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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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Marchwood Station, Hampshire on Wednesday 22 Jul 1970 – J. Scrace [082324]
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Temple Meads Goods Yard, Bristol on Saturday 11 Jul 1964 – J.J. Smith [046794]
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BR(W) Castle class near Haddenham, Buckinghamshire with a Paddington to Birmingham on Saturday 11 Mar 1961 – D. Esau [156927]
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BR(S) O2 class W31 ‘Chale’ between Brading and Sandown, Isle of Wight with the 2.40pm Ryde Pier Head – Shanklin service on Saturday 03 Sep 1966 – J. Scrace [141087]
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West Worthing, West Sussex on Thursday 15 Apr 1982 – J. Scrace [083801]
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BR(S) Merchant Navy class 35024 ‘East Asiatic Company’ at New Malden, Greater London with a Bournemouth – Waterloo service circa 20 Sep 59 – D. Esau [155024]
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SR D1 class 700S at Eastleigh Shed, Hampshire on Saturday 26 Jul 1947 – J.H. Aston [275079]
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Thurnby and Scraptoft Station, Leicestershire on Saturday 05 Sep 1953 – J.J. Smith [043535]
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BR(S) Brighton Atlantic class 32421 ‘South Foreland’ at Brighton Shed, East Sussex in Mar 1952 – J.H.W. Kent [153268]
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BR(S) M7 class 30249 at Clapham Junction Station, Greater London on Easter Saturday 28 Mar 1959 – J. Scrace [140107]
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BR(M) 4F class 44096 & BR(S) West Country class 34108 ‘Wincanton’ approaching Evercreech Junction, Somerset with an Inter Regional to Bournemouth West on Saturday 21 Aug 1954 – J.H.W. Kent [094775]
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BR(S) N class 31831 at Betchworth Station, Surrey with a Reading to Redhill service on Thursday 09 Jul 1964 – D. Esau [156120]
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BR(S) D class 31577 at Folkestone Junction, Kent with the 11.26am Ramsgate – Charing Cross service on Thursday 12 Oct 1950 – J.J. Smith [041186]
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Lyminge Station, Kent on Saturday 18 Jul 1953 – J.J. Smith [043473]
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BR(S) H class 31542 at Kensington Olympia Station, Greater London with a Kensington Olympia – Clapham Junction service on Friday 17 Aug 1962 – D. Esau [155364]
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BR(S) L class 31776 at Tonbridge West, Kent on Sunday 12 Sep 1954 – J.J. Smith [044039]
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BR(S) R1 class 31128 at Folkestone Harbour Branch, Kent with the 1.30pm Victoria – Folkestone Harbour service on Saturday 14 Jun 1958 – J.J. Smith [044861]
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BR Std 4MT class 80016 at Horsted Keynes, West Sussex with the 11.02am Brighton – Victoria service on Thursday 11 Nov 1954 – C. Hogg [048252]
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BR(S) U class 31791 at Weyhill Station, Hampshire with a service to Swindon Town on Saturday 17 Jun 1961 – D. Esau [157552]
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Herne Hill Station, Greater London on Saturday 14 Mar 1959 – A. Postlewaite [050921]
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BR(M) 4F class 44440 & BR(M) 4F class 44442 at Watford Junction Shed, Greater London in the 1960s – D. Esau [158120]
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BR(M) 8F class 48706 & BR Std 4MT class 80043 at Templecombe, Somerset with the “SLS Last Passenger Train on S&D” Rail Tour on Sunday 06 Mar 1966 – J.J. Smith [047278]
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BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34064 ‘Fighter Command’ at Fareham Station, Hampshire with a Brighton – Bournemouth West service on Sunday 28 Oct 1962 – J.H.W. Kent [079153]
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SR L1 class 1758 at Brighton Shed Station, East Sussex circa 1 May 1949 – J.H.W. Kent [152614]
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BR(S) West Country class 34108 ‘Wincanton’ near Preston Park, East Sussex on Friday 28 Apr 1950 – J.H.W. Kent [002303]
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Westgate-on-Sea, Kent on Tuesday 10 Sep 1968 – J. Scrace [083586]
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BR(S) Class 4-LAV 2926 at Haywards Heath, West Sussex with the 10.47am Victoria – Brighton service on Tuesday 07 Sep 1965 – J. Scrace [234198]
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BR Std 4MT class 75021 at Corwen, Clwyd on Saturday 04 Aug 1962 – D. Esau [157632]
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CDR 11 ‘Erne’ at Castlefinn, Ireland with the 2.05pm Strabane – Donegal service on Monday 24 May 1954 – J.J. Smith [043731]
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K class 256 ‘Glen Douglas’ at Denny, Scotland on Easter Monday 30 Mar 1964 – J.J. Smith [046700]
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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

