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SR 'Ellerman Lines' 4-6-2 Merchant Navy Class sectioned steam locomotive, No 35029

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1949

Steam Locomotive, named Winston Churchill

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1945

Steam locomotive, No 33001, Q1 Class, 0-6-0, Southern Railway, designed by O V Bulleid, built at Brighton in 1942, withdrawn in 1964. Weight: 51.25 tons; length 54 feet, 10 ½ inches; driving wheel diameter: 5 feet, 1 inch (according to H C Casserley).

Southern Railway 0-6-0 Q1 class steam locomotive, No 33001, 1942

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1942

I'm Taking an Early Holiday Cos I Know Summer Comes Soonest in the South

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1936

Model locomotive, Q1, Southern Railway

Railway Models

1948

Southern Mixed Traffic Locomotives "Merchant Navy" class - Naming Ceremony of General Steam Navigation

Documents

1945

Steam locomotive, named Cheltenham

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1934

Steam locomotive, Southern Railway, Lord Nelson class 4-6-0 No E850 "Lord Nelson", designed by R.E.L. Maunsell, built at Eastleigh in 1926, withdrawn in 1962.

Southern Railway "Lord Nelson"

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1926

london town

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1938

Guernsey, The Sunshine Island

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1935

The Devon Belle

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1947

Wash basin, for corner mounting, white ceramic, Southern Railway, c. 1924, ex Selhurst Station.

Wash basin, Southern Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1924

Crest and scroll, Southern Railway, ex Twin Screw Steamship Isle of Jersey, depicting three lions on shield and 'Isle of Jersey' on scroll, built by Wm. Denny & Bros Ltd, Dumbarton for Southampton - Channel Islands passenger service, sold in March 1960 and renamed Libda, broken up 1963.

Crest and scroll, Southern Railway - ex Twin Screw Steamship

Railway Heraldry

Why Do They Call Me Sunny South Sam?

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1939

While you sleep, London - Paris by Train-Ferry

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1937

Yachting On the Sunshine Coast '39

Library Collections

1932

Train indicator, Southern Railway, wooden, twelve indicator boards operated by levers, storage cupboard below, ex London Bridge. However, more recent information (May 2013) suggests the item may have originated from platform 2, 3 or 5 of East Croydon station rather than London Bridge.

Wooden train indicator, Southern Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Bell, London Chatham & Dover Railway and South Eastern & Chatham Railway and Southern Railway, embossed around the base 'Warner & Sons London 1870', number 23, removed from Sydenham Hill Signal Box in 1953.

Railway bell, Warner & Sons

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1870

British Railways (Southern Region) departure board, Ramblers Excursion. Southern Region green background with cream lettering. Metal reinforcing at left and right hand edges.

Ramblers Excursion Departure Board

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

visit london - short sea routes

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1927

Laying the foundation stone, Southampton Docks

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

Petersham

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1932

The Continent

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1935

Closing on Lynton and Barnstaple Light Railway

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1935

hints for holidays

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1936

Model steam locomotive, approx 1/16 scale, wooden concept model of proposed Southern Railway 4-6-2 express locomotive, comprising locomotive, tender and alternative boiler outline, probably made under the direction of OVS Bulleid, circa 1948.

Wooden concept model of proposed Southern Railway 4-6-2 express locomotive

Railway Models

c.1948

Southern Mixed Traffic Locomotives "Merchant Navy" class - Naming Ceremony of Royal Mail

Documents

1941

The Good Old Days

Documents

1946

The Continent

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1999

Fresh Air For Health

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1975 (reproduction)

Visit to Channel Ports S.S. Dinard

Documents

1925

Railway Refreshment Rooms are often short of Cups & Glasses

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

Off The Beaten Track No. 17 - The Italian Lakes

Documents

1934

Model ship, Twin-Screw Steamship "Isle of Thanet", Southern Railway/British Railways (Southern Region) Folkestone Dover section, prototype built by William Denny & Bros. Ltd., Dumbarton, 1925, withdrawn 1963 and broken up 1964. Tonnage 2690, Speed 21 3/4 Knots

Model twin-screw steamship 'Isle of Thanet'

Railway Models

1925

Southern Mixed Traffic Locomotives "Merchant Navy" class - Naming Ceremony of Blue Funnel

Documents

1945

Southern Mixed Traffic Locomotives "Merchant Navy" class - Naming Ceremony of Orient Line

Documents

1942

Map of Europe, in relief, showing Southern Railway steamship routes, railway lines and major European lines, horizontal scale 1 inch:26 miles, vertical scale 1 inch:7500 feet, George Philips & Son Ltd., London.

