Goods Yard Collection

Broadway Goods Yard Under Construction, c. 1904
A view of Broadway Goods Yard in Worcestershire taken in c.1904 whilst it was under construction, showing building materials stacked up alongside the tracks

Sudbury station goods yard, forming part of original terminal station, in right background, passenger station on sharp curve beyond footbridge carrying public footpath over running lines

Newquay Station Goods Yard, c. 1930
A view of Newquay Station Goods Yard, Cornwall, with a row of houses from Oakleigh Terrace behind and on the left, c.1930

View of Trowbridge Station, Goods Yard and Surrounds, c. 1900
A general view of Trowbridge Station in Wiltshire, c.1900, showing the goods yard, water tower and gas storage silo. Trowbridge station opened in 1848 as part of the Wilts

Bristol Temple Meads Goods Depot, c. 1930
A view of the bustling Bristol Temple Meads Goods Depot, c.1930. GWR dray horses and carts are loaded with goods, and a motor van is leaving the depot. The enquiry office is in the background

Grain elevator along railroad yard, North Platte, Nebraska, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grain elevator along railroad yard. North Platte, Nebraska. [Sign: T.B. Hord Grain Co. Coal Hay and Feed. Union Pacific steam locomotive]

Railway Station at the Franklin Petroleum Oil Works, Pennsylvania, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Railway Station at the Franklin Petroleum Oil Works, Pennsylvania, 1864. 'The casks or barrels of crude oil are conveyed from the Franklin and Titusville stations by the Atlantic

Unloading bananas, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Unloading bananas, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910

Mule teams and the levee, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Mule teams and the levee, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910

L.S. & M.S. [Lake Shore & Michigan Southern] Ry. ore docks, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown. L.S. & M.S
L.S. & M.S. [Lake Shore & Michigan Southern] Ry. ore docks, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900

Port of London Authority - Map, 1937. Creator: Unknown
Port of London Authority - Map, 1937. The River Thames at Tilbury, showing the docks, railway station, passenger landing stage, cargo jetty, lock and basin

Three trucks: S.M. Frazier, between 1909 and 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Three trucks: S.M
Three trucks: S.M. Frazier, between 1909 and 1914. USA. Your Credit is Good at Grogan's'. S.M. Frazier, Building Materials, Anacostia, [Washington] D.C

Japanese relocation, California, 1942. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Japanese relocation, California. Baggage belonging to evacuees of Japanese ancestry at an assembly center in Salinas, California, prior to a War Relocation Authority center

Cotton bales lying at the Bombay terminus of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Cotton bales lying at the Bombay terminus of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway ready for shipment to England, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. M'Combie and Wright

Air raid shelter at West Ealing Goods Yard, 1940
A rather intriguing photo here of West Ealing Goods Yard, taken in 1940. The strange molehill shaped mounds dotted along the track are air raid shelters

Friar Gate Goods Yard 35010_036
Fire damaged warehouse at Friar Gate Goods Yard, City of Derby, 2021

Aerial View of Hull Marshalling Yards Circa 1950

The Goods Yard at Cardiff Docks in 1943
The Goods Yard at Cardiff Docks in September 1943 is the subject of this image featuring a group of ladies stacking boxes that have probably just been off-loaded from a goods train

C & NW RR [Chicago and North Western railroad], tank cars... Proviso yard, Chicago, Illinois, 1943
C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], tank cars going over the hump at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Freight Depot of the U. S. Army consolidating station, Chicago, Illinois, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Freight Depot of the U.S. Army consolidating station, Chicago, Ill

C. M. St. P. & P. R. R. general view of part of Galewood yard, Chicago, Illinois, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. M. St. P. & P. R.R. general view of part of Galewood yard, Chicago, Ill. [Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad]

General view of part of the South Water street Illinois Central Railroad freight... Chicago, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
General view of part of the South Water street Illinois Central Railroad freight terminal, Chicago, Ill

General view of part of the Bensenville freight yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee... Illinois, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
General view of part of the Bensenville freight yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, Bensenville, Ill

General view of part of the Galewood yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee... Illinois, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
General view of part of the Galewood yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, Chicago, Ill

Trucks unloading at the inbound freight house of the Illinois Central Railroad... Chicago, Ill
Trucks unloading at the inbound freight house of the Illinois Central Railroad, South Water Street freight terminal, Chicago, Ill. [Wrigley Building and Tribune Tower behind]

Freight car at potato shed, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Freight car at potato shed. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

Railroad, outskirts of fast growing town, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Railroad, outskirts of fast growing town. Klamath Falls, Oregon

