photograph archive

The Photograph Archive holds a vast collection of photographs, negatives, slides and digital images. It is made up of two parts:

Main Photograph Archive

This includes original material that we have the rights to reproduce. Items are being scanned and added to the Photograph Store, where copies can be purchased. Our policy is to keep each photographer’s work together, so you’ll find views from across the UK and a selection of overseas locations.

New images are added every month, and many more photographers’ collections are being prepared.

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Reference Collection

This section includes photographs from a variety of photographers and collections, all featuring views from the railways of southern England. Many of the images are unique, while others are from sources where reproduction is not appropriate. The collection is a valuable resource for researchers and can be viewed at the Archive by appointment. In some cases, low-resolution copies may be provided for private research use only.

One of the largest reference collections we hold is the extensive London, Brighton & South Coast Railway photograph albums compiled by L. G. Marshall.

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BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34052 ‘Lord Dowding’ at Nine Elms Shed, Greater London on Saturday 14 Mar 1959 – J.H.W. Kent [092297]
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BR(E) J17 class 65572 at Wandsworth Road, Greater London with a Temple Mills – Hither Green Freight on Saturday 06 Jun 1953 – J.J. Smith [043282]
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Woodside Station, Greater London on Tuesday 30 Apr 1974 – J. Scrace [083926]
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BR(M) 8F class 48418 at Combe Halt, Berkshire with an up Freight service on Saturday 06 Apr 1963 – D. Esau [157160]
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New Cross Station, Greater London on Thursday 04 Sep 1975 – J. Scrace [082530]
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Inter City Class 43 43033 & Regional Railways Class 158 158853 at Newport Station, Newport with the 1.00pm Paddington – Swansea & ” on Monday 13 May 1996 – J. Scrace [234122]
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BR(S) B4X class 32073 at Redhill, Surrey on Saturday 11 Jun 1949 – J.J. Smith [047737]
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Langston, Hampshire on Sunday 08 Jul 1962 – J.H.W. Kent [075260]
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BR(S) E5 class 32405 at Eastbourne Station, East Sussex with the 12.55pm Eastbourne – Polegate and Manchester service on Saturday 30 Jun 1951 – J.J. Smith [041497]
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BR(S) O2 class W31 ‘Chale’ at Ventnor Station, Isle of Wight with a service to Ryde Pier Head in 1959 – D. Esau [155486]
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Waddon Marsh, Greater London on 1900 – 1930 – J.J. Smith [049174]
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Warnham Station, West Sussex on Friday 11 Jul 1969 – J. Scrace [083663]
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NSE Class 207 207011 at Hever Station, Kent with the 10.39am Uckfield – Oxted service on Tuesday 14 Feb 1989 – J. Scrace [233891]
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Ash Bridge, Lancashire on Wednesday 28 Mar 1973 – J.J. Smith [060346]
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BR(S) T9 class 30703 at Bude Shed, Cornwall on Sunday 18 Jun 1950 – J.J. Smith [040892]
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BR(S) Class 206 1206 at Guildford Station, Surrey with the 2.24pm Reading – Tonbridge service on Wednesday 16 Oct 1968 – J. Scrace [233133]
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BR(S) C2X class 32438 passing Preston Park Pullman Car Works, East Sussex with a down Goods service on Friday 20 Apr 1951 – J.H.W. Kent [091255]
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Edinburgh, Scotland with the “SLS Edinburgh, Leith & Granton” Rail Tour on Saturday 31 Aug 1963 – J.J. Smith [046537]
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Charing Cross Station, Greater London on Saturday 03 Apr 1976 – J. Scrace [080893]
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SR I1X class 2602 at New Cross Gate Shed, Greater London on Saturday 18 Jun 1949 – J.H.W. Kent [152696]
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BR(S) West Country class 34002 ‘Salisbury’ at Horsham Station, West Sussex with the 8.53pm Waterloo – Waterloo. “LCGB The Vectis Farewell” Rail Tour on Sunday 03 Oct 1965 – J. Scrace [141124]
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BR(W) King or Castle class near Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire in Jun 1962 – J.H.W. Kent [093294]
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Cannonbury, Greater London on Saturday 21 Mar 1959 – A. Postlewaite [051815]
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Redbridge, Hampshire on Wednesday 23 Sep 1981 – J. Scrace [082925]
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BR(S) E5X class 32401 on Friday 11 Jul 1952 – J.J. Smith [042944]
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BR O2 class W31 ‘Chale’ at Shanklin, Isle of Wight on Thursday 14 Apr 1960 – A. Postlewaite [050419]
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Pullman 1st Class Kitchen Car ‘Sapphire’ at Preston Park Pullman Car Works, East Sussex on Thursday 24 May 1951 – J.H.W. Kent [091362]
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‘Polar Bear’ at Goudle Glen, Isle of Man on Tuesday 29 Jun 1954 – J.J. Smith [043877]
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Botley, Hampshire on Saturday 17 Sep 1966 – J. Scrace [080264]
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Merthyr Station, Dyfed on Easter Saturday 24 Mar 1951 – J.J. Smith [041283]
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Photograph Archive — LBSC BELGRAVIA CLASS 202 GOODWOOD
– L.G. MARSHALL COLLECTION

