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The railway photography of Charles Brown

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Background imageRailways Collection: Summer Comes Soonest In The South

Summer Comes Soonest In The South
The famous photograph of a little boy talking to the locomotive crew, Waterloo Station 1923, used in Southern Railway's advertising campaign

Background imageRailways Collection: Foot plate repairs to King Arthur engine, 1926

Foot plate repairs to King Arthur engine, 1926
A King Arthur Class 4-6-0 locomotive being repaired in a Southern Railway locomotive works

Background imageRailways Collection: Cars and motorcycles arriving on board the ferry at Fishbourne, 1932

Cars and motorcycles arriving on board the ferry at Fishbourne, 1932
Vehicles boarding the Southern Railway ferry at Fisbourne for the crossing from the Isle of Wight back to Portsmouth

Background imageRailways Collection: Bricklayers Arms Goods Station, 5 January 1932

Bricklayers Arms Goods Station, 5 January 1932
Construction work under way at the new Bricklayers Arms Goods Station

Background imageRailways Collection: Lord Nelson at Waterloo

Lord Nelson at Waterloo
Southern Railway Lord Nelson Class 4-6-0 locomotive 850 Lord Nelson being prepared for its first service from Waterloo

Background imageRailways Collection: Southern Railway Paddle Steamer Ryde at Portsmouth, 1939

Southern Railway Paddle Steamer Ryde at Portsmouth, 1939
Southern Railway Isle of Wight ferry PS Ryde at Portsmouth

Background imageRailways Collection: Durnsford Road Bridge

Durnsford Road Bridge
Children on Durnsford Road Bridge watching a three-car suburban electric train of the Southern Railway pass underneath

Background imageRailways Collection: Three children and the engine driver

Three children and the engine driver
Three children talking to the driver of Southern Railway 860 4-6-0 Lord Hawke, Waterloo Station 1934

Background imageRailways Collection: Track testing equipment

Track testing equipment on an experimental electric train, 17 November 1931

Background imageRailways Collection: Lord Hawke

Lord Hawke
Southern Railway 4-6-0 Lord Nelson Class 860 Lord Hawke at Waterloo Station, 1934

Background imageRailways Collection: Ryde Pier during the visit of the Prince of Wales, 1926

Ryde Pier during the visit of the Prince of Wales, 1926
The electric-powered tram on Ryde Pier taking Edward Prince of Wales into Ryde, Isle of Wight, 1926

Background imageRailways Collection: Sentinel Steam Railcar Neptune

Sentinel Steam Railcar Neptune
Sentinel Steam Railcar 265 Neptune of the London & North Eastern Railway, built to Diagram 89 in 1928

Background imageRailways Collection: Pullman passengers

Pullman passengers
Passengers boarding Southern Railway Pullman carriages at Victoria Station

Background imageRailways Collection: Portsmouth Harbour

Portsmouth Harbour
Southern Railway T9 Class 4-4-0 locomotive with a train approcahing Portsmouth harbour Station

Background imageRailways Collection: Waiting to set off

Waiting to set off
A mother anxiously hangs on to her son while he looks out of the carriage window

Background imageRailways Collection: Diners on the Southern Railway

Diners on the Southern Railway
The Steward checks the ladys order in a Southern Railway dining car

Background imageRailways Collection: Telephone enquiry exchange at London Bridge Station, 1934

Telephone enquiry exchange at London Bridge Station, 1934
An operator providing assistance to a caller at London Bridge Station

Background imageRailways Collection: Three forms of travel

Three forms of travel
A rambler pauses while she is overtaken by a motorist in an Austin Six saloon and a Southern Railway express train on the embankment

Background imageRailways Collection: Brighton Line electric coaches, 15 February 1933

Brighton Line electric coaches, 15 February 1933
A waiter serving tea in a Pullman carriage

Background imageRailways Collection: Bricklayers Arms Goods Station

Bricklayers Arms Goods Station
Stroudley Class D1 0-4-2 of the Southern Railway with wagons at the rebuilt Bricklayers Arms Goods Station

Background imageRailways Collection: Charing Cross Hotel

Charing Cross Hotel
The front of Charing Cross Station and hotel

Background imageRailways Collection: Locomotive building, Eastleigh 16 December 1931

Locomotive building, Eastleigh 16 December 1931
Construction of a Southern Railway Class W 2-6-4T locomotive at Eastleigh Locomotive Works

Background imageRailways Collection: Brighton electric experimental train, 17 November 1931

Brighton electric experimental train, 17 November 1931
The first Southern Railway 6-Pul electric train, set 2001, introduced in 1932

Background imageRailways Collection: Electrification of the Brighton Line - the control room

Electrification of the Brighton Line - the control room
The power supply control room for the London to Brighton line at Three Bridges

