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Conserving & sharing the railway history of Southern England since 1997

The Southern Railways Archive was established in 1997 to conserve and make accessible the history of the railways of Southern England. This website provides information about the collections in our care, how to access them, and the types of material we are able to accept. The Archive operates under the oversight of the Bluebell Railway Trust (Registered Charity No. 292497).

Established in 1997 to conserve and make accessible the history of the railways of Southern England

about the archive

The Southern Railways Archive contains more than 150,000 photographs and 15,000 documents, signal box diagrams, timetables, special traffic notices, plans, maps and carriage drawings, and an ever-expanding library of books and articles.

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The Archive Store provides access to a section of documents and over 30,000 railway and transport photographs which can be searched, browsed and purchased online, covering the UK and Ireland as well as a number of overseas locations.

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BR(ScR) Class 101 SC 56395 at Kinghorn, Fife with the 12.30pm Edinburgh – Kirkaldy service on Saturday 12 Sep 1970 – J. Scrace [233212]
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Scout Green, Cumbria on Friday 15 Sep 1967 – J. Scrace [082983]
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8 at Tralee, Ireland on Saturday 27 Jun 1953 – J.J. Smith [043396]
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BR(S) D15 class 30465 near Farnborough, Hampshire with the 11.50am Lymington Pier – Waterloo service on Saturday 11 Sep 1954 – C. Hogg [048210]
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BR(S) Terrier class 32650 at Hayling Island, Hampshire with a Havant – Hayling Island service in 1963 – J.H.W. Kent [079230]
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BR(S) 0415 class 30582 at Axminster, Devon with a Through coach to Lyme Regis off 7.50am from Waterloo on Saturday 17 Jun 1950 – J.J. Smith [040874]
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BR(S) H class 31543 near Paddock Wood, Kent with a Paddock Wood – Hawkhurst service on Saturday 18 Mar 1961 – D. Esau [156205]
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BR(S) I3 class 2088 at Brighton Shed, East Sussex circa 1948 – J.H.W. Kent [152487]
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BR(S) Class 203 1032 at Tonbridge, Kent with the 3.15pm Tunbridge Wells – Tonbridge service on Thursday 29 Aug 1985 – J. Scrace [233707]
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BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34068 ‘Kenley’ at Wandsworth Road, Greater London with a Ramsgate – Victoria service on Saturday 18 Aug 1951 – J.H.W. Kent [025274]
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Etchingham, East Sussex on Saturday 06 Sep 1969 – J. Scrace [081238]
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N class near Grove Ferry ?, Kent with a Local train ? on Friday 19 Aug 1960 – D. Esau [155883]
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BR(S) Class 5-BEL 3052 at London Bridge Station, Greater London with the “Brighton Belle” on Saturday 19 Apr 1969 – J. Scrace [084173]
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FR 183 at Mataporquera Station, Spain with the 8.15am Bilbao – Lean service on Wednesday 29 Apr 1959 – J.J. Smith [045244]
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Ashford West, Kent on Saturday 15 Nov 1958 – A. Postlewaite [051103]
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BR(S) D1 class 31509 & BR(S) D1 class 31494 at Sheerness, Kent with the 1.40pm Special Leaving on Wednesday 02 Jan 1957 – J.J. Smith [044283]
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BR(S) USA class 30069 at Southampton Royal Pier, Hampshire on Thursday 26 Apr 1962 – C. Hogg [048806]
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Buriton Siding, Hampshire on Sunday 27 Feb 1966 – J. Scrace [080286]
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BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34068 ‘Kenley’ approaching Tonbridge, Kent with a Victoria – Dover Marine or Folkestone Harbour Boat Train on Saturday 04 Jul 1959 – J.H.W. Kent [002062]
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BR WD class 90226 at Wandsworth Road, Greater London with an up Goods service on Saturday 24 Sep 1949 – J.H.W. Kent [153042]
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Effingham Junction, Surrey on Friday 18 Apr 1969 – J. Scrace [081216]
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BR(S) Terrier class 32640 at Langston, Hampshire on Monday 22 May 1961 – A. Postlewaite [050855]
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Reigate Station, Surrey on Saturday 07 Jun 1969 – J. Scrace [082896]
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BR(S) P class 31027 at Eastleigh Shed, Hampshire on Wednesday 27 Aug 1952 – J.H.W. Kent [090553]
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BR(S) Class 207 1303 at Selsdon, Greater London with the 9.09am East Grinstead – London Bridge service on Friday 18 Jul 1969 – J. Scrace [233161]
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171 at Tullow Station, Ireland on Sunday 15 Mar 1959 – J.J. Smith [045167]
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BR(S) S15 class 30835 near Betchworth, Surrey with a Redhill to Reading service circa 1959-1960 – D. Esau [156016]
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BR(S) M7 class 30031 approaching St Denys, Hampshire with a Salisbury – Portsmouth? service on Saturday 26 Jun 1954 – J.H.W. Kent [154522]
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BR(S) Brighton Atlantic class 32425 ‘Trevose Head’ between Burgess Hill and Hassocks ?, West Sussex with a down Inter Regional service circa 1954 – C.A.K. Saunders [159162]
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BR(S) L1 class 31784 at Patcham, East Sussex with an up Inter Regional train via Kensington Olympia service on Saturday 16 Aug 1958 – J.H.W. Kent [094621]
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The Archive operates under the oversight of the Bluebell Railway Trust (Registered Charity No. 292497)

