The Bluebell Railway Museum – Southern Railways Archive

Containing over 2,000 published books and several complete runs of magazines and journals.

Over 1,000 drawings covering track plans, station building plans and system maps. There is also a collection of carriage and wagon drawings, many from Eastleigh Carriage Works. Drawings of over 200 Pullman cars, many of which ran on the Southern Region.

The Archive also holds a collection of 2,500 Ordnance Survey maps, covering the whole of the Southern Railway system in fine detail—an ideal reference for modellers and historians.

Containing material connected to the Bluebell Line itself, both before and after preservation.  This section is extensive and covers timetables, brochures and programmes, as well as other documents and correspondence.

We also hold over 6,000 photographs of rolling stock, events and people spanning the Bluebell Railway’s 65+ year history.

Containing more than 10,000 items, including public timetables, working timetables, special traffic notices, engine working notices, carriage working notices, staff manuals and rule books, publicity and handbills, signalling notices and signal box diagrams.

The Photograph Archive holds a vast collection of photographs, negatives, slides and digital images.  Many of the images are unique, while others are from sources where reproduction is not appropriate. The collection is a valuable resource for researchers.

The Archive has a new website, developed by its volunteers, which includes further information about the Archive, along with the latest news and articles.

If you have a collection or items you would like to donate to the Archive, please email enquiries@southern-railways-archive.com