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Benguela

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Benguela Railway London Office etc Photograph CollectionThis is a large collection of photographs, negatives and albums, but is not catalogued
Livesey & Henderson Benguela Railway DrawingsThis is a collection of several thousand contract drawings, but is not catalogued
C. BASIL ROBERTS PHOTOGRAPHS (SLIDES) April 1970

Box 1 & 3

702205CFB 402 at Benguela
70221130 AT Benguela
702217CFB 202 at Benguella
702231406 at Benguella
702301CFB 01 at Lobito
702317208 at Luso
702326387 10E coming off shed at Luso
702327235 at Luso
702333CFB 322 10B at Luso Shed
702415403 at Luso
702418CFB 322 and another Garratt "cut in2 on a train to Congo from Luso
702428CFB 234 makes up the stock for the mid-day train to Silva Porto
702433CFB 403 on the mid-day train to Silva Porto preceeded by armoured Wickham trolley at Luso.
702437233 at Luso
702503CFB 386, 10E on the wye at Luso - Armoured Cab
702510319 10B on the Wye at Luso
702520321 10B leaving Luso
702522388 10E 237 behind at Luso
702533CFB 12 at Nova Lisboa
702604CFB 317, 2A, 362, 12 at Nova Lisboa Works
702607CFB 362 10D at Nova Lisboa in ex-works condition
702614CFB 2A HC 760/06 formerly "Norton Griffiths" at Nova Lisboa
702616CFB 303 10A at Nova Lisboa
702622CFB 26 6 class at Nova Lisboa
792624CFB 22, 6 class at Nova Lisboa
702629CFB 26 6 class at Nova Lisboa
702631CFB 341 logging up between Nova Lisboa and Cubal
702703CFB 3 (HE 900/05) en route to Nova Lisboa
702716CFB 10A no 304 possibly at Robert Williams but most likely at Cubal
702719CFB 10A 304
702725CFB 10D (oil burner) Nr Cubal
702733CFB 361 (10D) on Lobito train from Cubal
702805CFB 339 oil burning 10C at Benguella
702807CFB 215 at Benguella
702814CFB 10D 361 at Benguela
702820CFB 27 probably at Benguela
702822CFB 24 at Benguela
702829CFB 216 at Catumbela Station
702834CFB 1 at Benguela
Purchased from B Roberts executors with copyright

Central African Railway

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Mr Oury's Letter BooksZambesi to Port Herald Railway Official Papers Regarding Negotiatons, No 3. [22 July 1912 to 9 Jan 1913]
NOTE that this item is not available for research pending conservation
MiscellaneousModern Transport, No 834, 9 March 1935 - Lower Zambesi Bridge IssueDonated by Denis Westerberg

Companhia de Mossamedes

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Share Warrant to Bearer dated 30 July 1895
BASIL ROBERTS PHOTOGRAPHS (SLIDES) April 1970

Box 3

7020031 of 2 CFB 8th Class 4-8-0's (Kitson 1910 sold to the Mocamedes in 1956) at Sada Bandeira
702122CFA 182 (AW 4-6-0) and CFA 121 (7th Class) at Mocamedes
Purchased from B Roberts executors with copyright

Central South African Railway

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Specification for Locomotive Engines and Tenders. Crown Agents Ref W/C.S.A.R. 47/1, 26 Aug 1902

East African Railways and Harbours

Grahamstown and Port Alfred Railway.

The Grahamstown and Port Alfred Railway was part of the Midland Line of the Cape Government Railway (C.G.R.), opened throughout on 1st October 1884.

