Transport Collection

Bristol Britannia C. 1
Bristol Britannia C.1 at the time of its handover to the Royal Air Force, June 1959

BAC VC-10 C. 1
BAC (Vickers) VC-10 C.1 of 10 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Racing Yachts
J Class yacht Shamrock V leads Britannia and Velsheda, Cowes Regatta 1933

De Havilland Comet C. 2
De Havilland Comet C.2 of 216 Squadron, Transport Command, RAF Lyneham, 1956

Handley Page Hastings C. 4
Handley Page Hasting C.4 (WJ324) of 24 Squadron RAF

Handley Page Hastings C. 4
Handley Page Hasting C.4 (WJ324) of 24 Squadron RAF

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

London Heathrow Airport, 1956
London Heathrow Airport showing the former control tower, Queens Building and what is presently Terminal 2, 1956

Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, 17 August 1955
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer Series 1 G-ANTP in flight from Prestwick, 17 August 1955

Viscount of BEA
Vickers Viscount 700 of British European Airways

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electric signals on Wimbledon-Sutton line, 1930
A Southern Railway three-car suburban unit forms the front of a commuter train

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

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

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

Cannon Street Station, 1926
A Class L 4-4-0 of the Southern Railway leaving Cannon Street Station and crossing the bridge over the River Thames

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

LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin
The airship Graf Zeppelin, named after the pioneer Ferdinand Von Zeppelin

Hawker Siddeley Trident of BEA
Hawker Siddeley Trident (G-ARPC) of British European Airways in flight over Farnborough, 1965

Boeing Stratocruiser of Pan Am
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser (N1028V) of Pan American World Airways at Heathrow Airport to launch the new Trans-Atlantic service, April 1949

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

Endeavour
The J Class yacht Endeavour of Sir Thomas Sopwith, Cowes 1934

Electric signals on Wimbledon-Sutton line, 1930
Southern Railway three-car suburban unit 1629 forms the rear of a commuter train

Douglas DC-3 (PH-ALU) of KLM at Shoreham, 1940
A Douglas DC-3 in Dutch markings on the apron at Shoreham Airport, 1940

Cdre V. E. Flowerday and Cdre E. G. L. Robinson
Cdre V.E. Flowerday and Cdre E.G.L. Robinson standing in front of Lockheed 14 Electra of British Airways Ltd, Heston, 1938

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

Charing Cross Hotel
The front of Charing Cross Station and hotel

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

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

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

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

Southampton Docks, 5 November 1931
Aerial view of the liner terminal at Southampton with several ships berthed; tugs are assisting one which is about to leave

Children watching the Atlantic Coast Express. This is a composite photograph

Short-Mayo composite
Short S.20 Maia and Short S.21 Mercury in flight near Rochester, 1938

Britannia
A J Class yacht leads Britannia, Cowes 1934

Altair of Walter Runciman
Altair leading in the Queen Marys Cup, Cowes Regatta 1933

Lockheed Constellation EI-ADA of Aerlinte Eireann at Dublin airport, 20 September 1947
Lockheed Constellation EI-ADA with airport staff around and spectators on terminal building, Dublin Airport, 20 September 1947

Pioneer CC. 1 XL702 of 20 Squadron, RAF
Scottish Aviation Pioneers of 20 Squadron tied down between sorties, 1969-1970

Passengers awaiting flight, Shoreham, 1940
Passengers at the check-in desk in the departure lounge, Shoreham Airport, 1940

Immigration at Shoreham Airport, 1940
Passengers being questioned by Home Office officials, Shoreham, 1940

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

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

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