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London Midland & Scottish Railway Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1905-1948

Doncaster Works Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1896-1967

Derby Works Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1885-1961

Gateshead & Darlington Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1885-1960

Nine Elms Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1885-1910

Shildon Works Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1910-1957

British Transport Films Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1950-1986

St Rollox Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1890-1924

Oxford Publishing Company or Railprint Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

Crewe Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1875 to 1933

Great Eastern Railway Stratford Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1890-1952

Horwich Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1889-1933

SE&CR Unveiling of War Memorial at Dover Marine Station

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1922

British Rail Research Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1930-1980

Sellick Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1908-1985

Bow Locomotive Works

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1890-1910

Eastleigh Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1910-1935

Henry Flather Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1866-1870

Dearden 'Main Line' Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1934-1949

Wolverton Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1928-1936

J Macartney Robbins Collection of Photographs

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1920-1956

York Carriage Works Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1904-1946

Geoffrey Tippett Collection - Swindon Works & GWR Locomotives [supplied title]

Photographic Collections (Railway)

c. 1930

Two Photographs, mounted, of Hackworth's safety spring valve

Photographic Collections (Railway)

Hoather collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1938-07-03

Irene Easton Railway Queen

Photographic Collections (Railway)

Great Central Railway Extension to London Contract No. 1

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1898

Photocrom prints, Great Eastern Railway

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1900, about

Great Western Railway Weston Mill Viaduct

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1903
Photograph, ex Southern Railway Works, Southern Railway Merchant Navy Class locomotive No. 21C3 "Royal Mail", in contemporary glazed chrome-plated frame, c.1947

Photograph, ex Southern Railway Works, Southern Railway Merchant Navy Class locomotive No. 21C3 "Royal Mail"

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1947

Two Photographs of Hackworth's "Samson" locomotive, 1838

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1838

London & South Western Railway Carriage Photographs

Photographic Collections (Railway)

View over Durham from the cab of Dominion of Canada, 1957

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1957

Two Photographs, Mounted, of Hackworth's improved spring saf

Photographic Collections (Railway)

Album of photographic prints depicting scenes from the railway career of Gilbert Savill Szlumper, General Manager of the Southern Railway

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1902-1942

Great Western Railway Weston Mill Viaduct

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1903
Two photographs, London Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-2 No. 6220 'Coronation' in streamlined form and 4-6-2 No. 6200 'Princess Royal', side views, in glazed mahogany frame, 1820mmx1170mm, from Sir William Stanier's office, Derby Works.

Two photographs, London Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-2 No.6200 'Princess Royal', side views

Photographic Collections (Railway)
Black and white photograph of the Staff and residents of the Railway Convalescent Home, Dawlish, 1946. Photographer Chapman & Sons of Dawlish. The names of the group are noted on the back.

Staff and residents of the Railway Convalescent Home, Dawlish

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1946
[Album, ca.1908, of photographs re Rangoon Electric Tramway & Supply Co] / R.E.T. & S. Co. Ltd. [67 photos showing construction and fitting out of the tramway, including interior views of the power station and its turbines etc. Some photos bear stamp 'Watts & Skeen, Rangoon'; three are dated 1908 March 16]

Rangoon Electric Tramway & Supply Co. Ltd. photographs

Photographic Collections (Railway)

c. 1908
Photograph album containing 34 photographs and 4 diagrams of gas turbine locomotive no. 18000. The locomotive was made by Brown Boveri of Baden, Switzerland, and tested by British Brown Boveri and British Railways (Western Region) as part of BR's exploration of gas turbine locomotives. The bogies and frame were made by the Swiss Locomotive Works (SLM) of Winterthur. The photographs were all take in Switzerland and show the locomotive at Basle station and at Brown Boveri's works at Baden. There are photographs of the internal machinery, bogies, frames, controls etc. The first photograph shows the locomotive at Basle with Brown Boveri's smaller gas turbine prototype locomotive no. 1101, which remained in Switzerland. The album was assembled as a presentation album to accompany the handover of the locomotive, and according to the donor only two albums were made. The album is accompanied by negatives of four of the pictures, and a print of a painting of the locomotive that was presented at the hand-over.

Brown Boveri Gas Turbine Locomotive No. 18000 (supplied title)

Photographic Collections (Railway)

c. 1949
Two photographs of Great Western Railway express locomotives: 4-2-2 "Empress of India" and 4-4-0 "City of Birmingham"

Great Western Railway express locomotives: 4-2-2 "Empress of India" and 4-4-0 "City of Birmingham"

Photographic Collections (Railway)
Album of photographs of rolling stock by Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works Co. Ltd. (dismantled and in 2 boxes).

Album of photographs of rolling stock by Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1890-1920
Photograph, laminated timber bridge, Borough Road, North Shields, Newcastle & North Shields Railway, built by John and Benjamin Green, Newcastle, c.1839, demolished 1937, in glazed frame, 797mm x 595mm.

Borough Road, North Shields timber bridge

Photographic Collections (Railway)
Black and white print of Flying Scotsman crossing Wakefield 99 arch viaduct, hauling a train of empty carriages from Carnforth to London, 27 December 1985. The photograph is taken from the back of the train, with the locomotive in the background. Photograph taken by Mr. David Farrar.

Flying Scotsman crossing Wakefield 99 arch viaduct [supplied title]

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1985-12-27
Five black & white images of Colsterdale narrow gauge railway, from Masham to Leighton and Roundhill Reservoirs. Images include a derailment of Leeds 0-6-2 locomotive No. 1, supply train for Brierly Banks Army Camp, etc. 2.3622 x 2.9528 in.

Five negatives of Colsterdale Narrow Gauge Railway (supplied title)

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1914-1918
15 black & white photographs of various sizes showing interior and exterior views of the Copt Hill Engine and Drum House on the Hetton Colliery railway. A stationary engine in the engine house hauled wagons part of the way up the incline to Warden Law. Some of the photographs include the donor, Mr. A. E. Swinton, while others may be copies of earlier images. The stationary engine depicted was built by Murray's of Chester-le-Street and installed in 1836.

Copt Hill Engine House Photographs

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1959
Photograph, Glasgow Corporation Tram No. 585, emerging from depot for route No. 17, Cumbuslang - Hyndland, taken by Neil Cossons, c. 1960, and formerly in his office at Science Museum, tram is now in the National Collection (1962-356), in glazed frame, 403mm x 505mm.

Glasgow Corporation Tram No. 585

Photographic Collections (Railway)

c.1960
Photograph, inaugural trip, Torquay Pullman Limited at Paddington, July 8th 1929, in glazed frame, 710mm x 580mm.

Torquay Pullman Limited

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1929
Two photographs of atmospheric Railway pumping station Building at Exeter, and two of buildings at Totnes.

Atmospheric Railway pumping station buildings at Exeter and Totnes

Photographic Collections (Railway)
A collection of photographs taken by J H L Adams, Norman Thompson and others. Approximately 650 silver gelatin glass, cellulose nitrate film and triacetate safety film negatives and 127 silver gelatin triacetate colour negatives featuring railways in Britain and overseas, c1928 to 1970.

j h l adams collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1928-1970