Railway picture gallery

From Jerripedia

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

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

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
The terminus at Snow Hill
Snow Hill in 1922
1925
The last train reaches Snow Hill in 1929
Snow Hill station
A train passing through the cutting after leaving Snow Hill
Railcar Brittany at Snow Hill

St Luke's Station

The Snow Hill cutting
Calvados at Green Street
Green Street sheds
Green Street sheds
A train passing Green Street
The former Green Street Carriage Sheds being demolished to make way for the new Route du Fort
A primitive signal at Green Street
The bridge which crossed Roseville Street
St Luke's station in 1925
St Luke's Station
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
A Gorey-bound train waiting at St Luke's Station about 1900
St Luke's level crossing
St Luke's Station
St Luke's Station
Georgetown Station
A train at St Clement's Road
St Clement's bridge
Mrs Pelham, acting stationmaster at Samares
Samares Station at Christmas
The engine Carteret waiting at Le Hocq station
A maintenance gang in the cutting at Pontac
The railway passing through Pontac
Pontac
Pontac
An overgrown, disused station at Pontac

Mrs Bartholomew took over from her stationmaster husband at La Rocque during World War One

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

Gorey Village Station, 1905

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

Passengers arrive at Gorey Harbour

Gorey Pier Station, picture courtesy of Facebook group Jersey Temps Passe
Gorey Pier
Gorey Pier
Gorey Pier
Gorey Pier
Gorey Pier
Gorey Pier
The platform at the Gorey terminus
Caesarea at Gorey Pier
Caesarea at Gorey Pier
Calvados at Gorey Pier
Calvados near Gorey
Mont Orgueil at Gorey
Calvados at Gorey
Gorey Harbour Station
Gorey Harbour Station in 1890
A grand ceremony when the line finally reaches Gorey Harbour
Train on seafront at Gorey

Full steam ahead as a train leaves Gorey Pier Station

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

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

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.

Recent additions

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

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

Jersey Western Railway

1985 stamps

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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St Helier stationmaster Bob Squibb and his staff
The terminus in the early 20th century. This photograph has been dated 1902 and 1914
Passengers on the platform at the town terminus
St Helier's leaves the terminus
A close-up view of the town terminus
Staff at St Helier terminus
Staff at St Helier in the 1900s
Locomotive St Helier's
St Helier station
Staff at St Helier station
St Helier terminus station
St Helier terminus in 1901
Two engines at the Weighbridge in 1883
'St Brelade' at the Weighbridge terminus
St Helier terminus
The roof of the St Helier terminus under construction
The finished terminus roof
Pedestrian promenade, railway track and road share the Esplanade seafront
The Esplanade
The Esplanade
The Esplanade
The Esplanade
The Esplanade
The track along the Esplanade was between the promenade and the road
A rail car on the Esplanade
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'

A train passes in front of the Grand Hotel at West Park
West Park
West Park Station
West Park station
West Park Station
A train leaving West Park Station
St Aubyn's at West Park
Lifting the track at West Park
West Park station, the track removed
The Esplanade in 1890
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
St Helier's approaching First Tower from West Park
A railcar alongside Victoria Avenue
Removing the rails alongside Victoria Avenue after the railway closed
First Tower Station in the 1930s
First Tower
First Tower
First Tower
First Tower
First Tower Station
First Tower Station
First Tower Station in about 1905
First Tower Station in 1911
First Tower Station early in the 20th century
First Tower station
First Tower Station in 1926
First Tower station in 1928
First Tower station
Flowers alongside the track show that this is First Tower

Railcars pass at Millbrook

Train at First Tower
First Tower station
A train crosses St Aubin's Bay in the snow in 1909
The track has gone at First Tower
A train at Millbrook photographed by Philip Morel-Laurens
Millbrook Station
Millbrook Station
Millbrook Station is now a cafe, and the railway track has become a cycle track
Millbrook Station
The second Millbrook station
The second Millbrook station
The second Millbrook station
The second Millbrook station
The first Millbrook station
The first Millbrook station
A train at Millbrook - picture courtesy of Jersey Temps Passe
Millbrook station
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
Millbrook Station?
Millbrook stationmaster's house
The track has gone from Millbrook
The first Bel Royal station
The second Bel Royal station
Bel Royal Station
Bel Royal Station
A derailment close to Bel Royal
On the line between Bel Royal and Beaumont
Beaumont Station
Beaumont station
Beaumont station
Beaumont Station
Beaumont Station

Passengers at Beaumont Station

Militiamen waiting for a train at Beaumont Station
The disused Beaumont station after the line closed
The south coast line flooded during stormy weather and high tides
Between Beaumont and La Haule
La Haule
La Haule
La Haule
La Haule Station
La Haule Station
Another view of La Haule Station
A railcar at La Haule
La Haule
The seaside track at La Haule
Between La Haule and St Aubin
A trial run train pauses on the La Haule trestles for an official photograph
The track crossed the beach at La Haule on trestles
A train approaching St Aubin
A train approaching St Aubin
Corbiere at St Aubin
The level crossing at St Aubin
Converting the track to narrow gague at St Aubin
A train rounds the St Aubin terminus heading for Corbiere
St Aubin Terminus
St Aubin Terminus
Another view of the terminus
Looking out of the terminus towards La Haule
The aftermath of the St Aubin fire
Crowds went by bus to see the damaged station

St Aubin terminus

Interior and exterior photographs of the St Aubin terminus in 1880

A train emerges from the tunnel

St Aubin station
Demolition of the terminus after the fire
After the fire
St Aubin in 1905
St Aubin
St Aubin
St Aubin
St Aubin
St Aubin
St Aubin
A train leaves the station - picture courtesy of Jersey Temps Passe
St Aubin Station interior
A bus outside the St Aubin terminus, competing for business
A carriage at St Aubin
A railcar at St Aubin
Staff at St Aubin Station
After the fire at St Aubin
The loop around the terminus carrying the line towards La Corbiere
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
Tunnel on the line past St Aubin
A train heads for La Corbiere from St Aubin before the tunnel was built
The tunnel under construction
The tunnel on the line from St Aubin to Corbiere
The bridge at Mont les Vaux
The bridge at Mont les Vaux
At Pont Marquet

A train leaving Don Bridge Station heading for La Corbiere

Pont Marquet
The engine Corbiere at Pont Marquet
The track has been removed
The track has gone and a lovely railway walk remains
Don Bridge Station
Don Bridge Station
The station master at Don Bridge
Don Bridge on the Ordnance Survey map
Don Bridge
Don Bridge
Don Bridge
A Jersey Western Railway ticket
A ticket from St Helier to Don Bridge
La Moye Station
La Moye Station
Track removed at La Moye
Passing through lovely countryside on the Corbière line
Approaching Corbiere
'St Brelade' at Corbière
Corbiere
Corbiere Station
The engine La Moye at Corbiere
Corbiere station
Corbiere station
St Heliers at Corbiere

Corbiere Station in the 1910s

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