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Steam locomotive, number 245

Steam locomotive, number 245

1897
Pillar box, London & South Western Railway

Pillar box, London & South Western Railway

Tri-composite railway carriage

Tri-composite railway carriage

1903
Horse Ambulance

Horse Ambulance

Steam locomotive, number 120

Steam locomotive, number 120

1899
Ambulance train for use of the American armies in France

Ambulance train for use of the American armies in France

1918
3rd class weekly workman ticket issued to Sidney Miles

3rd class weekly workman ticket issued to Sidney Miles

1890s
Roasted ore

Roasted ore

1859
Brass armlet, London & South Western Railway

Brass armlet, London & South Western Railway

SR & Constituent Locomotive Drawings (Curl Acquisition)

SR & Constituent Locomotive Drawings (Curl Acquisition)

1850-1969
London & South Western Railway poster the gateway for health & pleasure

London & South Western Railway poster the gateway for health & pleasure

1922
Porter's jacket, London & South Western Railway

Porter's jacket, London & South Western Railway

Porter's trousers, London & South Western Railway

Porter's trousers, London & South Western Railway

Rules & Regulations, London & South Western Railway

Rules & Regulations, London & South Western Railway

1858
Saving of Daylight - Do not Wait for the Daylight Bill to Become Law to Secure Long Evenings for the Holidays

Saving of Daylight - Do not Wait for the Daylight Bill to Become Law to Secure Long Evenings for the Holidays

1908
Poster, London & South Western Railway

Poster, London & South Western Railway

1914
Poster, London & South Western Railway

Poster, London & South Western Railway

1914
Southern Railway & constituent company works photographs (Curl Acquisition)

Southern Railway & constituent company works photographs (Curl Acquisition)

LSWR dining car No.72 ex USATC Ambulance car No. 201 and subsequently converted to a saloon for the Bicester Military Railway.

Inspection Saloon ex. Bicester Military Railway

1907
Railway carriage, London & South Western Railway, tri-composite, No 3598, built at Eastleigh in 1903.

Tri-composite railway carriage

1903
Headboard, London & South Western Railway, Royal Train headboard, cast iron, royal coat of arms on green background.

Headboard, London & South Western Railway

Boundary marker, London & South Western Railway, cast iron, about 1860 to 1910.

Cast iron boundary marker, London & South Western Railway

1838-1922
Platform ticket machine, London & South Western Railway, tickets for 1d. Tall metal dispenser, painted green with cream enamel front plate.

London & South Western Railway platform ticket machine

1839-1922
Royal headboard - Prince of Wales feathers with crown and 'Ich Dien' text through centre. London & South Western Railway. Painted wood; bracket at back for fixing.

Royal headboard - Prince of Wales feathers, London & South Western Railway

1840-1922
Headboard, London & South Western Railway, Royal Coat-of-Arms used on the train that conveyed the Prince and Princess of Wales on their honeymoon, 10 March 1863.

London & South Western Railway royal train headboard

1863
Fender, London & South Western Railway cast iron, ex Wimbledon Station.

Cast iron fender, London & South Western Railway

Plan of Goods Depot at Nine Elms, London & South Western Railway. Dated 12 October 1910. Scale 88 feet = 1 inch. [Backed on linen].

Plan of Nine Elms good depot

1910
LSWR dining car No.72 ex USATC Ambulance car No. 201 and subsequently converted to a saloon for the Bicester Military Railway.

Inspection Saloon ex. Bicester Military Railway

1907
Approximately 1600 drawings and c60 boxes of files, manuals, papers, catalogues etc. from Eastleigh Works. Material deposited on the closure of Eastleigh by its owners, Alstom Transport, at the end of 2005. The drawings include site and plant drawings for Eastleigh and other works dating back to the 1890s. Files include specifications of carriages, catalogues and manuals from component suppliers and sub-contractors, test reports etc. Also some drawing regsisters and a few photographs. Collection requires weeding.

Eastleigh Collection

circa 1890-circa 1970
Papers, paper, card, plastic, Southern Electrification Papers of Alan Hawes, 1912-1995. Papers collected by BR engineer Alan Hawes during the course of his career. includes material covering the LSWR origins of the Souther electrification scheme including Alfred Raworth's notebook, various reports and papers giving development of electrification, various photos, manuals etc. covering development of rolling stock. Box list available, 5 boxes.

Southern Electrification Papers of Alan Hawes

1912-1995
Handbill, London & South Western Railway, 'Sandown Park Steeplechases (esher) Thursday 28th Feb.,Friday1st and Saturday 2nd March', printed by Waterlow and Sons Limited, London, 1901.

