150 years of the Shelton Works

One of the many steam locomotives

Accidents will happen!

Connecting the numerous pieces of plant was a collection of rail-borne vehicles, made up of slag bogies, pig bogies and wagons drawn by a ten-strong, steam locomotive fleet.

In fact Shelton was the first site to have a rail link; the loop line. The Earl is reported to have been known to take his locomotives on to the North Staffordshire Railway lines for personal trips to Sandbach. The rail company on one occasion were alleged to have reprimanded him for his actions.