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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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Waterloo East Station, Greater London on Thursday 14 Jun 1962 – J. Scrace [083578]
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Crowhurst, East Sussex on Friday 05 Sep 1969 – J. Scrace [080795]
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Folkestone Harbour, Kent with the 2.00pm Victoria – Folkestone service on Thursday 12 Oct 1950 – J.J. Smith [041192]
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Aberystwyth, Dyfed on Thursday 30 Aug 1962 – J.J. Smith [060932]
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Axminster, Devon on Sunday 30 Aug 1959 – A. Postlewaite [050237]
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LSWR T9 class 120 at Norwood Junction Shed, Greater London on Sunday 15 Sep 1963 – J.J. Smith [060224]
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BR(W) Castle class at Goring Troughs, Oxfordshire with a down Express service in the 1960s – D. Esau [157069]
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8 & 1 at Castlegregory Junction, Ireland on Saturday 27 Jun 1953 – J.J. Smith [043390]
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BR(E) B1 class 61324 at Chirnside, Duns, Scotland with the “SLS Scottish Rambler” Rail Tour on Easter Sunday 14 Apr 1963 – J.J. Smith [046363]
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BR(S) N class 31866 at Crowthorne, Berkshire with a Reading to Redhill service on Friday 18 Sep 1964 – D. Esau [156128]
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BR(S) E class 31166 & BR(S) D class 31737 at Tonbridge West, Kent with the 6.05pm Ashford – Blackfriars service on Sunday 12 Sep 1954 – J.J. Smith [044042]
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Waddon Station, Greater London on Tuesday 14 May 1991 – J. Scrace [083884]
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BR(S) J2 class 32326 at Polegate, East Sussex with the 11.08am Victoria – Eastbourne via Edenbridge Town & Heathfield service on Saturday 10 Jun 1950 – J.J. Smith [040849]
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BR(E) K3 class 61804 at Haddenham, Buckinghamshire with an up Freight service on Saturday 14 Jan 1961 – D. Esau [156916]
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BR(E) D34 class 62484 ‘Glen Lyon’ at Maxton, Bedfordshire on Tuesday 01 Aug 1961 – D. Esau [156820]
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BR(S) E5X class 32570 passing Preston Park Pullman Car Works, East Sussex with a Southbound Goods on Monday 14 Feb 1955 – J.H.W. Kent [154842]
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WD WD class 73797 & WD WD class 93257 & WD WD class 77337 at Longmoor, Hampshire on Saturday 02 Sep 1950 – J.J. Smith [041101]
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Machynlleth, Powys on Saturday 31 May 1975 – J. Scrace [082349]
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Eltham Station, Greater London on Tuesday 07 Aug 1990 – J. Scrace [081367]
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Eastbourne, East Sussex on Saturday 10 Jul 1976 – J. Scrace [081288]
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BR(M) 2MT class 46509 at Llanfyllin, Powys on Saturday 09 Jun 1962 – A. Postlewaite [051727]
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BR(W) 5700 class at Green Bank Halt, Shropshire with a service to Buildwas on Friday 21 Jul 1961 – D. Esau [157611]
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‘Bennie Railplane’ at Milngavie, Scotland on Friday 15 Jul 1955 – J.J. Smith [040646]
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BR(S) USA class 30069 at Eastleigh Shed, Hampshire on Tuesday 27 Aug 1963 – J. Scrace [140054]
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Ramsgate, Kent on Sunday 26 Apr 1959 – A. Postlewaite [051419]
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BR(M) 4F class 44419 at Derby South Junction, Derbyshire with a Coal Wagons on Friday 26 Aug 1960 – J.H.W. Kent [200500]
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New Beckenham Station, Greater London on Wednesday 04 Jun 1969 – J. Scrace [082492]
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SR R class 1659 at Allhallows-on-Sea Station, Kent with the 1.40pm to Gravesend Central on Thursday 11 Sep 1947 – J.H. Aston [275114]
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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(S) King Arthur class 30451 ‘Sir Lamorak’ at Nine Elms Shed, Greater London on Tuesday 29 Aug 1961 – J. Scrace [140117]
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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