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Main Photograph Archive

Reference Collection

BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34052 ‘Lord Dowding’ at Nine Elms Shed, Greater London on Saturday 14 Mar 1959 – J.H.W. Kent [092297]

BR(E) J17 class 65572 at Wandsworth Road, Greater London with a Temple Mills – Hither Green Freight on Saturday 06 Jun 1953 – J.J. Smith [043282]

Woodside Station, Greater London on Tuesday 30 Apr 1974 – J. Scrace [083926]

BR(M) 8F class 48418 at Combe Halt, Berkshire with an up Freight service on Saturday 06 Apr 1963 – D. Esau [157160]

New Cross Station, Greater London on Thursday 04 Sep 1975 – J. Scrace [082530]

Inter City Class 43 43033 & Regional Railways Class 158 158853 at Newport Station, Newport with the 1.00pm Paddington – Swansea & ” on Monday 13 May 1996 – J. Scrace [234122]

BR(S) B4X class 32073 at Redhill, Surrey on Saturday 11 Jun 1949 – J.J. Smith [047737]

Langston, Hampshire on Sunday 08 Jul 1962 – J.H.W. Kent [075260]

BR(S) E5 class 32405 at Eastbourne Station, East Sussex with the 12.55pm Eastbourne – Polegate and Manchester service on Saturday 30 Jun 1951 – J.J. Smith [041497]

BR(S) O2 class W31 ‘Chale’ at Ventnor Station, Isle of Wight with a service to Ryde Pier Head in 1959 – D. Esau [155486]

Waddon Marsh, Greater London on 1900 – 1930 – J.J. Smith [049174]

Warnham Station, West Sussex on Friday 11 Jul 1969 – J. Scrace [083663]

NSE Class 207 207011 at Hever Station, Kent with the 10.39am Uckfield – Oxted service on Tuesday 14 Feb 1989 – J. Scrace [233891]

Ash Bridge, Lancashire on Wednesday 28 Mar 1973 – J.J. Smith [060346]

BR(S) T9 class 30703 at Bude Shed, Cornwall on Sunday 18 Jun 1950 – J.J. Smith [040892]

BR(S) Class 206 1206 at Guildford Station, Surrey with the 2.24pm Reading – Tonbridge service on Wednesday 16 Oct 1968 – J. Scrace [233133]

BR(S) C2X class 32438 passing Preston Park Pullman Car Works, East Sussex with a down Goods service on Friday 20 Apr 1951 – J.H.W. Kent [091255]

Edinburgh, Scotland with the “SLS Edinburgh, Leith & Granton” Rail Tour on Saturday 31 Aug 1963 – J.J. Smith [046537]

Charing Cross Station, Greater London on Saturday 03 Apr 1976 – J. Scrace [080893]

SR I1X class 2602 at New Cross Gate Shed, Greater London on Saturday 18 Jun 1949 – J.H.W. Kent [152696]

BR(S) West Country class 34002 ‘Salisbury’ at Horsham Station, West Sussex with the 8.53pm Waterloo – Waterloo. “LCGB The Vectis Farewell” Rail Tour on Sunday 03 Oct 1965 – J. Scrace [141124]

BR(W) King or Castle class near Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire in Jun 1962 – J.H.W. Kent [093294]

Cannonbury, Greater London on Saturday 21 Mar 1959 – A. Postlewaite [051815]

Redbridge, Hampshire on Wednesday 23 Sep 1981 – J. Scrace [082925]

BR(S) E5X class 32401 on Friday 11 Jul 1952 – J.J. Smith [042944]

BR O2 class W31 ‘Chale’ at Shanklin, Isle of Wight on Thursday 14 Apr 1960 – A. Postlewaite [050419]

Pullman 1st Class Kitchen Car ‘Sapphire’ at Preston Park Pullman Car Works, East Sussex on Thursday 24 May 1951 – J.H.W. Kent [091362]

‘Polar Bear’ at Goudle Glen, Isle of Man on Tuesday 29 Jun 1954 – J.J. Smith [043877]

Botley, Hampshire on Saturday 17 Sep 1966 – J. Scrace [080264]

