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Conserving & sharing the railway history of Southern England since 1997

The Southern Railways Archive was established in 1997 to conserve and make accessible the history of the railways of Southern England. This website provides information about the collections in our care, how to access them, and the types of material we are able to accept. The Archive operates under the oversight of the Bluebell Railway Trust (Registered Charity No. 292497).

Established in 1997 to conserve and make accessible the history of the railways of Southern England

about the archive

The Southern Railways Archive contains more than 150,000 photographs and 15,000 documents, signal box diagrams, timetables, special traffic notices, plans, maps and carriage drawings, and an ever-expanding library of books and articles.

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the online Store

The Archive Store provides access to a section of documents and over 30,000 railway and transport photographs which can be searched, browsed and purchased online, covering the UK and Ireland as well as a number of overseas locations.

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Stonegate, East Sussex on Saturday 05 Mar 1977 – J. Scrace [083202]
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BR(S) M7 class 30049 at Midhurst Station, West Sussex on Monday 03 Dec 1954 – J. Scrace [140013]
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BR WD class 90187 at Tebay, Cumbria with a Mineral on Wednesday 02 Aug 1961 – D. Esau [157827]
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BR(S) E5X class 32576 & BR(S) E5X class 32570 at Horsham, West Sussex on Sunday 06 Feb 1955 – J. Scrace [140827]
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BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34089 ‘602 Squadron’ at Corfe Castle, Dorset with the “RCTS Farewell to Southern Steam”Rail Tour on Sunday 18 Jun 1967 – J. Scrace [141588]
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Nottingham Victoria, Nottinghamshire on Wednesday 01 Nov 1967 – J.J. Smith [060426]
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BR(E) J27 class 65850 at Cox Green, Tyne and Wear with an East bound Freight on Monday 24 Nov 1958 – J.J. Smith [045072]
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BR(M) 3F class 43201 at Evercreech Junction, Dorset Light Engine on Saturday 21 Aug 1954 – J.H.W. Kent [154722]
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BR Std 4MT class 80034 at Chilham, Kent on Friday 24 Mar 1961 – A. Postlewaite [051397]
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Wandsworth Road Station, Greater London on Tuesday 03 Aug 1993 – J. Scrace [083913]
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Ardingly Branch, West Sussex on Sunday 30 Aug 1959 – J.J. Smith [045627]
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BR(S) E3 class 32462 at Preston Park Pullman Car Works, East Sussex in Oct 1952 – J.H.W. Kent [090669]
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BR(S) I3 class 32076 at Falmer, East Sussex with the 4.36pm Brighton – Tunbridge Wells West service on Saturday 02 Sep 1950 – J.H.W. Kent [023097]
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Merstone, Isle of Wight on Good Friday 15 Apr 1960 – A. Postlewaite [050458]
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BR Ex MSWJ class 1335 at Oxford Shed, Oxfordshire with the “SLS Shipston Branch Tour” Rail Tour on Sunday 31 Aug 1952 – J.J. Smith [043150]
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LSWR 330 class 0334 & LSWR 330 class 0150 at Eastleigh Shed, Hampshire on Saturday 07 Jun 1924 – H.C. Casserley [270161]
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BR(E) B1 class 61273 at Sweet Hill, East Sussex with the 7.12pm Brighton – Leicester service on Sunday 24 May 1953 – J.J. Smith [047876]
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Killarney Station, Ireland on Thursday 26 Nov 1959 – J.J. Smith [045835]
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BR(S) U class 31620 at Surbiton, Greater London with a Waterloo – Bournemouth service on Saturday 18 Aug 1951 – J.H.W. Kent [025240]
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BR(S) M7 class 30055 & BR(S) T9 class 120 at Hampden Park, East Sussex with the “LCGB Sussex Coast Limited Rail Tour” on Sunday 24 Jun 1962 – J.H.W. Kent [075301]
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BR(E) B17 class 61655 ‘Middlesbrough’ at Stratford Station, Greater London with a down Passenger Service on Tuesday 28 Jun 1955 – J.H.W. Kent [200140]
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Railcar 16 between Barnesmore Halt and Derg Bridge, Ireland with the 2.50pm Strabane – Killybegs service on Tuesday 02 Jul 1957 – J.J. Smith [044507]
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BR(S) Brighton Atlantic class 32421 ‘South Foreland’ at Purley , Greater London with the 11.40am Birmingham – Brighton service on Saturday 12 Jul 1952 – C.A.K. Saunders [159023]
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BR(S) L class 31768 at Eastleigh, Hampshire with the “LCGB The South Western Limited” Rail Tour on Sunday 18 Sep 1960 – D. Esau [155409]
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Hollingbourne Station, Kent on Tuesday 08 Aug 1989 – J. Scrace [081949]
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BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34057 ‘Biggin Hill’ at South Croydon, Greater London with the 6.10pm Victoria to Brighton on Tuesday 05 Jun 1962 – C. Hogg [048816]
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BR(W) 1400 class 1474 at Bourne End, Buckinghamshire with a service from Marlow on Saturday 21 Jan 1961 – D. Esau [157376]
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BR(M) 5MT class 44854 near Radlett, Hertfordshire with a down Passenger Service on Monday 13 Jul 1959 – J.H.W. Kent [200197]
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BR(M) 4P class 42100 at Brighton Shed, East Sussex on Saturday 26 Aug 1950 – J.H.W. Kent [023090]
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SR S class 1685 at Bricklayers Arms Works Yard, Greater London on Saturday 21 Jun 1947 – J.H. Aston [275034]
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The Archive operates under the oversight of the Bluebell Railway Trust (Registered Charity No. 292497)

