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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 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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Pullman Parlour Car ‘Car No. 86’ at Inside Preston Park Pullman Car Works, Brighton, East Sussex on Wednesday 01 Jun 1955 – J.H.W. Kent [200084]
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Chertsey, Surrey on Friday 16 May 1969 – J. Scrace [080782]
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Cranbrook, Kent on Saturday 27 May 1961 – J. Scrace [080736]
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BR(S) D1 class 31739 at London Bridge Station, Greater London on Tuesday 02 Sep 1958 – J. Scrace [140593]
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BR(S) West Country class 34013 ‘Okehampton’ at Brighton Shed, East Sussex in Mar / Apr 1962 – J.H.W. Kent [093210]
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H class at Edenbridge Town Station, Kent with an Oxted – Tunbridge Wells West service on Saturday 01 Jun 1963 – D. Esau [156376]
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BR(M) 5MT class 44845 on Saturday 18 Jun 1955 – J.H.W. Kent [200082]
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Sidcup, Greater London on Thursday 05 Jun 1969 – J. Scrace [083049]
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BR(W) 4300 class 6361 at Melyncourt Halt, Glamorgan with a Neath to Pontypool on Thursday 22 Aug 1963 – D. Esau [157741]
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St Leonards West Marina, East Sussex on Wednesday 22 Jul 1970 – J.J. Smith [060069]
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BR(W) 1400 class 1445 at Maidenhead Station, Berkshire with a service to High Wycombe on Saturday 20 Jan 1962 – D. Esau [157364]
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Bluebell Railway B4 class 30096 at Sheffield Park, East Sussex on Saturday 07 Aug 1976 – R.C. Riley [105407]
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Car class 3280 at Preston Park Pullman Car Works, East Sussex on Friday 11 May 1951 – J.H.W. Kent [091327]
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BR(E) J15 class 65464 at Stratford Shed, Greater London circa 21 Oct 1962 – J.H.W. Kent [079119]
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BR(S) E4 class 32494 passing Preston Park Pullman Car Works, East Sussex with a down Goods service on Friday 06 Feb 1953 – J.H.W. Kent [090740]
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BR Std 4MT class 80089 at Rotherfield and Mark Cross Station, East Sussex with the 6.00pm Eastbourne – Tunbridge Wells West service on Friday 11 Jun 1965 – J. Scrace [142534]
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BR(M) 4P class 42081 at Newick and Chailey, East Sussex on Saturday 16 Apr 1955 – C. Hogg [048283]
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Sheffield Park Station, East Sussex on Sunday 16 Mar 1958 – J. Scrace [082986]
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Betchworth Station, Surrey on Tuesday 06 Aug 1974 – J. Scrace [080413]
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BR(S) King Arthur class 30784 ‘Sir Nerovens’ at Surbiton Station, Greater London with a Bournemouth or Weymouth – Waterloo service on Saturday 30 Jul 1949 – J.H.W. Kent [152872]
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BR WD class 90040 near Appleford Halt, Oxfordshire with a down Freight service on Saturday 20 Oct 1962 – D. Esau [157148]
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LSWR Class 700 E698 at Guildford Shed, Surrey on Saturday 30 Apr 1927 – H.C. Casserley [270482]
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BR(S) E5 class 32405 & BR(S) I3 class 32028 leaving Eastbourne, East Sussex with the 4.39pm Eastbourne – Tunbridge Wells West service on Wednesday 08 Aug 1951 – J.J. Smith [042481]
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BR(S) West Country class 34013 ‘Okehampton’ at Crowborough, East Sussex with the “SCTS The Southdown Venturer” Rail Tour on Sunday 20 Feb 1966 – J.J. Smith [047259]
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BR(S) West Country class 34004 at Corfe Castle, Dorset with the “WRS Farewell to LSWR steam” Rail Tour on Sunday 11 Jun 1967 – J. Scrace [141154]
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BR(M) 2MT class 41270 at Wareham, Dorset with the 11.10am to Swanage on Monday 08 Jun 1964 – J. Scrace [141894]
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Barry Pier Station, Glamorgan on Tuesday 28 Aug 1962 – J.J. Smith [046246]
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Peckham Rye, Greater London on Saturday 20 Feb 1960 – A. Postlewaite [051057]
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BR(S) L1 class 31783 at Strood, Kent with the 1.19pm Excursion from Blackheath on Easter Monday 19 Apr 1954 – J.J. Smith [043667]
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BR(S) H class 31309 at Groombridge, East Sussex with the 10.42am Tunbridge Wells West – Eastbourne service on Easter Sunday 25 Mar 1951 – J.J. Smith [041300]
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welcome to the website of the bluebell railway musEUm – Southern Railways Archive