Merthyr Station, Dyfed on Easter Saturday 24 Mar 1951 – J.J. Smith [041283]

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A.F. Postlethwaite

C. Hogg

C.A.K. Saunders

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ARCHIVE

photograph archive

Main Photograph Archive

Reference Collection

BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34052 ‘Lord Dowding’ at Nine Elms Shed, Greater London on Saturday 14 Mar 1959 – J.H.W. Kent [092297]

BR(E) J17 class 65572 at Wandsworth Road, Greater London with a Temple Mills – Hither Green Freight on Saturday 06 Jun 1953 – J.J. Smith [043282]

Woodside Station, Greater London on Tuesday 30 Apr 1974 – J. Scrace [083926]

BR(M) 8F class 48418 at Combe Halt, Berkshire with an up Freight service on Saturday 06 Apr 1963 – D. Esau [157160]

New Cross Station, Greater London on Thursday 04 Sep 1975 – J. Scrace [082530]

Inter City Class 43 43033 & Regional Railways Class 158 158853 at Newport Station, Newport with the 1.00pm Paddington – Swansea & ” on Monday 13 May 1996 – J. Scrace [234122]

BR(S) B4X class 32073 at Redhill, Surrey on Saturday 11 Jun 1949 – J.J. Smith [047737]

Langston, Hampshire on Sunday 08 Jul 1962 – J.H.W. Kent [075260]

BR(S) E5 class 32405 at Eastbourne Station, East Sussex with the 12.55pm Eastbourne – Polegate and Manchester service on Saturday 30 Jun 1951 – J.J. Smith [041497]

BR(S) O2 class W31 ‘Chale’ at Ventnor Station, Isle of Wight with a service to Ryde Pier Head in 1959 – D. Esau [155486]

Waddon Marsh, Greater London on 1900 – 1930 – J.J. Smith [049174]

Warnham Station, West Sussex on Friday 11 Jul 1969 – J. Scrace [083663]

NSE Class 207 207011 at Hever Station, Kent with the 10.39am Uckfield – Oxted service on Tuesday 14 Feb 1989 – J. Scrace [233891]

Ash Bridge, Lancashire on Wednesday 28 Mar 1973 – J.J. Smith [060346]

BR(S) T9 class 30703 at Bude Shed, Cornwall on Sunday 18 Jun 1950 – J.J. Smith [040892]

BR(S) Class 206 1206 at Guildford Station, Surrey with the 2.24pm Reading – Tonbridge service on Wednesday 16 Oct 1968 – J. Scrace [233133]

BR(S) C2X class 32438 passing Preston Park Pullman Car Works, East Sussex with a down Goods service on Friday 20 Apr 1951 – J.H.W. Kent [091255]

Edinburgh, Scotland with the “SLS Edinburgh, Leith & Granton” Rail Tour on Saturday 31 Aug 1963 – J.J. Smith [046537]

Charing Cross Station, Greater London on Saturday 03 Apr 1976 – J. Scrace [080893]

SR I1X class 2602 at New Cross Gate Shed, Greater London on Saturday 18 Jun 1949 – J.H.W. Kent [152696]

BR(S) West Country class 34002 ‘Salisbury’ at Horsham Station, West Sussex with the 8.53pm Waterloo – Waterloo. “LCGB The Vectis Farewell” Rail Tour on Sunday 03 Oct 1965 – J. Scrace [141124]

BR(W) King or Castle class near Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire in Jun 1962 – J.H.W. Kent [093294]

Cannonbury, Greater London on Saturday 21 Mar 1959 – A. Postlewaite [051815]

Redbridge, Hampshire on Wednesday 23 Sep 1981 – J. Scrace [082925]

BR(S) E5X class 32401 on Friday 11 Jul 1952 – J.J. Smith [042944]

BR O2 class W31 ‘Chale’ at Shanklin, Isle of Wight on Thursday 14 Apr 1960 – A. Postlewaite [050419]

Pullman 1st Class Kitchen Car ‘Sapphire’ at Preston Park Pullman Car Works, East Sussex on Thursday 24 May 1951 – J.H.W. Kent [091362]

‘Polar Bear’ at Goudle Glen, Isle of Man on Tuesday 29 Jun 1954 – J.J. Smith [043877]

Botley, Hampshire on Saturday 17 Sep 1966 – J. Scrace [080264]

Merthyr Station, Dyfed on Easter Saturday 24 Mar 1951 – J.J. Smith [041283]

our photographers

A.F. Postlethwaite

C. Hogg

C.A.K. Saunders

EXPLORE THE ARCHIVE

EXPLORE THE
ARCHIVE