British Railways Collection

British Railways network map 1950s
A map showing the rail lines across the British Railway network during the 1950s

No 92220 Evening Star
2-10-0 9F class locomotive, built 1960. Evening Star was the last mainline British Railways steam locomotive to be built in Britain at Swindon Works. Withdrawn 1965

No 92220 Evening Star, in steam
2-10-0 9F class locomotive, built 1960. Evening Star was the last mainline British Railways steam locomotive to be built in Britain at Swindon Works. Withdrawn 1965

No 92220 Evening Star naming ceremony, 18th March 1960
2-10-0 9F class locomotive, built 1960. Evening Star was the last mainline British Railways steam locomotive to be built in Britain at Swindon Works. Withdrawn 1965

No 1000 County of Middlesex
GWR 4-6-0 locomotive number 1000 County of Middlesex in British Railways livery

Images from the Safety Movement Campaign, 1952
The Safety Movement, which began in 1913, continued well into the British Railways era. This staged image was taken in 1952 for the Safety Movement publicity campaign

Image from the Safety Movement Campaign, 1952
The Safety Movement, which began in 1913, continued well into the British Railways era. This staged image showing men lifting a metal rod was taken in 1952 for the Safety Movement publicity campaign

Gas Turbine Locomotive No. 18100
An artistic representation of the first British-built gas-turbine locomotive No.18100 along the water at Dawlish

British Railways Modernisation Progress Report, 1961
The Modernisation Progress Report was published in 1961 to document how the British Railways Modernisation Plan was progressing so far

Accident Prevention Safety Week, 1968
This display was set up in Swindon Works to remind employees to work safely. A sign at the front of the stand lists the numbers of injuries to different parts of the body between May 1967

British Railways pamphlet, c. 1960s
A rather colourful pamphlet and map folder for passenger travel in the 1960s

Richard Beeching (1913-1985)
Richard Beeching, or Dr Beeching, seen at Laira Diesel Depot in March 1962, was Chairman of British Railways between 1961 and 1965

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