Marchwood Station, Hampshire on Wednesday 22 Jul 1970 – J. Scrace [082324]

Temple Meads Goods Yard, Bristol on Saturday 11 Jul 1964 – J.J. Smith [046794]

BR(W) Castle class near Haddenham, Buckinghamshire with a Paddington to Birmingham on Saturday 11 Mar 1961 – D. Esau [156927]

BR(S) O2 class W31 ‘Chale’ between Brading and Sandown, Isle of Wight with the 2.40pm Ryde Pier Head – Shanklin service on Saturday 03 Sep 1966 – J. Scrace [141087]

West Worthing, West Sussex on Thursday 15 Apr 1982 – J. Scrace [083801]

BR(S) Merchant Navy class 35024 ‘East Asiatic Company’ at New Malden, Greater London with a Bournemouth – Waterloo service circa 20 Sep 59 – D. Esau [155024]

SR D1 class 700S at Eastleigh Shed, Hampshire on Saturday 26 Jul 1947 – J.H. Aston [275079]

Thurnby and Scraptoft Station, Leicestershire on Saturday 05 Sep 1953 – J.J. Smith [043535]

BR(S) Brighton Atlantic class 32421 ‘South Foreland’ at Brighton Shed, East Sussex in Mar 1952 – J.H.W. Kent [153268]

BR(S) M7 class 30249 at Clapham Junction Station, Greater London on Easter Saturday 28 Mar 1959 – J. Scrace [140107]

BR(M) 4F class 44096 & BR(S) West Country class 34108 ‘Wincanton’ approaching Evercreech Junction, Somerset with an Inter Regional to Bournemouth West on Saturday 21 Aug 1954 – J.H.W. Kent [094775]

BR(S) N class 31831 at Betchworth Station, Surrey with a Reading to Redhill service on Thursday 09 Jul 1964 – D. Esau [156120]

BR(S) D class 31577 at Folkestone Junction, Kent with the 11.26am Ramsgate – Charing Cross service on Thursday 12 Oct 1950 – J.J. Smith [041186]

Lyminge Station, Kent on Saturday 18 Jul 1953 – J.J. Smith [043473]

BR(S) H class 31542 at Kensington Olympia Station, Greater London with a Kensington Olympia – Clapham Junction service on Friday 17 Aug 1962 – D. Esau [155364]

BR(S) L class 31776 at Tonbridge West, Kent on Sunday 12 Sep 1954 – J.J. Smith [044039]

BR(S) R1 class 31128 at Folkestone Harbour Branch, Kent with the 1.30pm Victoria – Folkestone Harbour service on Saturday 14 Jun 1958 – J.J. Smith [044861]

BR Std 4MT class 80016 at Horsted Keynes, West Sussex with the 11.02am Brighton – Victoria service on Thursday 11 Nov 1954 – C. Hogg [048252]

BR(S) U class 31791 at Weyhill Station, Hampshire with a service to Swindon Town on Saturday 17 Jun 1961 – D. Esau [157552]

Herne Hill Station, Greater London on Saturday 14 Mar 1959 – A. Postlewaite [050921]

BR(M) 4F class 44440 & BR(M) 4F class 44442 at Watford Junction Shed, Greater London in the 1960s – D. Esau [158120]

BR(M) 8F class 48706 & BR Std 4MT class 80043 at Templecombe, Somerset with the “SLS Last Passenger Train on S&D” Rail Tour on Sunday 06 Mar 1966 – J.J. Smith [047278]

BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34064 ‘Fighter Command’ at Fareham Station, Hampshire with a Brighton – Bournemouth West service on Sunday 28 Oct 1962 – J.H.W. Kent [079153]

SR L1 class 1758 at Brighton Shed Station, East Sussex circa 1 May 1949 – J.H.W. Kent [152614]

BR(S) West Country class 34108 ‘Wincanton’ near Preston Park, East Sussex on Friday 28 Apr 1950 – J.H.W. Kent [002303]

Westgate-on-Sea, Kent on Tuesday 10 Sep 1968 – J. Scrace [083586]

BR(S) Class 4-LAV 2926 at Haywards Heath, West Sussex with the 10.47am Victoria – Brighton service on Tuesday 07 Sep 1965 – J. Scrace [234198]

BR Std 4MT class 75021 at Corwen, Clwyd on Saturday 04 Aug 1962 – D. Esau [157632]

CDR 11 ‘Erne’ at Castlefinn, Ireland with the 2.05pm Strabane – Donegal service on Monday 24 May 1954 – J.J. Smith [043731]

K class 256 ‘Glen Douglas’ at Denny, Scotland on Easter Monday 30 Mar 1964 – J.J. Smith [046700]

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