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Photograph album containing photographs of the railway taken shortly after completion c. 1885Donated by David Smith
Port Alfred Budget And Shipping Register for Wednesday, May 6, 1885 containing a short article on the departure of Mr. J. FirbankDonated by David Smith
Envelope containing a C.G.R. booklet "Notes on Points & Crossings" of 1883, a card with a working timetable for down trains and a newspaper cutting about the funeral of Joseph Firbank, nephew of the Contractor for the G.P.A.Railway, Sir Joseph FirbankDonated by David Smith

Luanda Railway

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BASIL ROBERTS PHOTOGRAPHS (SLIDES) April 1970

Box 3

703029CFL 501 4-8-2+2-8-4 BP 7308/1949 at Luanda
703033CFL 501 and No. 1 at Luanda
703112CFL 211 4-8-0 Armstrong Whitworth 1923 at Malange
703116CFL 211 4-8-0 Armstrong Whitworth 1923 at Malange
703123CFL 110 4-6-0 Armstrong Whitworth 1924 at Canhocav
703226CFL 503 (BP '49) at Luanda
Purchased from B Roberts executors with copyright

Malawi Railways Ltd

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Mr Oury's Letter BooksShire Highlands Railway No 2.
[22 Feb 1915 to 7 April 1918, plus Annual Report for year ending 31 Dec 1918]
NOTE that this item is not available for research pending conservation.		Donated by Denis Westerberg
Annual Reports, Shire Highlands Railway, Nyasaland, LtdYear Ending 31 Dec 1918. (Second copy)Donated by Denis Westerberg

Nigeria

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Francis Jaekel Collection1. Opening of Maiduguri Railway Station on the completion of the Bornu Railway 30 Nov 1964.
Nigerian Railways Corporation publicity department folder containing:-
Programme for the opening, a booklet titled Destination Maiduguri and a publicity map of the whole Nigerian Railway system.

2. Copy negatives of some of Mr Jaekel's photographs (and high resolution CD, however long that will last).

Donated by Francis Jaekel
Nigerian Railway Jubillee1901-1951 Nigerian Railway Jubilee. Booklet compiled by John Stocker of the Public Relations Department.Purchased
Papers from a meeting between BORHT and Legacy1995 at the Heritage Alliance, April 2019

Porto Amboim Railway

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BASIL ROBERTS PHOTOGRAPHS (SLIDES) April 1970

Box 3

7030172-8-2T at Porto Amboim 2' gauge (WB 1942) in steam
Purchased from B Roberts executors with copyright

Rhodesia Railways

List of the contents of the Sir Douglas Fox & Partners/Freeman, Fox & Partners Photo Collection, donated by Kew Bridge Steam Museum.

South African Railways and Harbours

SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS & HARBOURS PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION

