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bluebell railway musEUm – Southern Railways Archive

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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BR(S) Brighton Atlantic class 32425 ‘Trevose Head’ at Eastbourne Shed, East Sussex on Sunday 20 Jun 1954 – J.J. Smith [043835]
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BR(S) West Country class 34102 ‘Lapford’ near Teynham, Kent on Saturday 17 Sep 1955 – J.H.W. Kent [002276]
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BR(S) Schools class 30915 ‘Brighton’ at Newhaven Town, East Sussex with the 3.15pm Eardley Sidings – Newhaven Harbour service on Sunday 25 Apr 1954 – J.J. Smith [043671]
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BR(M) Jubilee class 45587 ‘Baroda’ near Tring, Hertfordshire with a Wolverhampton High Level – London (Euston) service on Monday 20 Jul 1959 – J.H.W. Kent [200294]
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BR(M) 2MT class 41299 at Christ’s Hospital, West Sussex with the 1.34pm Guildford – Horsham service on Saturday 12 Jun 1965 – J. Scrace [142009]
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Longfield Station, Kent on Thursday 01 Oct 1992 – J. Scrace [082235]
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Bluebell Railway P class 323 & Bluebell Railway A1X class 55 near Sheffield Park, East Sussex on Saturday 22 Apr 1961 – D. Esau [156418]
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BR(S) King Arthur class 30799 ‘Sir Ironside’ near St Mary Cray, Greater London with the 1.57pm Charing Cross – Deal service on Saturday 21 Jul 1956 – C. Hogg [048361]
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BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34066 ‘Spitfire’ at Herne Bay, Kent with the 10.46am Victoria – Ramsgate service on Saturday 19 May 1956 – J.J. Smith [040384]
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BR(S) E1 class 32139 & BR(S) E1 class 32694 at Fratton Shed, Hampshire on Saturday 27 Oct 1951 – J.H.W. Kent [025489]
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BR(S) E4 class 32557 at Brighton Station, East Sussex on Sunday 08 Jul 1951 – J.H.W. Kent [025100]
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BR 9F class 92233 at Shepton Mallet, Somerset on Monday 02 Jul 1962 – A. Postlewaite [051576]
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BR(S) H class 31530 at Westerham Branch, Kent on Saturday 14 Oct 1961 – J.J. Smith [046033]
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BR(S) N class 31863 at Gomshall, Surrey with the 3.04pm Redhill – Reading South service on Saturday 15 Jul 1961 – C. Hogg [049087]
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BR(S) S15 class 30841 at Brighton Shed, East Sussex on Sunday 20 Jun 1954 – J.H.W. Kent [154499]
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BR(S) L1 class 31789 at Nine Elms Shed, Greater London circa 1959 – D. Esau [156631]
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BR(E) B12 class 61579 at Cambridge Shed, Cambridgeshire on Saturday 27 Jun 1953 – J.H.W. Kent [153975]
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LBSCR D1 class 273 at West Croydon Shed, Greater London on Sunday 26 Feb 1922 – H.C. Casserley [270141]
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BR(S) N class 31412 at Chatham, Kent with a Victoria – Ransgate service on Easter Sunday 29 Mar 1959 – A. Postlewaite [050964]
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Maldon East, Essex on Saturday 17 Aug 1963 – A. Postlewaite [051754]
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Yalding, Kent on Friday 14 Aug 1970 – J. Scrace [083934]
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BR(S) Brighton Atlantic class 32426 ‘St. Alban’s Head’ at Cliftonville Spur, Preston Park, East Sussex with a down Vans service on Tuesday 29 Jul 1952 – J.H.W. Kent [090391]
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BR Std 3MT class 82017 at Axminster Station, Devon with the 1.55pm to Exeter Central on Thursday 03 Jul 1958 – J. Scrace [142708]
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BR(E) B1 class 61282 at Stratford, Greater London with a down Empty Stock service on Saturday 25 Aug 1951 – J.H.W. Kent [025365]
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BR(W) Hall class 5945 ‘Leckhamton Hall’ at Chipping Campden Tunnel, Gloucestershire with an up Freight service on Friday 21 Jul 1961 – D. Esau [157120]
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Regional Railways Class 150 at Barmouth, Gwynedd with the 4.37pm Pwhelli – Barmouth service on Tuesday 25 Aug 1987 – J. Scrace [233786]
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BR(S) O1 class 31430 west of Poulton Sidings, Kent on Saturday 08 May 1954 – J.J. Smith [043676]
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BR(S) D1 class 31492 at Godstone Station, Surrey with a Redhill – Tonbridge service on Saturday 05 Sep 1959 – J.H.W. Kent [200403]
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BR(S) N class 31410 at Herne Hill, Greater London on Saturday 14 Mar 1959 – A. Postlewaite [050925]
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207 at Goraghwood, Ireland on Sunday 16 Aug 1964 – J.J. Smith [046853]
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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

