Catalogue description The H B Oliver collection of photographs of the North Staffordshire Railway

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Details of The Oliver Collection
Reference: The Oliver Collection
Title: The H B Oliver collection of photographs of the North Staffordshire Railway
Description:

The albums contain photographs of the North Staffordshire Railway from its opening and early independent operation to the days of LMS and then British Railways ownership. The detailed coverage includes studies of locomotives, electric and diesel trains, stations, signalling, signal boxes, level crossings and civil engineering. There is similar, albeit slightly less detailed, coverage of the Leek & Manifold Valley Light Railway, Midland Railway, Furness Railway, LNWR, Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway, North Eastern Railway, Great Eastern, Great Central, the Settle & Carlisle route, various light and narrow gauge railways, industrial railways - including brewery lines in Burton-on-Trent - the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway and enthusiasts' rail tours. The images originate from a variety of sources, including the LPC and LGRP collections (also held by the NRM). Oliver's own photographs date from about 1947 to the late 1960s and reference prints feature in the albums, although on occasion it can prove difficult to match these with corresponding negatives.

 

A list of albums is available and one or tow of these have been catalogued by Oliver in some detail and include negative numbers for his own photographs.
Date: c1890-1969
Held by: Search Engine (National Railway Museum), not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Oliver, H B, fl 1947-1969
Physical description: Approx 2,500 negatives; Thirty albums containing approx 7,650 prints
Subjects:
  • Railway transport

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