Railway picture gallery

Railway picture gallery

A train waiting at Le Hocq Staton

This gallery is the largest online collection of photographs of Jersey's railways - the Jersey Eastern Railway, which connected St Helier with Gorey, and the Jersey Western Railway, which ran from St Helier to Corbiere

Jersey Eastern Railway

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Engine Carteret at Snow Hill

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  The cutting at Snow Hill photographed in 1853 by Victor Hugo's son Charles. This picture disproves the theory that the cutting was created to allow a station to be built in the centre of town as a terminus for the Jersey Eastern Railway. The cutting had to be widened in order to allow the station to be constructed, but it was in existence long before the railway was planned
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  The terminus at Snow Hill
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  Snow Hill in 1922
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  1925
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  The last train reaches Snow Hill in 1929
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  Snow Hill station
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  A train passing through the cutting after leaving Snow Hill
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  Railcar Brittany at Snow Hill

St Luke's Station

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  The Snow Hill cutting
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  Calvados at Green Street
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  Green Street sheds
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  Green Street sheds
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  A train passing Green Street
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  The former Green Street Carriage Sheds being demolished to make way for the new Route du Fort
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  A primitive signal at Green Street
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  The bridge which crossed Roseville Street
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  St Luke's station in 1925
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  St Luke's Station
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  St Luke's Station
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  The level crossing over St Clement’s Road, looking east. The large building in the centre background is still there, although somewhat remodelled. Above the ridge can be seen the distinctive flat-bottomed chimney stack on the Normandie Hotel, and to the right of the telephone pole on the left is the roofline of the Demi des Pas Hotel
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  A Gorey-bound train waiting at St Luke's Station about 1900
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  St Luke's level crossing
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  St Luke's Station
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  St Luke's Station
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  Georgetown Station

A 1907 map of the railway's route through St Helier

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  A train at St Clement's Road
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  St Clement's bridge
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  Mrs Pelham, acting stationmaster at Samares
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  Samares Station at Christmas
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  The engine Carteret waiting at Le Hocq station
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  Le Hocq bridge
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  Le Hocq bridge
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  Reinstatement of the original road in 1933 after the railway closed
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  A maintenance gang in the cutting at Pontac
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  The railway passing through Pontac
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  Pontac
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  Pontac

AI generated videos of Eastern Railway trains

Le Hocq train

Pontac train

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  Mrs Bartholomew took over from her stationmaster husband at La Rocque during World War One
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  A train approaching Pontac from the east

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  An overgrown, disused station at Pontac
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  Stationmaster McQueen and his wife on the platform at Pontac
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  A long train halts at Pontac Station
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  Mrs McQueen took over as stationmaster at Pontac from her husband in 1914
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  Mrs McQueen
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  A road bridge crosses the line at Pontac - picture from Jersey Heritage collection
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  The stationmaster at Pontac, his wife and the family cat
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  Pontac's stationmaster and his wife
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  The cutting at Pontac
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  Pontac station
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  Pontac
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  A train in the cutting at Pontac
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  A train approaches Pontac Station
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  Pontac Station demolition
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  Pontorson Lane level crossing
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  Pontorson Halt, a late addition to the network, in 1927
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  The opening of Le Bourg station in 1925
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  La Rocque Station in 1906
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  La Rocque Station c1910
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  Fauvic 1925
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  Approaching Fauvic
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  Fauvic stationmaster Alfred Hill in 1920
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  Grouville 1925
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  Mont Orgueil at Grouville Station
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  Grouville Station