BR(S) Brighton Atlantic class 32425 ‘Trevose Head’ at Eastbourne Shed, East Sussex on Sunday 20 Jun 1954 – J.J. Smith [043835]

BR(S) West Country class 34102 ‘Lapford’ near Teynham, Kent on Saturday 17 Sep 1955 – J.H.W. Kent [002276]

BR(S) Schools class 30915 ‘Brighton’ at Newhaven Town, East Sussex with the 3.15pm Eardley Sidings – Newhaven Harbour service on Sunday 25 Apr 1954 – J.J. Smith [043671]

BR(M) Jubilee class 45587 ‘Baroda’ near Tring, Hertfordshire with a Wolverhampton High Level – London (Euston) service on Monday 20 Jul 1959 – J.H.W. Kent [200294]

BR(M) 2MT class 41299 at Christ’s Hospital, West Sussex with the 1.34pm Guildford – Horsham service on Saturday 12 Jun 1965 – J. Scrace [142009]

Longfield Station, Kent on Thursday 01 Oct 1992 – J. Scrace [082235]

Bluebell Railway P class 323 & Bluebell Railway A1X class 55 near Sheffield Park, East Sussex on Saturday 22 Apr 1961 – D. Esau [156418]

BR(S) King Arthur class 30799 ‘Sir Ironside’ near St Mary Cray, Greater London with the 1.57pm Charing Cross – Deal service on Saturday 21 Jul 1956 – C. Hogg [048361]

BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34066 ‘Spitfire’ at Herne Bay, Kent with the 10.46am Victoria – Ramsgate service on Saturday 19 May 1956 – J.J. Smith [040384]

BR(S) E1 class 32139 & BR(S) E1 class 32694 at Fratton Shed, Hampshire on Saturday 27 Oct 1951 – J.H.W. Kent [025489]

BR(S) E4 class 32557 at Brighton Station, East Sussex on Sunday 08 Jul 1951 – J.H.W. Kent [025100]

BR 9F class 92233 at Shepton Mallet, Somerset on Monday 02 Jul 1962 – A. Postlewaite [051576]

BR(S) H class 31530 at Westerham Branch, Kent on Saturday 14 Oct 1961 – J.J. Smith [046033]

BR(S) N class 31863 at Gomshall, Surrey with the 3.04pm Redhill – Reading South service on Saturday 15 Jul 1961 – C. Hogg [049087]

BR(S) S15 class 30841 at Brighton Shed, East Sussex on Sunday 20 Jun 1954 – J.H.W. Kent [154499]

BR(S) L1 class 31789 at Nine Elms Shed, Greater London circa 1959 – D. Esau [156631]

BR(E) B12 class 61579 at Cambridge Shed, Cambridgeshire on Saturday 27 Jun 1953 – J.H.W. Kent [153975]

LBSCR D1 class 273 at West Croydon Shed, Greater London on Sunday 26 Feb 1922 – H.C. Casserley [270141]

BR(S) N class 31412 at Chatham, Kent with a Victoria – Ransgate service on Easter Sunday 29 Mar 1959 – A. Postlewaite [050964]

Maldon East, Essex on Saturday 17 Aug 1963 – A. Postlewaite [051754]

Yalding, Kent on Friday 14 Aug 1970 – J. Scrace [083934]

BR(S) Brighton Atlantic class 32426 ‘St. Alban’s Head’ at Cliftonville Spur, Preston Park, East Sussex with a down Vans service on Tuesday 29 Jul 1952 – J.H.W. Kent [090391]

BR Std 3MT class 82017 at Axminster Station, Devon with the 1.55pm to Exeter Central on Thursday 03 Jul 1958 – J. Scrace [142708]

BR(E) B1 class 61282 at Stratford, Greater London with a down Empty Stock service on Saturday 25 Aug 1951 – J.H.W. Kent [025365]

BR(W) Hall class 5945 ‘Leckhamton Hall’ at Chipping Campden Tunnel, Gloucestershire with an up Freight service on Friday 21 Jul 1961 – D. Esau [157120]

Regional Railways Class 150 at Barmouth, Gwynedd with the 4.37pm Pwhelli – Barmouth service on Tuesday 25 Aug 1987 – J. Scrace [233786]

BR(S) O1 class 31430 west of Poulton Sidings, Kent on Saturday 08 May 1954 – J.J. Smith [043676]

BR(S) D1 class 31492 at Godstone Station, Surrey with a Redhill – Tonbridge service on Saturday 05 Sep 1959 – J.H.W. Kent [200403]

BR(S) N class 31410 at Herne Hill, Greater London on Saturday 14 Mar 1959 – A. Postlewaite [050925]

207 at Goraghwood, Ireland on Sunday 16 Aug 1964 – J.J. Smith [046853]

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