Waterloo East Station, Greater London on Thursday 14 Jun 1962 – J. Scrace [083578]

Crowhurst, East Sussex on Friday 05 Sep 1969 – J. Scrace [080795]

Folkestone Harbour, Kent with the 2.00pm Victoria – Folkestone service on Thursday 12 Oct 1950 – J.J. Smith [041192]

Aberystwyth, Dyfed on Thursday 30 Aug 1962 – J.J. Smith [060932]

Axminster, Devon on Sunday 30 Aug 1959 – A. Postlewaite [050237]

LSWR T9 class 120 at Norwood Junction Shed, Greater London on Sunday 15 Sep 1963 – J.J. Smith [060224]

BR(W) Castle class at Goring Troughs, Oxfordshire with a down Express service in the 1960s – D. Esau [157069]

8 & 1 at Castlegregory Junction, Ireland on Saturday 27 Jun 1953 – J.J. Smith [043390]

BR(E) B1 class 61324 at Chirnside, Duns, Scotland with the “SLS Scottish Rambler” Rail Tour on Easter Sunday 14 Apr 1963 – J.J. Smith [046363]

BR(S) N class 31866 at Crowthorne, Berkshire with a Reading to Redhill service on Friday 18 Sep 1964 – D. Esau [156128]

BR(S) E class 31166 & BR(S) D class 31737 at Tonbridge West, Kent with the 6.05pm Ashford – Blackfriars service on Sunday 12 Sep 1954 – J.J. Smith [044042]

Waddon Station, Greater London on Tuesday 14 May 1991 – J. Scrace [083884]

BR(S) J2 class 32326 at Polegate, East Sussex with the 11.08am Victoria – Eastbourne via Edenbridge Town & Heathfield service on Saturday 10 Jun 1950 – J.J. Smith [040849]

BR(E) K3 class 61804 at Haddenham, Buckinghamshire with an up Freight service on Saturday 14 Jan 1961 – D. Esau [156916]

BR(E) D34 class 62484 ‘Glen Lyon’ at Maxton, Bedfordshire on Tuesday 01 Aug 1961 – D. Esau [156820]

BR(S) E5X class 32570 passing Preston Park Pullman Car Works, East Sussex with a Southbound Goods on Monday 14 Feb 1955 – J.H.W. Kent [154842]

WD WD class 73797 & WD WD class 93257 & WD WD class 77337 at Longmoor, Hampshire on Saturday 02 Sep 1950 – J.J. Smith [041101]

Machynlleth, Powys on Saturday 31 May 1975 – J. Scrace [082349]

Eltham Station, Greater London on Tuesday 07 Aug 1990 – J. Scrace [081367]

Eastbourne, East Sussex on Saturday 10 Jul 1976 – J. Scrace [081288]

BR(M) 2MT class 46509 at Llanfyllin, Powys on Saturday 09 Jun 1962 – A. Postlewaite [051727]

BR(W) 5700 class at Green Bank Halt, Shropshire with a service to Buildwas on Friday 21 Jul 1961 – D. Esau [157611]

‘Bennie Railplane’ at Milngavie, Scotland on Friday 15 Jul 1955 – J.J. Smith [040646]

BR(S) USA class 30069 at Eastleigh Shed, Hampshire on Tuesday 27 Aug 1963 – J. Scrace [140054]

Ramsgate, Kent on Sunday 26 Apr 1959 – A. Postlewaite [051419]

BR(M) 4F class 44419 at Derby South Junction, Derbyshire with a Coal Wagons on Friday 26 Aug 1960 – J.H.W. Kent [200500]

New Beckenham Station, Greater London on Wednesday 04 Jun 1969 – J. Scrace [082492]

SR R class 1659 at Allhallows-on-Sea Station, Kent with the 1.40pm to Gravesend Central on Thursday 11 Sep 1947 – J.H. Aston [275114]

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(S) King Arthur class 30451 ‘Sir Lamorak’ at Nine Elms Shed, Greater London on Tuesday 29 Aug 1961 – J. Scrace [140117]

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