Conserving & sharing the railway history of Southern England since 1997

about the archive

the online Store

Pullman Parlour Car ‘Car No. 86’ at Inside Preston Park Pullman Car Works, Brighton, East Sussex on Wednesday 01 Jun 1955 – J.H.W. Kent [200084]

Chertsey, Surrey on Friday 16 May 1969 – J. Scrace [080782]

Cranbrook, Kent on Saturday 27 May 1961 – J. Scrace [080736]

BR(S) D1 class 31739 at London Bridge Station, Greater London on Tuesday 02 Sep 1958 – J. Scrace [140593]

BR(S) West Country class 34013 ‘Okehampton’ at Brighton Shed, East Sussex in Mar / Apr 1962 – J.H.W. Kent [093210]

H class at Edenbridge Town Station, Kent with an Oxted – Tunbridge Wells West service on Saturday 01 Jun 1963 – D. Esau [156376]

BR(M) 5MT class 44845 on Saturday 18 Jun 1955 – J.H.W. Kent [200082]

Sidcup, Greater London on Thursday 05 Jun 1969 – J. Scrace [083049]

BR(W) 4300 class 6361 at Melyncourt Halt, Glamorgan with a Neath to Pontypool on Thursday 22 Aug 1963 – D. Esau [157741]

St Leonards West Marina, East Sussex on Wednesday 22 Jul 1970 – J.J. Smith [060069]

BR(W) 1400 class 1445 at Maidenhead Station, Berkshire with a service to High Wycombe on Saturday 20 Jan 1962 – D. Esau [157364]

Bluebell Railway B4 class 30096 at Sheffield Park, East Sussex on Saturday 07 Aug 1976 – R.C. Riley [105407]

Car class 3280 at Preston Park Pullman Car Works, East Sussex on Friday 11 May 1951 – J.H.W. Kent [091327]

BR(E) J15 class 65464 at Stratford Shed, Greater London circa 21 Oct 1962 – J.H.W. Kent [079119]

BR(S) E4 class 32494 passing Preston Park Pullman Car Works, East Sussex with a down Goods service on Friday 06 Feb 1953 – J.H.W. Kent [090740]

BR Std 4MT class 80089 at Rotherfield and Mark Cross Station, East Sussex with the 6.00pm Eastbourne – Tunbridge Wells West service on Friday 11 Jun 1965 – J. Scrace [142534]

BR(M) 4P class 42081 at Newick and Chailey, East Sussex on Saturday 16 Apr 1955 – C. Hogg [048283]

Sheffield Park Station, East Sussex on Sunday 16 Mar 1958 – J. Scrace [082986]

Betchworth Station, Surrey on Tuesday 06 Aug 1974 – J. Scrace [080413]

BR(S) King Arthur class 30784 ‘Sir Nerovens’ at Surbiton Station, Greater London with a Bournemouth or Weymouth – Waterloo service on Saturday 30 Jul 1949 – J.H.W. Kent [152872]

BR WD class 90040 near Appleford Halt, Oxfordshire with a down Freight service on Saturday 20 Oct 1962 – D. Esau [157148]

LSWR Class 700 E698 at Guildford Shed, Surrey on Saturday 30 Apr 1927 – H.C. Casserley [270482]

BR(S) E5 class 32405 & BR(S) I3 class 32028 leaving Eastbourne, East Sussex with the 4.39pm Eastbourne – Tunbridge Wells West service on Wednesday 08 Aug 1951 – J.J. Smith [042481]

BR(S) West Country class 34013 ‘Okehampton’ at Crowborough, East Sussex with the “SCTS The Southdown Venturer” Rail Tour on Sunday 20 Feb 1966 – J.J. Smith [047259]

BR(S) West Country class 34004 at Corfe Castle, Dorset with the “WRS Farewell to LSWR steam” Rail Tour on Sunday 11 Jun 1967 – J. Scrace [141154]

BR(M) 2MT class 41270 at Wareham, Dorset with the 11.10am to Swanage on Monday 08 Jun 1964 – J. Scrace [141894]

Barry Pier Station, Glamorgan on Tuesday 28 Aug 1962 – J.J. Smith [046246]

Peckham Rye, Greater London on Saturday 20 Feb 1960 – A. Postlewaite [051057]

BR(S) L1 class 31783 at Strood, Kent with the 1.19pm Excursion from Blackheath on Easter Monday 19 Apr 1954 – J.J. Smith [043667]

BR(S) H class 31309 at Groombridge, East Sussex with the 10.42am Tunbridge Wells West – Eastbourne service on Easter Sunday 25 Mar 1951 – J.J. Smith [041300]

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

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welcome to the website of the
bluebell railway musEUm – Southern Railways Archive