Catalogue description Hugh Hughes' collection of photographs covering the electrification of lines in southern England

This record is held by Search Engine (National Railway Museum)

Details of The Hughes Collection
Reference: The Hughes Collection
Title: Hugh Hughes' collection of photographs covering the electrification of lines in southern England
Description:

The Hugh Hughes collection covers the electrification of lines in southern England and features prints of LBSCR converted steam stock, Waterloo & City, Southern and British Railways electric trains. These originate from a variety of sources, including the Topical Press and the carriage builders, Metro. There are also documents relating to the Southern Railway and its pre-grouping constituents including timetables, drawings and notices.
Date: c1921-1960
Held by: Search Engine (National Railway Museum), not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Hughes, Hugh C, d 1998, teacher and railway enthusiast, of Britain and New Zealand
Physical description: 82 prints; 100 35mm copy transparencies that Hughes had used in lectures
Subjects:
  • Railway transport
Unpublished finding aids:

List of slides available, most prints captioned. There may be negatives for a small number of these images in the Clapham and LPC collections (also held by the NRM).
Administrative / biographical background:

H C Hughes, a teacher by profession, was an authority on Indian railways and the author of 'Indian Locomotives', which described every engine to have worked on the Indian sub-continent.

Have you found an error with this catalogue description?

Help with your research