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Ransome-Wallis collection

Ransome-Wallis collection

1922-1983
Lantern slides, a collection of approximately 1400 black & white glass lantern slides, 3 1/4 x 3 1.4 ins; 22 glass mounted transparencies, 3 1/4 x 3 1.4 ins;24 folders of lecture notes used by Ransome-Wallis in his lantern slide presentations; Featuring railways in Britain and overseas, taken by the photographer Patrick Ransome-Wallis

Ransome Wallis Collection

1922-1970
Photographs, a collection of 74 card-mounted prints, 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 ins to 15 x 12 ins, most captioned, featuring locomotives and trains of France, Bulgaria, Czecholslovakia, Yugoslavia, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Indonesia, South Africa, Turkey, Finland, Germany, Poland and Switzerland, also a few images of London Midland & Scottish Railway and British Railways locomotives, 1930s-1960s. Photographer: Patrick Ransome-Wallis.

Ransome-Wallis collection

1930-1969
Copy of BBC recordings on 1/4inch magnetic reel-to-reel referenced as Tape 11. Details handwritten on case and on accompanying notes: 'On Railways at home and abroad' ; white or green lead: Part 1, introduction, BR KA class, WC class rebuilt, SNCF Chapelon Pacific, SNCF 4-8-2 4cc 241, OBB Eisenerz line, GKB 4-4-0, DB D-1/10, DSB 0-6-0T CLF ; red lead: introduction, VR 4-6-2, VR wood burners, RENFE 4-8-4, RENFE 240-2, RENFE Garratt, BR 0-6-0 Folkestone harbour, BR A4 4-6-2 Mallard

Sound recording copy of Patrick Ransome-Wallis 'On Railways at home and abroad' compilation of recordings made for BBC radio programme 'On Railways'

1959-1962
Copy of BBC recordings on 1/4inch magnetic reel-to-reel referenced as Tape 3. Details handwritten on case and on accompanying notes: RENFE May 1960 ; white lead: Iberia Express Madrid to Avila, Electric 2-C-C-2, Iberia Express Avila to Venta de Banos 4-8-4, start only of Venta de Banos-Sragos, freight journey on 2-10-2 3 cylinders, station noises Miramba del Ebro. Red lead: Talgo engine trip Madrid (Atocka)-Zarogoza, Talgo train Zaragoza-Madrid, Station noises Miranda Del Ebro, Footplate 462F Taragona-Valencia

Sound recording copy of Patrick Ransome-Wallis contribution to BBC radio programme 'On Railways' on Spanish railways, broadcast in 1959-1962

1959-1962
Photographs, a collection of 63 silver gelatin prints, 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 ins to 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 ins, a few captioned on reverse, featuring interior and exterior images of railway ferries from Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Italy and Poland, 1960s-1970s. Photographers include: Moreschi Giorgio, Italy and S J Bildservice, Stockholm, Sweden, collected by Dr Patrick Ransome-Wallis.

Ransome-Wallis Collection of photographs

1960-1979
Copy of BBC recordings on 1/4inch magnetic reel-to-reel referenced as Tape 10. Details handwritten on case and on accompanying notes: green lead: BR Down Golden Arrow 34100 'Appledore' 397 tons tare 04/05/1961, BR Folkestone junction-Folkestone Harbour 0-6-0 PT 4636 04/05/1961, BR difficulties in Sevenoaks tunnel with 34100 on OP GA 04/05/1961, SNCF D/C electric Montparnasse-Le Mans 10/05/1961, SNCF 241.D.87 Le Mans-St Brieuc 10/05/1961 ; Red lead: SNCF 231.E.3 Paris-Jeumont 12/05/1961, Jeumont-Paris, SNCF 231.E.32 Amiens-Calais, SNCF bo-bo AC 16023 Paris-Lille 13/05/1961, SNCF Bo-bo AC 16023 Lille- Longueau 13/05/1961, 'On Railways' 24/08/1961 Golden Arrow

Sound recording copy of Patrick Ransome-Wallis contribution to BBC radio programme 'On Railways' on French railways broadcast on 03/08/1961 and British railways broadcast on 31/08/1961