Sandown Park Steeplechases

1901
Notice, London & South Western Railway, "Timetable on and after the 1st day of October 1850", 1850, timetable to and from London (Waterloo) - Dorchester - Southampton - Portsmouth - Salisbury.

Timetable on and after the 1st day of October 1850

1850
Book, London & South Western Railway, "Gradient Manual 1887", 80 pp., Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London, 1887.

gradient manual

1887
Railway Director's Official Diary, Great Western Railway, 1913, purple. Great Western Railway diary bound in error in London & South Western Railway cover. Total number of pages 56.

Railway Director's Official Diary, Great Western Railway,

1913
Annual reports and pamphlets from the Railway Servants Orphanage Woking produced by the London & South Western Railway and British Railways. Annual reports 1920, 1921, 1925, pamphlet c.1970. Annual reports contain historical information, names of Patrons, Presidents, Trustees, Life Governors, Board of Management, Internal Committees, District Committees, Members and other positions. There are also lists of children maintained in the orphanage their name, father's occupation, station and cause of death. Publications contain the annual Report of Board of manage me. income and expenditure account, balance account. Pamphlet contains information about the history and running of the orphanage under the Southern Region of BR.

Publications created by Railway Servants Orphanage Woking

1920- circa 1970
Instructions, London & South Western Railway Waterloo and City railway, "Altered Working Arrangements Commencing April 2nd 1900', issued by Sam Fay 28th March 1900. No.15.

Altered Working Arrangements Commencing April 2nd 1900

1900
Instructions notice, London & South Western Railway,"Diamond Jubilee of her Majesty the Queen Military Review at Aldershot on Thursday 1st July 1897'. No.815, printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, 1897.

Diamond Jubilee of her Majesty the Queen Military Review at Aldershot on Thursday 1st July 1897

1897
Booklet - Railway Council, Sectional Railway Councils, and Local Departmental Committees. Describes the composition and roles of the LSWR Railway Council, Sectional Railway Councils, and Local Departmental Committees. Issued at Waterloo Station, February 1922. 12pp.

Railway Council, Sectional Railway Councils, and Local Departmental Committees

1921-02-01
London & South Western Railway poster Paris a Londres par le Harve et southampton et vice versa tous les lundis, mercedis et vendredis. In French. With times and fares.

Paris a Londres

1869
Instructions, London & South Western Railway, "Signalling Instructions and Instructions to Porters", Printed by Smith & Ebbs, London, 1845.

signalling instructions

1845
Bible. London & South Western Railway, from the steamer Fredrica, written in French, 1885

steamer Fredrica bible

1885
Plan, card, London & South Western Railway, "Waterloo Station Improvements", 1903.

Waterloo Station Improvements

1903
Special Notice No. 136, giving instructions to employees and timetable of journey of special train carrying the body of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, the German Emperor etc. from The Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport, to Havant Junction, en route to London Victoria.

Special Notice... A Special Train conveying the body of Her Late Majesty Queen Victoria

1901
Circular, London & South Western Railway, "instructions to be observed in case of invasion", secret memo, issued on 16th February 1915, to be sent to Plymouth Station, V.30,313, informs the station master what equipment should be destroyed or kept in case there is a hostile landing, 2 pages, 16th February 1915.

Instructions to be observed in case of invasion

1915-02-16
London & South Western Railway directors annual steamboat party menu for Saturday August 10th 1895. Printed by F.W. Sargent.

directors annual steamboat party

1895
Poster, London & South Western Railway, 'Colliers' Strike' giving notice that it is necessary to curtail goods train services and after next Monday will be unable to receive rough traffic such as brick, clay, gravel, stable manure, sand, stone, slate, tiles and limes, issued by H.A. Walker.printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited., London, 1912.

Colliers' Strike

1912
Rule book, London & South Western Railway,"Code to Be Used in Despatching Telegraph Messages Upon Railway Companies' Business on and after 3rd April 1899', Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London, 1899.

Code to Be Used in Despatching Telegraph Messages Upon Railway Companies' Business

1899
Leaflet, London & South Western Railway, 'Direct Route to the Most Interesting and Picturesque Places in the South West of England', Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London, 1908.

Direct Route to the Most Interesting and Picturesque Places in the South West of England

1908
Travel guide, London & South Western Railway, 'Dorset and South Devon Holiday Resorts - express trains from Waterloo', containing photographs of resort, 12 pages.

Dorset and South Devon Holiday Resorts

1900-1923
Booklet, London & South Western Railway, "Coronation Naval Review at Spithead", contains prgramme and a map, 24th June 1911.

coronation naval review at Spithead

1911