Sheffield retro: 15 pictures capturing life on the railways from the 50s to the 80s

Deputy Editor

Published 18th Mar 2023, 04:45 GMT

Updated 22nd Mar 2023, 12:02 GMT

From welcoming the first electric train or saying goodbye to the end of a line – we have some great archive pictures to take you back to life on the railways from the 50s and 80s.

The trains may now be quicker and the station may look slightly different so take a look at these pictures showing life on Sheffield’s railways from decades ago.

A high speed train passing through Sheffield Midland station

. Express train

A high speed train passing through Sheffield Midland station Photo: Sheffield star

End of the line for Victoria Station, Sheffield. The last train, January 5, 1970.

. End of the line

End of the line for Victoria Station, Sheffield. The last train, January 5, 1970. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

Little train spotters at Sheffield Mildand Station, September 1953

. Little train spotters

Little train spotters at Sheffield Mildand Station, September 1953 Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

Outside Dronfield railway station in 1981

. Dronfield Station

Outside Dronfield railway station in 1981 Photo: SHeffield star

The Class 76 electric locomotives often worked double headed as here on a tanker train approaching Penistone Station in April 1981.

. Electric loco

The Class 76 electric locomotives often worked double headed as here on a tanker train approaching Penistone Station in April 1981. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

Holidaymakers wait for their train at Sheffield Victoria Station in 1962.

. All aboard

Holidaymakers wait for their train at Sheffield Victoria Station in 1962. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

A high speed train passing through Sheffield Midland station

1. Express train

A high speed train passing through Sheffield Midland station Photo: Sheffield star

End of the line for Victoria Station, Sheffield. The last train, January 5, 1970.

2. End of the line

End of the line for Victoria Station, Sheffield. The last train, January 5, 1970. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

Little train spotters at Sheffield Mildand Station, September 1953

3. Little train spotters

Little train spotters at Sheffield Mildand Station, September 1953 Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

Outside Dronfield railway station in 1981

4. Dronfield Station

Outside Dronfield railway station in 1981 Photo: SHeffield star