Gorey Village Station, 1905

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  Grouville Station
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  Grouville Station
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  Grouville Station
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  A tight curve near the Welcome Inn
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  Crossing Grouville Common
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  Gorey Village Station
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  Gorey Village Station
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  Gorey Village Station
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  Gorey Village Station
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  Gorey Village Station
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  Gorey Village Station
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  Gorey Village station
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  The water tank at Gorey Village Station, now a private house
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  Gorey Village Station in 1907
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  Gorey Village Station, now a family home, in 2021
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  A train passes Brook House between Gorey Village and Gorey Pier
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  A train passes the sea wall at Gorey
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  A train waiting in Gorey Station shortly before the line closed
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  A train leaving Gorey in 1902
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  A train leaves the harbour station
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  Passengers board a train at Gorey Pier
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  Gorey Harbour Station
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  A panoramic view of Gorey
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  A train leaving Gorey Pier Station
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  A train leaving Gorey Pier Station
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  A train leaving Gorey Pier Station
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  Gorey Pier
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  A train leaving Gorey Pier
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  Gorey Pier platform
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  Gorey Pier in the 1920s
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  Station platform in 1921
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Passengers arrive at Gorey Harbour

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  Gorey Pier Station
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  Gorey Pier
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  Gorey Pier
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  Gorey Pier
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  Gorey Pier
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  Gorey Pier
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  Gorey Pier
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  The platform at the Gorey terminus
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  Caesarea at Gorey Pier
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  Caesarea at Gorey Pier
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  Calvados at Gorey Pier
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  Calvados near Gorey
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  Mont Orgueil at Gorey
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  Calvados at Gorey
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  Gorey Harbour Station
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  Gorey Harbour Station in 1890
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  A grand ceremony when the line finally reaches Gorey Harbour
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  Train on seafront at Gorey
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  Gorey Pier station

Full steam ahead as a train leaves Gorey Pier Station

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  1909
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  A train leaving Gorey Harbour in 1893
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  A solitary engine at Gorey
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  Gorey Harbour platform
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  The aptly named 'Mont Orgueil' leaving Gorey
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  Another picture of 'Mont Orgueil' at Gorey Harbour Station
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  A stereo pair of a train leaving Gorey Harbour
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  Full steam: Train leaving Gorey
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  If you can't beat them, join them! A Jersey Eastern Railway bus ...
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  ... and another at Snow Hill
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  Gorey Pier Station
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  End of the line at Gorey Harbour
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  A train leaving Gorey Harbour in 1909
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  Full steam ahead
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  North Western, which eventually moved to the Jersey Western Railway
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  A derailment in 1893
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  1874 timetable
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  1925 timetable
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  Trains to Paris, via Gorey, 1900
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  1900 winter timetable

A train leaves Gorey and passes along the shore heading for St Helier

A family poses for a photograph on Calvados at an unidentified station

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  A 1920s advert
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  Calvados
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  Carteret
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  Mont Orgueil at Gorey Harbour Station, picture courtesy of Jersey Temps Passe, Facebook group
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  Duke of Normandy
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  Duke of Normandy
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  A locomotive in its shed
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  The track layout at Green Street and Snow Hill
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  A Jersey Eastern Railway carriage, bought by the Houze family as living accommodation on their farm
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  Guard's van
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  Eastern Railway staff
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  Calvados
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  Carteret at Gorey
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  1881 timetable
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An unusual view from 1928 of the back of Gorey Harbour Station

A plan showing a railway tunnel under Fort Regent, in roughly the same place that a road tunnel was constructed in the 1960s. The date of the plan is unknown. It may have been drawn up before the railway was started, and would have indicated the intention to continue the line to link up with the already existing railway from St Helier to St Aubin, but there are no records of such an intention at that time. Alternatively the plan may have been drawn up in 1928, when the financially troubled eastern railway tried, in vain, for a merger with the western company

Map of the Jersey Eastern Railway

This map shows the full route of the railway, including the extension from Gorey to St Catherine, which was part of the original plan, but abandoned. The continuation of the line from Gorey Harbour, shown on the map, suggests that the plan had been to construct a tunnel under Mont Orgueil Castle, with the line then following the coast through Anne Port, past La Crete and Archirondel towards what was intended to be a major harbour at St Catherine.

