Herts Railtour 17 St Albans LRf ©

1st Herts Railtour 18 R Ver Bridge ©

1st Herts Railtour 19 Colney Heath Lane Bridge ©

1st Herts Railtour 20 Abbey Stn Home Signal ©

1st Herts Railtour 21 Sadlier Rd track bridge ©

1st Herts Railtour 22 Cottonmill Lane Bridge ©

1st Herts Railtour 23 Watford Branch Jc ©

1st Herts Railtour 24 approaching Abbey Stn

1st Herts Railtour 25 Abbey Stn a ©

1st Herts Railtour 26 Abbey Stn b ©

1st Herts Railtour 27 Abbey Stn c ©

1st Herts Railtour 28 Abbey Stn d ©

1st Herts Railtour 29 leaving Abbey for Watford No 49431

1st Herts Railtour 30

2nd Herts Railtour 2 Abbey Stn b ©

2nd Herts Railtour 3 Abbey Stn c for Hatfield No 69632

2nd Herts Railtour 4 at Hatfield

2nd Herts Railtour Apr 1955 1 Abbey Stn a No 41901

Abbey Stn 1 Approach circa 1955

Abbey Stn 2 Approach circa 1960 ©

Abbey Stn 3 late 1940s

Abbey Stn 4 circa 1930s

Abbey Stn 5 1948

Abbey Stn 6 circa 1930 ©

Abbey Stn 7 1930 Loco No 6538 ©

Abbey Stn 8 1949 Loco No 40010

Abbey Stn 9 1946 Loco No 10 ©

Abbey Stn 10 1951 short canopy Loco No 40020

Abbey Stn 11 N7 No 2651 early 1930s

Abbey Stn 12 N1 No 4577 1945 ©

Abbey Stn 13 LMS No 43 1945 ©

Abbey Stn 14 No 41220 late 1950s ©

Abbey Stn 15 1956 shortened overall roof ©

Abbey Stn 16 1958

Abbey Stn 17 Forecourt 1908

Abbey Stn 18 Forecourt 1953

Abbey Stn 19 Forecourt 1958

Abbey Stn 20 1968 bldgs demolished 1967 loop discon

Abbey Stn 21 1955 No 41908 approaching

Abbey Stn 22 from the air 1926

Abbey Stn 23 date unknown ©

Abbey Stn 24 1994

Abbey Stn 25 1994

Branch Locos 1 Postcard

Branch Locos 2 J69 Hatfield 1946 – Fiddle Bridge Goods

Branch Locos 3 Stirling No 101 Hatfield 1922

Branch Locos 4 J3 No 717 Hatfield 1922

Branch Locos 5 J3 No 1169 Hatfield 1923

Branch Locos 6 J12 No 1537 Hatfield 1922

Branch Locos 7 C12 No 4537 Hatfield 1930s

Branch Locos 8 C12 No 4541 Hatfield 1926

Branch Locos 9 C12 No 1541 Hatfield 1921

Branch Locos 10 C12 No 4541 Hatfield 1926

Branch Locos 11 N2 No 4747 Hatfield 1945 ©

Branch Locos 12 N1 No 4575 Hatfield 1945 ©

Branch Locos 13 N1 No 190 Hatfield date unknown ©

Branch Locos 14 Stirling No 116A Hatfield 1906

Branch Locos 15 J50 Hatfield – Fiddle Br 1930s to 1940s

Branch Locos 16 unknown 060ST Hatfield Fiddle Br

Branch Locos 17 maybe Sanders Halt 1920s

Branch Locos 18 G1 on branch in 1924 unknown location ©

Branch Locos J52 Kings + 1955 class goods Fiddle br

Cottonmill Lane Bridge 1953 after rebuild look East

Cottonmill Lane Bridge 1953 after rebuild look West ©

Cottonmill Lane Bridge 1968

Goods Waybills 1

Great Northern Pub London Rd 1989

Great Northern Pub London Road 1968

Hatfield Train with class N2 leaves Abbey Stn 1935

Herts Railtour approaching Abbey Stn 1955

Herts Railtour crossing R Ver 1955

London Railtour March 1961 1 Abbey Stn No 40657

London Railtour March 1961 2 Abbey Stn No 44575

London Railtour March 1961 3 No 44575 at Hill End

London Railtour March 1961 4 No 44575 at Smallford

London Railtour March 1961 5 No 44575 at Smallford

London Rd circa 1800 site of MR bridge

London Rd Stn from main line 1957 ©

LT route 303 to Oaklands poss Hatfield Garage ©

LT route 325 cottonmill Lane Bridge circa 1968

LT route 341 St A Hatfield at St A Garage early 60s

old arial view of St Albans

Passenger tickets 1

RCTS Railtour approachg Abbey Stn 1955 No 68878

Rly Bridge 1 over course of Old London Rd

Rly Bridge 2 over R Ver 1986

Rly Bridge 3 over R Ver 1968

Rly Bridge 4 over footpath nr Cottonmill Lane

SLS Brake Van Special 1 June 1961 No 1247 at Hatfield

SLS Brake Van Special 2 St Albans London Rd

SLS Brake Van Special 3 Smallford

St Albans Abbey Postcard ©

St Albans Edwardian postcard 1 ©

St Albans Edwardian postcard 2 ©

St Albans London Rd 1 circa 1925

St Albans London Rd 2 circa 1925

St Albans London Rd 3 1928

St Albans London Rd 4 1954 ©

St Albans London Rd 5 1958

St Albans London Rd 6 1961

St Albans London Rd 7 1958 ©

St Albans London Rd 8 1958

St Albans London Rd 9 awaiting track lift 1965

St Albans London Rd 10 closure notice 1975

St Albans London Rd 11 Forecourt 1968

St Albans London Rd 12 1918

St Albans London Rd 13 1958

St Albans London Rd 14 1968

St Albans London Rd 15 Forecourt 1950

St Albans London Rd 16 1950

St Albans London Rd 17 N7 69696 1950

St Albans London Rd 18 1955 ©

St Albans London Rd 19 Loco Shed 1958 ©

St Albans London Rd 20 Loco Shed 1961

St Albans London Rd 21 Loco Shed 1968

St Albans London Rd 22 Loco Shed in 1930s

St Albans London Rd 23 1968

St Albans London Rd 24 C12 4550 circa 1924

St Albans London Rd 25 Loco Shed early 1980s

St Albans London Rd 26 Forecourt 1958

Stephenson Loco Society Brake Van Sp 4 Abbey Stn

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