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welcome to the new website for the bluebell railway musEUm – Southern Railways Archive

Conserving & sharing the railway history of Southern England since 1997

about the archive

the online Store

Stonegate, East Sussex on Saturday 05 Mar 1977 – J. Scrace [083202]

BR(S) M7 class 30049 at Midhurst Station, West Sussex on Monday 03 Dec 1954 – J. Scrace [140013]

BR WD class 90187 at Tebay, Cumbria with a Mineral on Wednesday 02 Aug 1961 – D. Esau [157827]

BR(S) E5X class 32576 & BR(S) E5X class 32570 at Horsham, West Sussex on Sunday 06 Feb 1955 – J. Scrace [140827]

BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34089 ‘602 Squadron’ at Corfe Castle, Dorset with the “RCTS Farewell to Southern Steam”Rail Tour on Sunday 18 Jun 1967 – J. Scrace [141588]

Nottingham Victoria, Nottinghamshire on Wednesday 01 Nov 1967 – J.J. Smith [060426]

BR(E) J27 class 65850 at Cox Green, Tyne and Wear with an East bound Freight on Monday 24 Nov 1958 – J.J. Smith [045072]

BR(M) 3F class 43201 at Evercreech Junction, Dorset Light Engine on Saturday 21 Aug 1954 – J.H.W. Kent [154722]

BR Std 4MT class 80034 at Chilham, Kent on Friday 24 Mar 1961 – A. Postlewaite [051397]

Wandsworth Road Station, Greater London on Tuesday 03 Aug 1993 – J. Scrace [083913]

Ardingly Branch, West Sussex on Sunday 30 Aug 1959 – J.J. Smith [045627]

BR(S) E3 class 32462 at Preston Park Pullman Car Works, East Sussex in Oct 1952 – J.H.W. Kent [090669]

BR(S) I3 class 32076 at Falmer, East Sussex with the 4.36pm Brighton – Tunbridge Wells West service on Saturday 02 Sep 1950 – J.H.W. Kent [023097]

Merstone, Isle of Wight on Good Friday 15 Apr 1960 – A. Postlewaite [050458]

BR Ex MSWJ class 1335 at Oxford Shed, Oxfordshire with the “SLS Shipston Branch Tour” Rail Tour on Sunday 31 Aug 1952 – J.J. Smith [043150]

LSWR 330 class 0334 & LSWR 330 class 0150 at Eastleigh Shed, Hampshire on Saturday 07 Jun 1924 – H.C. Casserley [270161]

BR(E) B1 class 61273 at Sweet Hill, East Sussex with the 7.12pm Brighton – Leicester service on Sunday 24 May 1953 – J.J. Smith [047876]

Killarney Station, Ireland on Thursday 26 Nov 1959 – J.J. Smith [045835]

BR(S) U class 31620 at Surbiton, Greater London with a Waterloo – Bournemouth service on Saturday 18 Aug 1951 – J.H.W. Kent [025240]

BR(S) M7 class 30055 & BR(S) T9 class 120 at Hampden Park, East Sussex with the “LCGB Sussex Coast Limited Rail Tour” on Sunday 24 Jun 1962 – J.H.W. Kent [075301]

BR(E) B17 class 61655 ‘Middlesbrough’ at Stratford Station, Greater London with a down Passenger Service on Tuesday 28 Jun 1955 – J.H.W. Kent [200140]

Railcar 16 between Barnesmore Halt and Derg Bridge, Ireland with the 2.50pm Strabane – Killybegs service on Tuesday 02 Jul 1957 – J.J. Smith [044507]

BR(S) Brighton Atlantic class 32421 ‘South Foreland’ at Purley , Greater London with the 11.40am Birmingham – Brighton service on Saturday 12 Jul 1952 – C.A.K. Saunders [159023]

BR(S) L class 31768 at Eastleigh, Hampshire with the “LCGB The South Western Limited” Rail Tour on Sunday 18 Sep 1960 – D. Esau [155409]

Hollingbourne Station, Kent on Tuesday 08 Aug 1989 – J. Scrace [081949]

BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34057 ‘Biggin Hill’ at South Croydon, Greater London with the 6.10pm Victoria to Brighton on Tuesday 05 Jun 1962 – C. Hogg [048816]

BR(W) 1400 class 1474 at Bourne End, Buckinghamshire with a service from Marlow on Saturday 21 Jan 1961 – D. Esau [157376]

BR(M) 5MT class 44854 near Radlett, Hertfordshire with a down Passenger Service on Monday 13 Jul 1959 – J.H.W. Kent [200197]

BR(M) 4P class 42100 at Brighton Shed, East Sussex on Saturday 26 Aug 1950 – J.H.W. Kent [023090]

SR S class 1685 at Bricklayers Arms Works Yard, Greater London on Saturday 21 Jun 1947 – J.H. Aston [275034]

The Archive operates under the oversight of the Bluebell Railway Trust (Registered Charity No. 292497)

Not your expected destination?

welcome to the new website for the
bluebell railway musEUm – Southern Railways Archive