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Recent additions

This selection of photographs, mainly of the Jersey Eastern Railway, was added to the site in 2021

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  Gorey Village station
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  Fauvic crossing
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  The end of the Gorey Pier station platform
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  Stationmaster at Pontac
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  Clearing snow at Pontac
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  1925 timetable
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Jersey Western Railway

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  1985 stamps
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This picture of the inside of the St Aubin terminus is dated 1890 [We now believe it to be more like 1880 - Ed], when the railway was at its peak. But the building looks strangely deserted and unused. Perhaps it was just a quiet moment, The carriage on the left does not appear to be on a track - was it being used as a waiting room? Contrast this view with the picture below of the terminus looking its best

This picture of St Aubin shows a train crossing in front of the terminus station on its way to the tunnel and beyond, the track to La Corbiere. We don't think we have seen another picture capturing the moment when a train traversed the stretch of line in front of the terminus. We have tried hard to date the picture, but without success so far.

New pictures of the Western Railway not previously published online

Model Engineer and Electrician is probably the last place one would expect to find previously unknown pictures of Jersey's railways. As far as we know, these three images have not been published elsewhere since they appeared in the modellers' magazine in 1914. The first is a straightforward picture of Seven Oaks Bridge, where Mont Les Vaux crossed the track. The middle picture shows the traverser inside the St Helier terminus, and the bottom image, unfortunately of rather poor quality, shows the level crossing at Don Bridge. It was one of very few lifting-barrier crossings on the island's railways. Most crossings, of which there were many, were gated, and there are not many photos of them.

Seven Oaks bridge, 1914

Town terminus traverser, 1914

Don Bridge crossing, 1914

Passengers at the side of engine St Aubins at the St Helier terminus

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1890 timetable

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  St Helier stationmaster Bob Squibb and his staff
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  The terminus in the early 20th century. This photograph has been dated 1902 and 1914
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  St Helier's leaves the terminus
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  Town terminus
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  Town terminus
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  Town terminus
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  A close-up view of the town terminus
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  Staff at St Helier terminus
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  Locomotive St Helier's
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  St Helier station
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  Staff at St Helier station
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  St Helier terminus station
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  St Helier terminus in 1901
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  Two engines at the Weighbridge in 1883
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  'St Brelade' at the Weighbridge terminus
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  St Helier terminus
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  The roof of the St Helier terminus under construction
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  The finished terminus roof
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  Pedestrian promenade, railway track and road share the Esplanade seafront
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  A train leaves the St Helier terminal and passes along the Esplanade
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  The Esplanade
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  The Esplanade
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  Full steam ahead on the Esplanade
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  The Esplanade
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  The Esplanade
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  The Esplanade
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  The track along the Esplanade was between the promenade and the road
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  A rail car on the Esplanade
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  Heading for West Park a train decorated for Edward VII's Coronation on 9 August 1902

A train passes West Park Pavilion, the 'Tin Hut'

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  A train passes in front of the Grand Hotel at West Park
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  West Park
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  West Park Station
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  West Park station
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  West Park Station
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  A train leaving West Park Station
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  St Aubyn's at West Park
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  Lifting the track at West Park
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  West Park station, the track removed
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  The Esplanade in 1890
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  If the 1870 date for this picture is correct it probably shows the track being laid between West Park and First Tower. That was the year the line from St Helier to St Aubin was established. It would be another 20 years before Victoria Avenue was built alongside the track
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  St Helier's approaching First Tower from West Park
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  A railcar alongside Victoria Avenue
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  Removing the rails alongside Victoria Avenue after the railway closed
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  First Tower Station in the 1930s
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  First Tower
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  First Tower
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  First Tower
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  First Tower
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  First Tower Station
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  First Tower Station
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  First Tower Station in about 1905
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  First Tower Station in 1911
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  First Tower Station early in the 20th century
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  First Tower station
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  First Tower Station in 1926
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  First Tower station in 1928
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  First Tower station
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  Flowers alongside the track show that this is First Tower