Railroad yard, outskirts of fast-growing town, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Railroad yard, outskirts of fast-growing town. Klamath Falls, Oregon

Railroad yard behind potato shed from which... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Railroad yard behind potato shed from which Klamath potatoes are shipped across the country. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

From the overpass approaching Fresno, between Tulare and Fresno, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Between Tulare and Fresno. From the overpass approaching Fresno, California. [Bales of cotton outside the Producers Cotton Oil Co. makers of cottonseed cake and meal for cattle and sheep]

Car on siding across tracks from pea packing plant, Calipatria, Imperial Valley, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Car on siding across tracks from pea packing plant. Twenty-five year old itinerant, originally from Oregon. " On the road eight years, all over the country, every state in the union

The New Congo Railway from Matadi to Stanley Pool (b / w photo)
1063523 The New Congo Railway from Matadi to Stanley Pool (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Coventry Goods Yard, Grosvenor Road, Coventry. 29th November 1960

GWR Express Goods Engine, 1934. Creator: Unknown
GWR Express Goods Engine, 1934. Great Western Railway steam locomotive

La Patrie, 1916. Creator: CRW Nevinson
La Patrie, 1916. La Patrie portrays an horrific incident the artist experienced during World War I when his Red Cross unit came upon a goods yard full of dead and dying French and German soldiers

South St. from Maiden Lane, 1834. Creator: William James Bennett
South St. from Maiden Lane, 1834

South Street from Maiden Lane, New York, in 1828, 1834. Creator: William James Bennett
South Street from Maiden Lane, New York, in 1828, 1834

Stonemans Station, Virginia, 1861-65. Creator: Unknown
Stonemans Station, Virginia, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

City of Atlanta, Georgia No. 1, 1860s. Creator: George N. Barnard
City of Atlanta, Georgia No. 1, 1860s

City Point, Virginia. James River, 1864. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
City Point, Virginia. James River, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

City Point, Virginia. Terminus of U. S. Military Railroad, 1861-65
City Point, Virginia. Terminus of U.S. Military Railroad, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Terminus of U. S. Military Railroad, City Point, Virginia, 1861-65
Terminus of U.S. Military Railroad, City Point, Virginia, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Marseille, late 1850s (?). Creator: Edouard Baldus
Marseille, late 1850s (?)

Amber Valley DE56 1 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Amber Valley DE56 1

Bromyard Station and Downs, Herefordshire, c. 1890s
A view of Bromyard Station and the surrounding downs in Herefordshire, c.1890s. This image shows the station buildings, wagons

Huntingdon engine shed, 1910. View looking north west towards a 50ft turntable, shed to right. The Great Northern & Great Eastern Joint Railway station masters house is in the centre background

View looking east at Bury St Edmunds station in about 1910. In the foreground are piles of coal for steam engines, and there are locomotives in the shed. In the distance are railway sidings

Bury St Edmunds engine shed. View looking east, locomotive shed to left and maltings beyond. The yard signal box is at centre and goods yard on right

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The goods yard, a bustling hub of activity and commerce, has played an integral role in the transportation industry throughout history. From Sudbury station goods yard forming part of the original terminal station to Trowbridge Station's picturesque view of its goods yard and surrounds in 1900, these snapshots capture the essence of this vital space. In Newquay Station's goods yard from 1930, one can almost hear the hustle and bustle as trains come and go, carrying precious cargo to various destinations. Meanwhile, Broadway Goods Yard is captured mid-construction in 1904, showcasing the industrious spirit that built our modern infrastructure. Moving on to Bristol Temple Meads Goods Depot in 1930, we witness a hive of activity where goods are sorted meticulously before continuing their journey across the country. The air raid shelter at West Ealing Goods Yard serves as a poignant reminder of how even during times of conflict, trade must go on. Friar Gate Goods Yard presents us with a glimpse into railway operations in years gone by – an intricate network connecting cities and towns through efficient logistics. Similarly, Cardiff Docks' bustling goods yard paints a vivid picture of wartime efforts during World War II. Venturing across the Atlantic Ocean to Chicago's Proviso Yard in Illinois reveals tank cars lined up neatly along tracks – evidence of America's booming industrial might during this era. The Freight Depot at U. S Army consolidating station showcases how military operations relied heavily on efficient supply chains for success. Finally, Galewood Yard provides us with a general view that highlights both the scale and complexity involved in managing rail freight operations. South Water Street Illinois Central Railroad freight captures another facet of Chicago's vibrant transportation scene – an essential artery supporting economic growth. These glimpses into different time periods remind us that behind every successful train journey lies countless hours spent at goods yards like these - places where shipments are organized meticulously before embarking on their onward travels.