Catalogue description The Wethersett collection of railway photographs

Includes photographs of the southern end of the East Coast Main Line, King's Cross depot and former LBSCR locomotives at Hove. The majority of Wethersett's photographs, however, were taken in the London area. GWR engines feature hardly at all in this collection and the best photographs are typically three-quarter views of moving LNER and LMS trains, usually hauled by the latest and most powerful engines.

Wethersett, d 1987, railway photographer, of London

• Railway transport

Ian Allan portion: printed lists giving details of railway company, engine number, wheel arrangement, angle of view, location and date. Images are not always credited to Wethersett. Some reference prints are available for consultation in the Reading Room. Millbrook House portion: a handwritten list divided by railway company giving details of engine, type, location and date. Some reference prints are available to view on request.

In the early 1960s part of Wethersett's collection was passed to Ian Allan Ltd and marketed to railway enthusiasts. Later, some of his photographs were also acquired by the publishing company, Millbrook House. In 1992 the NRM purchased the Ian Allan component as part of that company's railway archive, and in 1994 virtually all of his negatives were reunited through the Museum's acquisition of the Millbrook House collection.