Railcars pass at Millbrook

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  Train at First Tower
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  First Tower station
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  A train crosses St Aubin's Bay in the snow in 1909
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  The track has gone at First Tower
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  A train at Millbrook photographed by Philip Morel-Laurens
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  Millbrook Station
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  Millbrook Station
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  Millbrook Station is now a cafe, and the railway track has become a cycle track
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  Millbrook Station
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  The second Millbrook station
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  The second Millbrook station
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  The second Millbrook station
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  The second Millbrook station
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  The first Millbrook station
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  The first Millbrook station
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  A train at Millbrook - picture courtesy of Jersey Temps Passe

This picture is something of a mystery. It is suggested that it shows Millbrook Station and that it was taken during a Royal Visit. That could only have been the visit of King George V in 1921, so what are the 1859 dates? That was the year of the previous Royal Visit, the second by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The metal footbridge certainly fits the suggested location of Millbrook Station. Is possible that the people in the picture were going, or had been into St Helier, for part of the celebrations of the visit. More than that we cannot say but we are investigating further

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  Millbrook station
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  These two pictures were sent to us captioned Don Bridge Station, but we don't think the location is correct. The background suggests a south coast station, possibly Millbrook
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  Millbrook Station?
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  Millbrook stationmaster's house
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  The track has gone from Millbrook
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  The first Bel Royal station
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  The second Bel Royal station
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  Bel Royal Station
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  Bel Royal Station
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  A derailment close to Bel Royal
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  On the line between Bel Royal and Beaumont
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  Beaumont Station
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  Beaumont station
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  Beaumont station
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  Beaumont Station
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  Beaumont Station

Passengers at Beaumont Station

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  Militiamen waiting for a train at Beaumont Station
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  The disused Beaumont station after the line closed
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  The south coast line flooded during stormy weather and high tides
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  Between Beaumont and La Haule
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  Beaumont Halt
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  La Haule
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  La Haule
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  La Haule
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  La Haule Station
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  La Haule Station
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  Another view of La Haule Station
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  A railcar at La Haule
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  La Haule
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  La Haule
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  The seaside track at La Haule
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  Between La Haule and St Aubin
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  A trial run train pauses on the La Haule trestles for an official photograph

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  The track crossed the beach at La Haule on trestles
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  A train approaching St Aubin
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  A train approaching St Aubin
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  Corbiere at St Aubin
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  The level crossing at St Aubin
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  Converting the track to narrow gague at St Aubin
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  A train rounds the St Aubin terminus heading for Corbiere
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  St Aubin Terminus
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  St Aubin Terminus
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  Another view of the terminus
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  Looking out of the terminus towards La Haule
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  The aftermath of the St Aubin fire
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  Crowds went by bus to see the damaged station
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  St Aubin terminus

Interior and exterior photographs of the St Aubin terminus in 1880

A train emerges from the tunnel

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  St Aubin station
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  Demolition of the terminus after the fire
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  After the fire
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  St Aubin in 1905
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  St Aubin
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  St Aubin
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  St Aubin
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  St Aubin
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  St Aubin
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  St Aubin
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  A train leaves the station - picture courtesy of Jersey Temps Passe
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  St Aubin Station interior
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  A bus outside the St Aubin terminus, competing for business
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After leaving St Aubin the Corbiere-bound train heads up Mont Les Vaux. St Brelade's School is on the left

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  A carriage at St Aubin
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  A railcar at St Aubin
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  Staff at St Aubin Station
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  After the fire at St Aubin
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  St Aubin station demolition in 1938
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  The loop around the terminus carrying the line towards La Corbiere
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  This photograph shows work under way in extending the line past St Aubin towards Corbiere. The loop around the terminus is complete and a train is standing there, but the line and level crossing gates in front of the terminus have yet to be completed
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  Tunnel on the line past St Aubin
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  A train heads for La Corbiere from St Aubin before the tunnel was built
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  The tunnel under construction
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  The tunnel on the line from St Aubin to Corbiere
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  The bridge at Mont les Vaux
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  Greenville bridge
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  At Pont Marquet

