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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.

about the archive

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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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Near Newstead Lane Junction, Norfolk on Easter Monday 06 Apr 1953 – J.J. Smith [043256]
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Oxheys Signal Box, looking North, Lancashire on Sunday 21 May 1972 – J.J. Smith [060646]
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BR(W) Castle class 5093 ‘Upton Castle’ near Didcot, Oxfordshire with a down express service on Saturday 20 Oct 1962 – D. Esau [157146]
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Shakespeare, Kent on Sunday 30 Apr 1961 – J.J. Smith [042193]
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BR Std 4MT class 80032 at Oxted, Surrey on Friday 09 Feb 1962 – A. Postlewaite [050543]
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BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34085 ‘501 Squadron’ at Ashford Station, Kent with a Dover Marine or Folkestone Harbour – Victoria service on Saturday 25 Jul 1959 – J.H.W. Kent [200396]
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LT Class MET Bo-Bo 5 ‘John Hampden’ near Wembley Park?, Greater London with a Northbound service on Monday 12 Jul 1954 – J.H.W. Kent [154609]
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BR(S) West Country class 34004 at East Stoke / Upwey ??, Dorset with the “WRS Farewell to LSWR steam” Rail Tour on Sunday 11 Jun 1967 – J. Scrace [141158]
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Talerddig Station, Powys on Saturday 02 Jul 1977 – J. Scrace [083470]
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BR(M) Jubilee class 45694 ‘Bellerophon’ near Brent Sidings, Cornwall with a Northbound service on Saturday 16 Jul 1960 – J.H.W. Kent [200455]
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BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34068 ‘Kenley’ at Clapham Junction, Greater London with the 12.30pm Battersea Yard – Norwood Junction Yard service on Tuesday 25 Oct 1960 – J. Scrace [141483]
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BR Std 5MT class 73066 at Willesden Shed, Greater London circa 21 Oct 1962 – J.H.W. Kent [079137]
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6c at Kilrush, Ireland with the 10.40am Kilrush – Kilkee service leaving on Friday 21 Sep 1951 – J.J. Smith [042597]
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Virginia Water Station, Surrey on Monday 27 Oct 1969 – J. Scrace [083558]
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BR(S) Class 205 1118 at Oxted, Surrey with the 6.20pm East Grinstead – Victoria service on Monday 17 Jul 1978 – J. Scrace [233477]
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BR(S) U class 31639 at Bordon, Hampshire with the “LCGB S15 Commemorative” Rail Tour on Sunday 16 Jan 1966 – J. Scrace [140571]
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LSWR Class C8 E296 at Salisbury, Wiltshire on Friday 31 May 1929 – H.C. Casserley [270564]
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Belmont Station, Greater London on Wednesday 15 Sep 1982 – J. Scrace [080495]
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NSE Class 205 205024 at Winchelsea Station, East Sussex with the 10.24am Hastings – Ashford service on Tuesday 01 Aug 1995 – J. Scrace [234088]
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BR(S) N1 class 31822 at Bexhill West, East Sussex with the 4.07pm from Sevenoaks Arriving on Saturday 03 Jun 1950 – J.J. Smith [040823]
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BR(M) 3F class 57581 at Law Junction Station, Scotland with the “SLPF The Covenanter” Rail Tour on Saturday 20 Oct 1962 – J.J. Smith [046303]
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Gravesend Station, Kent on Tuesday 06 Jul 1993 – J. Scrace [081700]
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BR Std 5MT class 73065 at Wanborough (Normandy) Station, Surrey with the “SCTS The West Country Special” Rail Tour on Sunday 13 Nov 1966 – J. Scrace [142156]
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Yarde, Devon on Tuesday 01 Sep 1959 – A. Postlewaite [050321]
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BR(S) Lord Nelson class 30854 ‘Howard of Effingham’ at Clapham Junction Station, Greater London with a Waterloo – Clapham Junction empty stock service on Saturday 27 Aug 1949 – J.H.W. Kent [152956]
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St Margarets Station, Greater London on Thursday 18 Jun 1987 – J. Scrace [083253]
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BR(S) Merchant Navy class 35026 ‘Lamport & Holt Line’ & BR Std 4MT class 76006 & BR Std 4MT class 75075 at Bournemouth Shed, Dorset on Tuesday 09 Jun 1964 – J. Scrace [080270]
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BR(S) Class 119 L584 at Redhill, Surrey on Thursday 15 Apr 1982 – J. Scrace [233593]
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Ash Bridge, Lancashire on Wednesday 28 Mar 1973 – J.J. Smith [060345]
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BR(S) M7 class 30049 at Cranleigh, Surrey on Friday 05 Aug 1960 – A. Postlewaite [050802]
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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