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welcome to the new website for the bluebell railway musEUm – Southern Railways Archive

Conserving & sharing the railway history of Southern England since 1997

about the archive

the online Store

BR(ScR) Class 101 SC 56395 at Kinghorn, Fife with the 12.30pm Edinburgh – Kirkaldy service on Saturday 12 Sep 1970 – J. Scrace [233212]

Scout Green, Cumbria on Friday 15 Sep 1967 – J. Scrace [082983]

8 at Tralee, Ireland on Saturday 27 Jun 1953 – J.J. Smith [043396]

BR(S) D15 class 30465 near Farnborough, Hampshire with the 11.50am Lymington Pier – Waterloo service on Saturday 11 Sep 1954 – C. Hogg [048210]

BR(S) Terrier class 32650 at Hayling Island, Hampshire with a Havant – Hayling Island service in 1963 – J.H.W. Kent [079230]

BR(S) 0415 class 30582 at Axminster, Devon with a Through coach to Lyme Regis off 7.50am from Waterloo on Saturday 17 Jun 1950 – J.J. Smith [040874]

BR(S) H class 31543 near Paddock Wood, Kent with a Paddock Wood – Hawkhurst service on Saturday 18 Mar 1961 – D. Esau [156205]

BR(S) I3 class 2088 at Brighton Shed, East Sussex circa 1948 – J.H.W. Kent [152487]

BR(S) Class 203 1032 at Tonbridge, Kent with the 3.15pm Tunbridge Wells – Tonbridge service on Thursday 29 Aug 1985 – J. Scrace [233707]

BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34068 ‘Kenley’ at Wandsworth Road, Greater London with a Ramsgate – Victoria service on Saturday 18 Aug 1951 – J.H.W. Kent [025274]

Etchingham, East Sussex on Saturday 06 Sep 1969 – J. Scrace [081238]

N class near Grove Ferry ?, Kent with a Local train ? on Friday 19 Aug 1960 – D. Esau [155883]

BR(S) Class 5-BEL 3052 at London Bridge Station, Greater London with the “Brighton Belle” on Saturday 19 Apr 1969 – J. Scrace [084173]

FR 183 at Mataporquera Station, Spain with the 8.15am Bilbao – Lean service on Wednesday 29 Apr 1959 – J.J. Smith [045244]

Ashford West, Kent on Saturday 15 Nov 1958 – A. Postlewaite [051103]

BR(S) D1 class 31509 & BR(S) D1 class 31494 at Sheerness, Kent with the 1.40pm Special Leaving on Wednesday 02 Jan 1957 – J.J. Smith [044283]

BR(S) USA class 30069 at Southampton Royal Pier, Hampshire on Thursday 26 Apr 1962 – C. Hogg [048806]

Buriton Siding, Hampshire on Sunday 27 Feb 1966 – J. Scrace [080286]

BR(S) Battle of Britain class 34068 ‘Kenley’ approaching Tonbridge, Kent with a Victoria – Dover Marine or Folkestone Harbour Boat Train on Saturday 04 Jul 1959 – J.H.W. Kent [002062]

BR WD class 90226 at Wandsworth Road, Greater London with an up Goods service on Saturday 24 Sep 1949 – J.H.W. Kent [153042]

Effingham Junction, Surrey on Friday 18 Apr 1969 – J. Scrace [081216]

BR(S) Terrier class 32640 at Langston, Hampshire on Monday 22 May 1961 – A. Postlewaite [050855]

Reigate Station, Surrey on Saturday 07 Jun 1969 – J. Scrace [082896]

BR(S) P class 31027 at Eastleigh Shed, Hampshire on Wednesday 27 Aug 1952 – J.H.W. Kent [090553]

BR(S) Class 207 1303 at Selsdon, Greater London with the 9.09am East Grinstead – London Bridge service on Friday 18 Jul 1969 – J. Scrace [233161]

171 at Tullow Station, Ireland on Sunday 15 Mar 1959 – J.J. Smith [045167]

BR(S) S15 class 30835 near Betchworth, Surrey with a Redhill to Reading service circa 1959-1960 – D. Esau [156016]

BR(S) M7 class 30031 approaching St Denys, Hampshire with a Salisbury – Portsmouth? service on Saturday 26 Jun 1954 – J.H.W. Kent [154522]

BR(S) Brighton Atlantic class 32425 ‘Trevose Head’ between Burgess Hill and Hassocks ?, West Sussex with a down Inter Regional service circa 1954 – C.A.K. Saunders [159162]

BR(S) L1 class 31784 at Patcham, East Sussex with an up Inter Regional train via Kensington Olympia service on Saturday 16 Aug 1958 – J.H.W. Kent [094621]

The Archive operates under the oversight of the Bluebell Railway Trust (Registered Charity No. 292497)

Not your expected destination?

welcome to the new website for the
bluebell railway musEUm – Southern Railways Archive