1961
Copy of BBC recordings on 1/4inch magnetic reel-to-reel referenced as Tape 7. Details handwritten on case and on accompanying notes: Green lead: Finland, footplate Helsinki-Kouvola on 4-6-2 June 1961, 0-6-0-T No.790 wood burner shunting at Lahti, description of (Tri?) wood burner and footplate trip, footplate of co-co D/E 2208, Konroca-Lahti with Gagarin, DR03-247 DB Nord Express, DSB Nord Express and other noises Korsor-Nyborg 0-6-0T CLF, DB Nord Express Bremen-Osnabruck, 01/1964 ; Red lead: 'On Railways' 28/09/1961, Finland Railways

Sound recording copy of Patrick Ransome-Wallis contribution to BBC radio programme 'On Railways' on Finland railways

1961-1964
Copy of BBC recordings on 1/4inch magnetic reel-to-reel referenced as Tape S-1. Details handwritten on case and on accompanying notes: white or green lead: BBC 3rd programme 'On Railways' 18/10/1959, BR Class 9, RH&D, USA & Mexican loco recording by M. Rastron, 24/08/1961 ; red lead: 2nd side 3rd programme 'On Railways' 10/01/1960, "too many diesels" with R.C. Bond (technical advisor for British Transport Commission)

Sound recording copy of Patrick Ransome-Wallis contribution to BBC radio programme 'On Railways' on British Railways, USA and Mexican railroads, broadcast on 18/10/1959, 10/01/1960 and 24/08/1961

1959-1961
Copy of BBC recordings on 1/4inch magnetic reel-to-reel referenced as Tape S-3. Details handwritten on case and on accompanying notes: green lead: 'On Railways', Spain, 26/06/1960, 24/08/1960 and Talgo 31/08/1960, London York 04/1961 ; red lead: 'On Railways', third rail electrification, 21/09/1960

Sound recording copy of Patrick Ransome-Wallis contribution to BBC radio programme 'On Railways' on third rail electrification, broadcast on 21/09/1960

1959-1960
Copy of BBC recordings on 1/4inch magnetic reel-to-reel referenced as Tape 2. Details handwritten on case and on accompanying notes: green lead: BBC 'On Railways' of 01/05/1960, Casey Jones, P. Ransome-Wallis on Class A4.

Sound recording copy of Patrick Ransome-Wallis contribution to BBC radio programme 'On Railways' on USA railroads and British Railways, broadcast on 01/05/1960

1960-05-01
Copy of BBC recordings on 1/4inch magnetic reel-to-reel referenced as Old tape S-2. Details handwritten on case and on accompanying notes: Green lead: 'On Railways', 06/03/1960, By diesel hydraulic footplate Bristolian, Discussion Why diesel hydraulic?, BR (E) Class A4 Mallard (unedited) Grantham-Peterborough ; red lead: Classical music, Dohnanyi Quintette in C minor op.1 Amici String quartet with Isis Leveridge

Sound recording copy of Patrick Ransome-Wallis contribution to BBC radio programme 'On Railways' broadcast on 06/03/1960

1960-03-06
Copy of BBC recordings on 1/4inch magnetic reel-to-reel referenced as Tape 6. Details handwritten on case and on accompanying notes: green lead: 'On Railways' GFA etc on Kent Coast bogie design, PR-W (P. Ransome-Wallis) Graz Koflacher Bahn, remainder tape classical music ; red lead: PR-W (P. Ransome-Wallis) recording GKB and OBR Eisenerz line

Sound recording copy of Patrick Ransome-Wallis contribution to BBC radio programme 'On Railways' on Austrian railways, broadcast on 18/12/1960

1960-12-18
Model steam locomotive, 1 3/4" gauge, Great Central Railway 4-4-0 `Director' class locomotive no.438 `Worsley Taylor', made by Dr.P. Ransome-Wallis, c.1930. Overall: 140 mm x 555 mm x 83 mm; loco: 140 mm x 342 mm x 83 mm, tender: 122 mm x 225 mm x 83 mm.

Model steam locomotive, 1 3/4" gauge, Great Central Railway

1930