Near Newstead Lane Junction, Norfolk on Easter Monday 06 Apr 1953 – J.J. Smith [043256]

Oxheys Signal Box, looking North, Lancashire on Sunday 21 May 1972 – J.J. Smith [060646]

BR(W) Castle class 5093 ‘Upton Castle’ near Didcot, Oxfordshire with a down express service on Saturday 20 Oct 1962 – D. Esau [157146]

Shakespeare, Kent on Sunday 30 Apr 1961 – J.J. Smith [042193]

BR Std 4MT class 80032 at Oxted, Surrey on Friday 09 Feb 1962 – A. Postlewaite [050543]

BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34085 ‘501 Squadron’ at Ashford Station, Kent with a Dover Marine or Folkestone Harbour – Victoria service on Saturday 25 Jul 1959 – J.H.W. Kent [200396]

LT Class MET Bo-Bo 5 ‘John Hampden’ near Wembley Park?, Greater London with a Northbound service on Monday 12 Jul 1954 – J.H.W. Kent [154609]

BR(S) West Country class 34004 at East Stoke / Upwey ??, Dorset with the “WRS Farewell to LSWR steam” Rail Tour on Sunday 11 Jun 1967 – J. Scrace [141158]

Talerddig Station, Powys on Saturday 02 Jul 1977 – J. Scrace [083470]

BR(M) Jubilee class 45694 ‘Bellerophon’ near Brent Sidings, Cornwall with a Northbound service on Saturday 16 Jul 1960 – J.H.W. Kent [200455]

BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34068 ‘Kenley’ at Clapham Junction, Greater London with the 12.30pm Battersea Yard – Norwood Junction Yard service on Tuesday 25 Oct 1960 – J. Scrace [141483]

BR Std 5MT class 73066 at Willesden Shed, Greater London circa 21 Oct 1962 – J.H.W. Kent [079137]

6c at Kilrush, Ireland with the 10.40am Kilrush – Kilkee service leaving on Friday 21 Sep 1951 – J.J. Smith [042597]

Virginia Water Station, Surrey on Monday 27 Oct 1969 – J. Scrace [083558]

BR(S) Class 205 1118 at Oxted, Surrey with the 6.20pm East Grinstead – Victoria service on Monday 17 Jul 1978 – J. Scrace [233477]

BR(S) U class 31639 at Bordon, Hampshire with the “LCGB S15 Commemorative” Rail Tour on Sunday 16 Jan 1966 – J. Scrace [140571]

LSWR Class C8 E296 at Salisbury, Wiltshire on Friday 31 May 1929 – H.C. Casserley [270564]

Belmont Station, Greater London on Wednesday 15 Sep 1982 – J. Scrace [080495]

NSE Class 205 205024 at Winchelsea Station, East Sussex with the 10.24am Hastings – Ashford service on Tuesday 01 Aug 1995 – J. Scrace [234088]

BR(S) N1 class 31822 at Bexhill West, East Sussex with the 4.07pm from Sevenoaks Arriving on Saturday 03 Jun 1950 – J.J. Smith [040823]

BR(M) 3F class 57581 at Law Junction Station, Scotland with the “SLPF The Covenanter” Rail Tour on Saturday 20 Oct 1962 – J.J. Smith [046303]

Gravesend Station, Kent on Tuesday 06 Jul 1993 – J. Scrace [081700]

BR Std 5MT class 73065 at Wanborough (Normandy) Station, Surrey with the “SCTS The West Country Special” Rail Tour on Sunday 13 Nov 1966 – J. Scrace [142156]

Yarde, Devon on Tuesday 01 Sep 1959 – A. Postlewaite [050321]

BR(S) Lord Nelson class 30854 ‘Howard of Effingham’ at Clapham Junction Station, Greater London with a Waterloo – Clapham Junction empty stock service on Saturday 27 Aug 1949 – J.H.W. Kent [152956]

St Margarets Station, Greater London on Thursday 18 Jun 1987 – J. Scrace [083253]

BR(S) Merchant Navy class 35026 ‘Lamport & Holt Line’ & BR Std 4MT class 76006 & BR Std 4MT class 75075 at Bournemouth Shed, Dorset on Tuesday 09 Jun 1964 – J. Scrace [080270]

BR(S) Class 119 L584 at Redhill, Surrey on Thursday 15 Apr 1982 – J. Scrace [233593]

Ash Bridge, Lancashire on Wednesday 28 Mar 1973 – J.J. Smith [060345]

BR(S) M7 class 30049 at Cranleigh, Surrey on Friday 05 Aug 1960 – A. Postlewaite [050802]

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