Background imageRailways Collection: Ouse Valley Viaduct

Ouse Valley Viaduct
A Southern Railway express crossing the Ouse Valley Viaduct at Balcombe on the London to Brighton line

Background imageRailways Collection: Atlantic Coast Express

Atlantic Coast Express
Maunsell S15 Class 4-6-0 locomotive 827 of the Southern Railway hauling the Atlantic Coast Express

Background imageRailways Collection: Atlantic Coast Express 25 July 1931

Atlantic Coast Express 25 July 1931
A Southern Railway 4-6-0 locomotive approaching a curve, hauling the carriages filled with passengers travelling between London and Devon

Background imageRailways Collection: A busy scene at Seaton Junction

A busy scene at Seaton Junction
Southern Railway King Arthur Class N15 locomotive E451 Sir Lamorack with an express passing a S15 824 light engine and 0-4-2 D Class on a local train

Background imageRailways Collection: Folkestone harbour bridge, 1930

Folkestone harbour bridge, 1930
Southern Railway tank engines assist a boat train over the Folkestone Harbour swing bridge

Background imageRailways Collection: Milk traffic at Clapham Junction, 1926

Milk traffic at Clapham Junction, 1926
Unloading milk churns from Southern Railway wagons at Clapham Junction station

Background imageRailways Collection: The Golden Arrow at Dover Harbour

The Golden Arrow at Dover Harbour
Pullman carriages of the Golden Arrow train after its re-introduction in 1946

Background imageRailways Collection: The Golden Arrow at Victoria Station

The Golden Arrow at Victoria Station
Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2 21C1 Channel Packet with the Golden Arrow train after its re-introduction in 1946

Background imageRailways Collection: Beyer-Garrett U1

Beyer-Garrett U1
The Beyer-Garrett U1 2395 of the LNER with her crew at the foot of Worsborough incline, circa 1925

Background imageRailways Collection: Carriage cleaning, Wimbledon Park 1926

Carriage cleaning, Wimbledon Park 1926
Southern Railway employees cleaning carriages at night at Wimbledon Park

Background imageRailways Collection: 4-6-0 738 with train

4-6-0 738 with train
Southern Railway King Arthur Class 4-6-0 locomotive King Pellinore with a London Bridge to Wimbledon service

Background imageRailways Collection: Lubricating the motion of Lord Nelson

Lubricating the motion of Lord Nelson
Southern Railway Lord Nelson Class 4-6-0 locomotive 850 Lord Nelson being prepared for its first service from Waterloo

Background imageRailways Collection: Peverill Point with carriages

Peverill Point with carriages
Marsh H1 Class 4-4-2 locomotive 41 Peverill Point with a Southern Railway passenger express

Background imageRailways Collection: Breakfast

Breakfast on a Southern Railway service in the 1930s

Background imageRailways Collection: Charing Cross

Charing Cross
The replica of the Charing Cross in the station forecourt

Background imageRailways Collection: Airfield construction in Holland, 1944

Airfield construction in Holland, 1944
British troops using a 2 0" gauge Ruston & Hornsby diesel locomotive and Hudson tipping wagons while rebuilding an airfield

Background imageRailways Collection: Inauguration of the boat train service, Dover 1936

Inauguration of the boat train service, Dover 1936
The first boat train service from London to Paris boarding the Southern Railway cross-Channel ferry SS Hampton Ferry at Dover

Background imageRailways Collection: Southampton Docks

Southampton Docks
Southern Railway Class S15 4-6-0 locomotive with a freight train at Southampton Docks

Background imageRailways Collection: Ferry construction for the Southern Railway, Tyneside February 1934

Ferry construction for the Southern Railway, Tyneside February 1934
The construction of a new ferry for the Southern Railway at a shipyard on the River Tyne

Background imageRailways Collection: Eastleigh carriage works, 1932

Eastleigh carriage works, 1932
Carriage construction at Eastleigh Carriage Works

Background imageRailways Collection: Ballasting the line near Gillingham, 1931

Ballasting the line near Gillingham, 1931
Ballast dropping from a Southern Railway 40 ton ballast hopper onto the track

Background imageRailways Collection: Lord Anson at Wimbledon

Lord Anson at Wimbledon
The Mayor and Mayoress of Wimbledon on the footplate of Southern Railway Lord Nelson Class 4-6-0 locomotive Lord Anson with its designer Richard Edward Lloyd Maunsell (in bowler hat) close by

Background imageRailways Collection: Waterloo Station, 3 May 1933

Waterloo Station, 3 May 1933
Travellers checking the new prices at Waterloo Station

Background imageRailways Collection: Lord Anson, 10 October 1931

Lord Anson, 10 October 1931
Southern Railway Lord Nelson Class 4-6-0 locomotive 851 Lord Anson



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