
Petersburg railway station, c. 1890s

Petersburg Railway Station and yard, 1890

Petersburg Railway Station, 1890. Note the wooden Refreshment room.

Early Petersburg railway station, c. 1900s.

Petersburg railway station, c. 1900

The back of the Peterburg railway station entering from Railway Terrace, c. 1900

Early Petersburg railway station, c. 1910s. The newspaper stand to the left is now situated at the Peterborough History Group premises in Jervois Street.

H Lucks old newsagent stand that for many years was located at the Peterborough railway station. Now on display at Peterborough’s Print Shop museum in Jervois Street.

Petersburg railway station, c. 1910

Peterborough narrow gauge railway station, c. 1920s

Peterborough railways Superintendent’s office staff, 1935. Rear Left: S Lewis, Albert Condell, F Oats, R Schumann, V Wenzel, Wally Clarke, H Dorman, W Norrish, F Moten, Bill Choat, W Walters, C Neuman. Front Left: PJ Sullivan, HE Rusk, EG Standish, E O’Malley, M Cox, F Keltie, F Yeomans (Superintendent), C Smith, Miss Schumann, Mr Story, A Garwood, J Reid. (Source unknown)

Peterborough railway station subway, c. 1930s

Peterborough railway station, April 1933. The occasion was the Back to Peterborough celebrations.

Passengers waiting for their train at the Peterborough railway station, 1948

W Class 25 locomotive at Peterborough station, c. 1950

Peterborough yard with the station to the left, ore trucks centre and goods shed to the right c. 1950s. Loco coal gantry in the distance.

Peterborough narrow gauge railway adminstration offices, c. 1950s

Peterborough station administration offices prior to standard gauge, c. 1960s

Peterborough narrow gauge railway station bell cabin and Yardmaster’s office, 1964

Peterborough Railway Station Refreshment Room, 1967

Peterborough station with Yard Master’s office in the background, 1967

Peterborough railway station, 1967

Peterborough signal cabin under construction, c. 1968

Peterborough signal cabin under construction, c. 1968

Building the Peterborough Station Administration building, 1968

Constructing the new Peterborough station administration building in preparation for standardisation, January 1968

Building the Peterborough Station Administration building, 1968

Peterborough’s new standard gauge administration building under construction, 1968. Leo Van den Ende in foreground.

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Peterborough’s new standard gauge administration building under construction, 1968.

Partial demolition of the Peterborough narrow gauge station, 1968

Peterborough narrow gauge station administration offices prior to standard gauge, 1968

Peterborough narrow gauge station administration prior to standard gauge, 1968

Construction of the new Peterborough station standard gauge platform, 1968

Peterborough standard gauge platform under construction (old accident train van to the rear), c. 1968

Peterborough standard gauge platform under construction, c. 1968

New Peterborough standard gauge platform under construction, 1968

Extending the Peterborough station subway in preparation for standard gauge and the new station, January 1968

Extending the Peterborough station subway in preparation for standard gauge and the new station, January 1968

Extending the Peterborough station subway in preparation for standard gauge and the new station, January 1968

Extending the Peterborough station subway in preparation for standard gauge and the new station, January 1968

Aftermath of fire in Peterborough Station Administration building, August 1968

Peterborough railway station destroyed by fire prior to opening in August 1968. Fire started in the train control room.

Peterborough railway station destroyed by fire prior to opening in August 1968. Fire started in the train control room.

Peterborough railway station destroyed by fire prior to opening in August 1968. Fire started in the train control room. Mr and Mrs Merv Thomas and Len Richards.

Peterborough railway station destroyed by fire prior to opening in August 1968. Fire started in the train control room.

Aftermath of fire in Peterborough Station Administration building, August 1968

Peterborough railway station standard gauge platform under construction, 1969

New administration offices of the Peterborough station, c. 1969

Peterborough railway station and platform, 1969

Remains of the Peterborough station building after demolition, c. 1969

Demolition of Peterborough Superintendent’s offices in preparation for standardisation, c. 1969

Demolition of Peterborough roster office following the construction of the new railway station administration building, c. 1969

Aerial view of the Peterborough railway station and yard, 1970

Building the Peterborough Railway barracks after the arrival of the standard gauge, c. 1970

Peterborough railway station platform, 1971

Peterborough station freight hauler, 1971

The Superintendent’s office in the new Peterborough station, 1972

Peterborough railway station platform, 1972

Peterborough railway station platform, 1972

Peterborough railway station facing Railway Terrace, 1973

Peterborough railway yard, platform and signalling cabin in centre, c. 1980s

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