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Shildon Works Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1910-1957

Doncaster Works Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1896-1967

London Midland & Scottish Railway Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1905-1948

Derby Works Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1885-1961

Great Eastern Railway Stratford Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1890-1952

British Transport Films Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1950-1986

Oxford Publishing Company or Railprint Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

St Rollox Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1890-1924

Crewe Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1875 to 1933

Gateshead & Darlington Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1885-1960

Bow Locomotive Works

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1890-1910

British Rail Research Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1930-1980

Wolverton Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1928-1936

Nine Elms Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1885-1910

York Carriage Works Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1904-1946

Hoather collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1938-07-03

Horwich Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1889-1933

Sellick Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1908-1985

J Macartney Robbins Collection of Photographs

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1920-1956

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

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

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1838

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

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1957

Eastleigh Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1910-1935

Dearden 'Main Line' Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1934-1949

Great Central Railway Extension to London Contract No. 1

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1898

Henry Flather Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1866-1870

British Railways Eastern Region Headquarters, York, publicity photographs

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1865 - 1979, about

Great Western Railway Weston Mill Viaduct

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1903

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

Photographic Collections (Railway)

c. 1930

SE&CR Unveiling of War Memorial at Dover Marine Station

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1922

Great Western Railway Weston Mill Viaduct

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1903

London & South Western Railway Carriage Photographs

Photographic Collections (Railway)

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

Photographic Collections (Railway)

Photocrom prints, Great Eastern Railway

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1900, about

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

Photographic Collections (Railway)
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

Irene Easton Railway Queen

Photographic Collections (Railway)
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 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
Photograph, 24" x 13", mounted, of London & North Eastern Railway 3-cylinder 4-6-2 express passenger locomotive no. 2509 "Silver Link", sign by H.N.Gresley.

Silver Link

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1935
Approximately 300 black and white contact prints by photographer R. D. Stephen of railways in Singapore (Federated Malay States Railways) and Sumatra (Deli Spoorweg Mij, operator of the railways around Medan in Northern Sumatra) from 1930 to circa 1933. The photographs are mainly of locomotives, including North British, Kitson, Baldwin, R. Stephenson & Co., Hawthorn Leslie and Beyer Peacock, and trains, but a few depict rolling stock, stations, sheds, turntables, construction, and steam vessels. There are also occasional shots of Siamese State Railways stock running on the Federated Malay States Railway (FMSR) and Beyer Garratt locomotives of the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR), presumably taken after Stephen left Singapore. Many of the shots include local railway workers. The majority of the photographs have been captioned.

R D Stephen Collection of Singapore Photographs

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1930-1939
Photographs, black & white prints (and 3 colour and 3 negatives) and postcards, Railways of Sena Sugar Mocambique. Photographs of the premises and the railways on the two estates of the Sena Sugar Mocambique company. The photos show locomotives, wagons, trolleys, factories, flood repairs etc. Includes Hurst Nelson Ltd. record shots of wagons, the sale of which was arranged by Livesey Son & Henderson, consulting engineers. The track was 60cm gauge, and 3' 0 and 3' 6" gauge which connected to the Trans Zambique Railway. The prints are of varying sizes, mostly black and white but with a few colour. Most are captioned and the donor has proved notes. There are a few negatives. Circa 1890s to 1970s?

Railways of Sena Sugar Mocambique

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
Photographs, a collection of approximately 100 35mm colour transparencies. Featuring views of the West Somerset Mineral Railway, Taff Vale Railway and the Canterbury & Whitstable Railway taken during visits made by the Railway Canal and Historical Society, 1962-1964. Photographer: Charles F Klapper.

Klapper Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1962-1964
Photographs, a collection of approx 555 silver gelatin glass negatives, 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 ins to 12 x 10 ins, featuring views of newly completed industrial locomotives at Thomas Peckett & Sons' Atlas Works in Bristol, c 1890 - 1950.

Thomas Peckett & Sons Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1890-1950
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
Photograph of Great Western Railway 4-2-2 broad gauge locomotive "Bulkeley", recovered from British Rail Engineering Ltd. Swindon.

Great Western Railway 'Bulkeley' locomotive

Photographic Collections (Railway)
Two colour Polaroid snapshots of Flying Scotsman on display at Derby Locomotive Works, 1973. Photographs taken at Derby Works in 1973 while the Flying Scotsman was in the ownership of Sir William McAlpine, who had funded its restoration on its return from the USA. Prior to being exhibited at Derby, the locomotive worked a season on the Torbay Steam Railway. One of the photographs includes McAlpine's saloon carriages behind the locomotive.

Flying Scotsman at Derby Locomotive Works (supplied title)

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1973
Photograph, David Smith. ‘Driving wheel of Great Western Railway (GWR) Locomotive 5572'. Black and white Giclee print, mounted. From the photographer's '40lbs per square inch' exhibition.

Driving wheel of Great Western Railway (GWR) Locomotive 5572

Photographic Collections (Railway)

2011