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  A photograph of the railway walk in 2025, posted to Facebook by Mario Kvards

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  Pont Marquet
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  The engine Corbiere at Pont Marquet
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  The track has been removed
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  The track has gone and a lovely railway walk remains
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  A train leaving Don Bridge Station heading for La Corbiere
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  Don Bridge Station
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  Don Bridge Station
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  The station master at Don Bridge
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  Don Bridge on the Ordnance Survey map
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  Don Bridge
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  Don Bridge
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  Don Bridge

A very rare picture of passengers leaving a train at Blanches Banques halt. This picture was taken in about 1924 by a member of John Kipping's family and shows his great aunt Freida Scott.

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  La Moye Station
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  La Moye Station
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  Track removed at La Moye
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  Passing through lovely countryside on the Corbière line
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  Approaching Corbiere
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  'St Brelade' at Corbière
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  Corbiere
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  Corbiere Station
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  The engine La Moye at Corbiere
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  Corbiere station
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  Corbiere station
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  St Heliers at Corbiere

Corbiere Station in the 1910s

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  Locomotive La Moye at Corbiere
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  The St Helier train leaves La Corbière
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  Duke of Normandy
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  The largest engine used on the line, 'La Moye'
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  'North Western', used by the Jersey Eastern Railway as well
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  'La Moye'
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  Duke of Normandy
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  Duke of Normandy
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  Haro Haro
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  St Brelade's
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  Locomotive St Helier's in front of Hallewell's Hotel on the Esplanade
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  Inside a carriage
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  A day for celebration
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  Clevedon before its name changed
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  Another derailment
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  Passing through a station
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  Posing on the 'footplate'
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  A Jersey Western Railway railcar
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  La Moye
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  Passengers had to wrap up in warm clothing because the carriages were not heated
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  W H Dickson
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  Edouard Hamon, who was Bel Royal Stationmaster and then crossing keeper on the La Pulente road when he was semi-retired
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  Locomotive St Heliers at St Aubin
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  Locomotive St Aubyns
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  Locomotive St Brelades
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  Locomotive St Brelades
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  Locomotive St Heliers
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  Jersey Railways Staff 1921
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  A railcar arrives at the Harbour
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  Duke of Normandy 1883
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  Derailing at Corbiere Quarry - St Heliers and stone-carrying carriages
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  Railway manager W H Dickson
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  St Aubin terminus
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  La Moye
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  St Aubyn's at West Park
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  Jersey Railways and Tramways staff in 1921
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  Rail car Pioneer 2, later renamed Portelet
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  Haro Haro
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  An old carriage put to use as a garden shed
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  Carriage
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  St Helier's
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  Stationmaster moves the points
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  St Aubyns
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  St Aubyns
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  La Moye
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  Railcar Normandy
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  St Heliers
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  At St Helier
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  Corbiere
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  Corbiere
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  Railcar
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  Timetable
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  A combined railway and bus timetable from 1930
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  1931
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  1931
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  1896
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  A Jersey Western Railway ticket
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  A ticket from St Helier to Don Bridge
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  Advert for the frequency of services at Easter 1872
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  Railway prospectus
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  A summer timetable from 1896
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  1920s timetable
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Railway engines on 1985 and 2009 Jersey stamps

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  Duke of Normandy
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  Saddle tank
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  La Moye
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  St Helier's
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  St Aubyn's

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  Mont Orgueil
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  Corbiere
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  Carteret
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  Pioneer
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  La Moye
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  St Brelades

Miniature railways

A miniature train ran in a disused sandpit in St Ouen's Bay in 1964

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