Map of Europe, Southern Railway routes

Railway Models

Danger - Don'ts for Girls and Boys

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

Menu card

Documents

1934

to hampshire and the new forest

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1938

Map, system diagrams, Southern Railway, 'Southern Region - eastern section (ex South Eastern Railway lines)', monochrome, book form, 30 pages, including gradient profile, card.

Map, system diagrams, Southern Railway, 'Southern Region - E

Railway Maps & Plans

Poster, Southern Railway, "Waterloo Station, War, A Centenary of Uninterrupted Service During War and Peace, 1848 - 1948" by Helen McKie, 1947. Coloured lithograph depicting Waterloo station concourse during the Second World War, full of people including passengers, policemen and personnel from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force. McKie also painted the same scene showing the passengers in civilian roles. Text at bottom margin reads "Southern Railway Advertising. Ad 5417. 1500/1947. Printed in England at the Baynard Press, London". Format: quad royal, 40 x 50 inches, 1016 x 1270mm. Backed.

Waterloo Station, War, A Centenary of Uninterrupted Service During War and Peace, 1848 - 1948

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1947

Poster, Southern Railway, The South Downs, I'm tired of crowded places, by Walter E Spradbery, 1934. Coloured lithograph depicting the view across fields towards wooden farm buildings, with a stream running across a valley and hills in the background. Text reads "Ask for folder of conducted rambles" and advertises 'Southern Rambles' S.P.B. Mais for 6d. by Format: quad royal. Original dimensions: 40 x 50 inches, 1016 x 1270mm, but has been cut down at the edges.

the south downs

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1934

Instructions, Southern Railway, 'Closing of Smallbrook Junction Signal Box and Restoration of Single Line Working Between Smallbrook Junction and Ryde St. John's Road on Sunday 10th October 1926', Signal instruction No. 33 (1926), Issued by Edwin C. Cox, Printed by Waterlow and Sons Limited., London, 1926.

Closing of Smallbrook Junction Signal Box and Restoration of Single Line Working Between Smallbrook Junction and Ryde St. John's Road on Sunday 10th October 1926

Documents

1926

Poster, Great Western Railway; London, Midland and Scottish Railway; London and North Eastern Railway; and Southern Railway, Household Removals by Road-Rail Containers, by Ralph Mott, 1939. Lithograph with a photograph depicting removal men unloading furniture from a road-rail container on the back of a mechanical horse, outside a detached house. On the side of the container is written "British Railways Furniture Removal, From House to House". Below is a second photograph showing removal men unloading a container on the back of a lorry. Accompanying text reads: 'Door to door without handling, low charges, expert packing. Reduced rail fares to your new home station. Ask for particulars at any rail station or goods office or for a representative to call and give a free quotation". Ralph Mott was a pseudonym for the artists' agents Ralph & Mott). Format double royal.

Household Removals By Rail-Road Containers

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1939

Guidebook, Southern Railway, "The Passing Scene. London, Portsmouth and Isle of White", pre 1938, descriptions of places of interest to be seen from the train en route, with photographs and maps, cost new 3d, 24 pages, soft cover with pen and ink sketches of places mentioned.

The Passing Scene. London, Portsmouth and Isle of White

Library Collections

1938

Map, system diagrams, Southern Railway, 'Southern Region - Central section', coloured, book form, 22 pages, including gradient profiles, card, in slip case.

Map, system diagrams, Southern Railway, 'Southern Region - C

Railway Maps & Plans

Poster, Southern Railway, See the West Country from the Train - The River Camel near Padstow by Hesketh Hubbard, 1947, Train approaching girder bridge over river. Printed by the Baynard Press, London. ref 5567 1000/1947. Format: quad royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 1270mm.

See the West Country From the Train

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1947

Brochure, Southern Railway, "Charing Cross Hotel in the Heart of London", printed by Photochrom, London.

Charing Cross Hotel in the heart of London

Documents

Poster, Southern Railway, The new Battle of Britain Class locomotives. The Naming Ceremony of locomotive "615 Squadron" will be performed at Guildford Station on 8 December 1948, ref AD 5637 1000/1947. With a tinted photograph of a train. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

the new battle of britain class locomotives

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1947