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Transport Collection

Background imageTransport Collection: BAC VC-10 C. 1

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Bristol Britannia C. 1

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Racing Yachts

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

Background imageTransport Collection: De Havilland Comet C. 2

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Handley Page Hastings C. 4

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Handley Page Hastings C. 4

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

Background imageTransport 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 imageTransport Collection: London Heathrow Airport, 1956

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, 17 August 1955

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Viscount of BEA

Viscount of BEA
Vickers Viscount 700 of British European Airways

Background imageTransport Collection: Portsmouth Harbour

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

Background imageTransport 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 imageTransport 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 imageTransport Collection: Diners on the Southern Railway

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

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

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

Background imageTransport 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 imageTransport 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 imageTransport 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 imageTransport Collection: Folkestone harbour bridge, 1930

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

Background imageTransport 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 imageTransport 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 imageTransport Collection: LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Hawker Siddeley Trident of BEA

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Boeing Stratocruiser of Pan Am

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

Background imageTransport 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 imageTransport Collection: Endeavour

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

Background imageTransport 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 imageTransport Collection: Douglas DC-3 (PH-ALU) of KLM at Shoreham, 1940

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Cdre V. E. Flowerday and Cdre E. G. L. Robinson

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

Background imageTransport 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 imageTransport Collection: Charing Cross Hotel

Charing Cross Hotel
The front of Charing Cross Station and hotel

Background imageTransport 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 imageTransport 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 imageTransport 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 imageTransport 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 imageTransport Collection: Southampton Docks, 5 November 1931

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Children watching the Atlantic Coast Express

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Short-Mayo composite

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Britannia

Britannia
A J Class yacht leads Britannia, Cowes 1934

Background imageTransport Collection: Altair of Walter Runciman

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Lockheed Constellation EI-ADA of Aerlinte Eireann at Dublin airport, 20 September 1947

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Pioneer CC. 1 XL702 of 20 Squadron, RAF

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Passengers awaiting flight, Shoreham, 1940

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Immigration at Shoreham Airport, 1940

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Track testing equipment

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Lord Hawke

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

Background imageTransport 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 imageTransport 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 imageTransport Collection: Pullman passengers

Pullman passengers
Passengers boarding Southern Railway Pullman carriages at Victoria Station

Background imageTransport 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 imageTransport 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 imageTransport 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 imageTransport 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 imageTransport 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 imageTransport Collection: The R-34 during flight trials before its Atlantic crossing

The R-34 during flight trials before its Atlantic crossing
The British R-34 was based closely on the Zeppelin L33 and in 1919 made the first double crossing of the Atlantic Ocean

Background imageTransport Collection: Comet 4C

Comet 4C
Hawker Siddeley Comet 4C (OD-ADR) of Middle East Airlines at Beirut Airport, Lebanon, 1961

Background imageTransport Collection: Latecoere 631

Latecoere 631 of Air France

Background imageTransport Collection: Heathrow Airport, 1945

Heathrow Airport, 1945
London Heathrow Airport under construction, 30 October 1945

Background imageTransport Collection: Tupolev Tu-104

Tupolev Tu-104
The first Tupolev Tu-104 operated to London Heathrow Airport by Aeroflot, 22 March 1956

Background imageTransport Collection: Saro Princess

Saro Princess
Saunders Roe Princess (G-ALUN) in flight, SBAC Show Farnborough, September 1953

Background imageTransport 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 imageTransport Collection: Breakfast

Breakfast on a Southern Railway service in the 1930s

Background imageTransport 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 imageTransport Collection: Waterloo Station, 3 May 1933

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

Background imageTransport Collection: Bournemouth Limited

Bournemouth Limited
Southern Railway King Arthur Class 4-6-0 locomotive 789 Sir guy at the head of an express

Background imageTransport Collection: Southern Belle inaugural run, 1931

Southern Belle inaugural run, 1931
King Arthur Class 4-6-0 locomotive E780 Sir Persant hauling the Southern Belle between London and Brighton

Background imageTransport Collection: Overhauling a King Arthur engine at Nine Elms, 1925

Overhauling a King Arthur engine at Nine Elms, 1925
Men working on a Southern Railway King Arthur Class 4-6-0 locomotive at Nine Elms


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