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Railways Collection

Background imageRailways Collection: Harrier GR. 1 landing at St. Pancras

Harrier GR. 1 landing at St. Pancras
Hawker-Siddeley Harrier GR.1 XV741 coming in to land at St. Pancras coal yard during the Daily Mail Trans-Atlantic Air Race May 1969

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: 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: Portsmouth Harbour

Portsmouth Harbour
Southern Railway T9 Class 4-4-0 locomotive with a train approcahing Portsmouth harbour 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Electrification of the Brighton Line, 5 October 1931

Electrification of the Brighton Line, 5 October 1931
A new electricity sub-station next to the London to Brighton line

Background imageRailways Collection: Electric signals on Wimbledon-Sutton line, 1930

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

Background imageRailways Collection: Electrification of the line at Merstham, 1931

Electrification of the line at Merstham, 1931
Cable laying in Merstham tunnel

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: 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: Cannon Street Station, 1926

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

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: Electrification of the Brighton Line, 5 October 1931

Electrification of the Brighton Line, 5 October 1931
A workman attaching wiring to the rails

Background imageRailways Collection: Electric signals on Wimbledon-Sutton line, 1930

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

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: Carriage cleaning, Wimbledon Park 1926

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

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: Eastleigh carriage works, 1932

Eastleigh carriage works, 1932
Carriage construction at Eastleigh Carriage Works

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: 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: 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: Constructing the Thanet Line, 1926 - Ramsgate Station

Constructing the Thanet Line, 1926 - Ramsgate Station
Construction of the new Southern Railway station at Ramsgate with a steam crane at work

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: Borough Market Junction being relaid, 1932

Borough Market Junction being relaid, 1932
Track layers at work assisted by a steam crane near London Bridge Station

Background imageRailways Collection: Constructing the Thanet Line, 1926

Constructing the Thanet Line, 1926
Drummond T9 Class 4-4-0 locomotive with an engineering train in a cutting and workers moving chalk rubble

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Southern Belle crossing Ouse Valley Viaduct

Southern Belle crossing Ouse Valley Viaduct
Southern Railway King Arthur Class 4-6-0 locomotive 793 Sir Ontzlake at the head of an express crossing the Ouse Valley Viaduct at Balcombe

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: 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: Breakfast

Breakfast on a Southern Railway service in the 1930s



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