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The railway photography of Charles Brown

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Railways Collection: Southern Belle inaugural run, 1931

Southern Belle inaugural run, 1931
King Arthur Class 4-6-0 locomotive E780 Sir Persant hauling the Southern Belle between London and Brighton

Railways Collection: Atlantic Coast Express

Atlantic Coast Express
Maunsell S15 Class 4-6-0 locomotive 827 of the Southern Railway hauling the Atlantic Coast Express

Railways Collection: Atlantic Coast Express 25 July 1931

Atlantic Coast Express 25 July 1931
A Southern Railway 4-6-0 locomotive approaching a curve, hauling the carriages filled with passengers travelling between London and Devon

Railways Collection: A busy scene at Seaton Junction

A busy scene at Seaton Junction
Southern Railway King Arthur Class N15 locomotive E451 Sir Lamorack with an express passing a S15 824 light engine and 0-4-2 D Class on a local train

Railways Collection: Folkestone harbour bridge, 1930

Folkestone harbour bridge, 1930
Southern Railway tank engines assist a boat train over the Folkestone Harbour swing bridge

Railways Collection: Overhauling a King Arthur engine at Nine Elms, 1925

Overhauling a King Arthur engine at Nine Elms, 1925
Men working on a Southern Railway King Arthur Class 4-6-0 locomotive at Nine Elms

Railways Collection: Milk traffic at Clapham Junction, 1926

Milk traffic at Clapham Junction, 1926
Unloading milk churns from Southern Railway wagons at Clapham Junction station

Railways Collection: Constructing the Thanet Line, 1926

Constructing the Thanet Line, 1926
Drummond T9 Class 4-4-0 locomotive with an engineering train in a cutting and workers moving chalk rubble

Railways Collection: Constructing the Thanet Line, 1926 - Ramsgate Station

Constructing the Thanet Line, 1926 - Ramsgate Station
Construction of the new Southern Railway station at Ramsgate with a steam crane at work

Railways Collection: Cannon Street Station, 1926

Cannon Street Station, 1926
A Class L 4-4-0 of the Southern Railway leaving Cannon Street Station and crossing the bridge over the River Thames

Railways Collection: The Golden Arrow at Dover Harbour

The Golden Arrow at Dover Harbour
Pullman carriages of the Golden Arrow train after its re-introduction in 1946

Railways Collection: The Golden Arrow at Victoria Station

The Golden Arrow at Victoria Station
Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2 21C1 Channel Packet with the Golden Arrow train after its re-introduction in 1946

Railways Collection: Children watching the Atlantic Coast Express

Children watching the Atlantic Coast Express. This is a composite photograph

Beyer-Garrett U1
The Beyer-Garrett U1 2395 of the LNER with her crew at the foot of Worsborough incline, circa 1925

Railways Collection: Three children and the engine driver

Three children and the engine driver
Three children talking to the driver of Southern Railway 860 4-6-0 Lord Hawke and inspecting its wheels, Waterloo Station 1934

Railways Collection: Brighton electric experimental train

Brighton electric experimental train
The Brighton express experimental unit 2001, 17 November 1931

Railways Collection: Inauguration of the boat train service, Dover 1936

Inauguration of the boat train service, Dover 1936
The Southern Railway cross-Channel ferry SS Hampton Ferry leaving Dover with the first boat train service from London to Paris

Railways Collection: Bricklayers Arms Goods Station, 5 January 1932

Bricklayers Arms Goods Station, 5 January 1932
Demolition at the Bricklayers Arms Goods Station

Railways Collection: Locomotive building, Eastleigh 16 December 1931

Locomotive building, Eastleigh 16 December 1931
Stroudley D1 Class 0-4-2T locomotive 2219 being overhauled at Southern Railways Eastleigh Locomotive Works

Locomotive building, Eastleigh 16 December 1931
Locomotive driving wheels at Southern Railways Eastleigh Locomotive Works

Locomotive building, Eastleigh 16 December 1931
Overhauling a Southern Railway Schools Class 4-4-0 locomotive at Eastleigh Locomotive Works

Locomotive building, Eastleigh 16 December 1931
A wheel lathe in operation at Eastleigh Locomotive Works

Railways Collection: Brighton electric experimental train, 17 November 1931

Brighton electric experimental train, 17 November 1931
Passengers in a carriage of a Southern Railway 6-Pul electric train

Brighton electric experimental train, 17 November 1931
The driver of a Southern Railway 6-Pul electric train

Railways Collection: Lord Anson, 10 October 1931

Lord Anson, 10 October 1931
the driver looking out of Southern Railway Lord Nelson Class 4-6-0 locomotive 851 Lord Anson

Railways Collection: Borough Market Junction being relaid, 1932

Borough Market Junction being relaid, 1932
Track layers at work assisted by a steam crane near London Bridge Station

Atlantic Coast Express 25 July 1931
Southern Railway King Arthur Class 4-6-0 locomotive 450 Sir Kay hauling the Atlantic Coast Express

Atlantic Coast Express 25 July 1931
The Southern Railways Atlantic Coast Express heading west along the embankment

Atlantic Coast Express 25 July 1931
Southern Railway King Arthur Class 4-6-0 locomotive 744 Maid of Astolat hauling the london-bound Atlantic Coast Express

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