Catalogue description A J Chisholm collection of railway photographs

This collection comprises 4¼ x 3¼ ins glass plate negatives, mainly static views of locomotives and trains of various pre-grouping companies. Typical photographs show engines of the NER at Scarborough, the LNWR at Willesden and Camden, the GWR at Weymouth - including a boat train - the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway at Bath and the Cambrian Railway at Barmouth. Chisholm also captured Midland Railway locomotives at Nottingham, the Isle of Wight Railway, some Great Central stock at Neasden, the LBSCR at London Bridge and the South Eastern & Chatham Railway at Hastings.

List available. Details of railway company, locomotive type, name and number, location, some construction details and the angle of view of the locomotive or train.

Chisholm, Alexander John, 1876-1966, of Worthing, Sussex

• Railway transport

In his later years Chisholm lived at Worthing and became involved with the newly established Bluebell Railway, contributing items to its magazine until his death in 1966. The remainder of Chisholm's negatives are in the R K Blencowe collection.