ReferenceSubjectDetails (if Catalogued)
STEAM TRACTION
SAR-01 Locomotives (packet missing since c. 1997)
SAR-02 Passenger Trains
SAR-03 Royal Trains
PhotoDescription
R117Pilot Train
R118Pilot Train
R120En Route
R129En Route
R147At Worcester
R162Pilot Train
R163In Montague Pass
R187At Port Elizabeth
R198Royal and Pilot Trains at Alicedale
R199En Route
R201At Cookhouse
R205Opening "Princess Elizabeth Graving Dock", East London
R206Opening "Princess Elizabeth Graving Dock", East London
R208Opening "Princess Elizabeth Graving Dock", East London
R210Opening "Princess Elizabeth Graving Dock", East London
R217Opening "Princess Elizabeth Graving Dock", East London
R218Opening "Princess Elizabeth Graving Dock", East London
R229Opening "Princess Elizabeth Graving Dock", East London
R234Opening "Princess Elizabeth Graving Dock", East London
R242Arrival at East London
R255Cleaning Royal Train
R263Frigate "Transvaal" in East London Graving Dock", East London
R268Frigate "Transvaal" in East London Graving Dock", East London
R275Frigate "Transvaal" in East London Graving Dock", East London
R280Pilot Train
R295En Route, Transkei
R297En Route, Transkei
R298En Route, Transkei
xxxEn Route, Transkei
xxxBasutoland
R300Staging Site, East Cambridge
R302Staging Site, East Cambridge
R316En Route
R339Staging Site, Vryheid
R735Staging Site, Vryheid
SAR-04 Freight and Mixed Trains
SAR-05 ELECTRIC TRACTION
SAR-05/1 Locomotives
SAR-05/2 Multiple Units
SAR-05/3 Trains, electrically hauled
SAR-05/4 Overhead Structures/Installations and Laboratories
SAR-06 DIESEL TRACTION
SAR-06/1 Locomotives
SAR-06/2 Diesel hauled trains
SAR-07 RAILCARS AND ROAD-RAILERS (packet missing since Spring 1997)
SAR-08 ROLLING STOCK - PASSENGER
SAR-08/1 Exteriors
SAR-08/2 Plans
SAR-08/3 Interiors
SAR-08/4 Sleeping car laundry, Braamontein
SAR-09 ROLLING STOCK - FREIGHT (packet missing since c. 1997)
SAR-10 CIVIL ENGINEERING
SAR-10/1 Tunnels
SAR-10/2 Bridges
SAR-10/3 Signals and signalling
SAR-11 FACILITIES
SAR-11/1 Passenger Stations Capetown
SAR-11/2 Durban
SAR-11/3 Johannesburg
SAR-11/4 others
SAR-11/5 Goods stations and yards
SAR-11/6 Locomotive depots and railway workshops
SAR-12 NARROW GAUGE AND FORMER NARROW GAUGE LINES
SAR-12/1 Natal
SAR-12/2 Cape Province
SAR-12/3 South West Africa (Namibia)
SAR-13 SAR and H MISCELLANEOUS
SAR-13/1 Crests
SAR-13/2 Advertising Montages
SAR-13/3 Road Transport
SAR-14 DOCKS and MISCELLANEOUS
SAR-14/1 Capetown Docks
PhotoDescription
xxxEarly View inscribed 'W. G. Butler'
xxxEarly View, Simonstown Naval Base
237Grain Elevator
M241Capetown Docks
A514Departure of Mail Boat, see 43514
10365Simons Bay
10390Grain Elevator (enlargement of 237)
17849Docks (Cranes and Grain Elevator) also marked 28459
24585Docks from the Air
35675Docks, General View from East
37464Mail Boat Leaving
37470Old Basin
38219Breakwater
38221Ships at Quays
M1656"Queen Elizabeth" in Docks During WW2
40895Aerial View, from above town
40897Aerial View, from East
40902Aerial View, from above town
43513Aerial View, from bay
43514Aerial View, mail boat departing
43518Aerial View, from town
44214Aerial View, from town
45658Aerial View, over basin
46115Aerial View, from SE
46116Aerial View, from NE
46274Mail Boat Departing
46318A section of docks from foothills at back of town
SGD1:2:3:4Sturrock Graving Dock under Construction
SGD5Sturrock Graving Dock Afetr Opening (18/9/1945)
49962Aerial View of Sturrock Graving Dock
49963Aerial View of Sturrock Graving Dock
49970Sturrock Graving Dock, Empty and Dry
49971Pump House, Sturrock Graving Dock
50675"Carnarvon Castle" in Sturrock Dock
50676"Carnarvon Castle" in Sturrock Dock
50677"Carnarvon Castle" in Sturrock Dock
50678"Carnarvon Castle" in Sturrock Dock
50679"Carnarvon Castle" in Sturrock Dock
50680"Carnarvon Castle" in Sturrock Dock
50681"Carnarvon Castle" in Sturrock Dock
M2062"City of Lincoln" in Sturrock Dock following on-board fire
M2062/1"City of Lincoln" in Sturrock Dock following on-board fire
53789"Earlham Victory" in Sturrock Dock
xxxFire damaged B/C Sheds 1958, from air
56358"Robin Locksley" in Sturrock Dock
SAR-14/2 Docks - new pre-cooling plant
SAR-14/3 Pier and seafront
SAR-14/4 General Aerial Views
SAR-15 DURBAN Docks
PhotoDescription
xxxxMap dated 1947 with added notes
xxxThe Point, Durban, 1880
133The Point, Durban, early view with train
189Gaving Dock, "Cetus" in dry
xxxGaving Dock, "Cetus" in dry
M215Ships at the Quays, Durban
1077Exporting Wool
1142Durban, The Point, Docks
1740Aerial View of Docks
1740/3Aerial View of Docks
29091At the Wharf
xxxAt the Wharf
33356Steamer Leaving Durban
34295Grain Elevator and View of Congella
34302Grain Elevator and View of Congella
36259Entrance to Harbour
36347Mail Steamer Leaving
38105Durban Point
40705Mangauese Loading Plant, Congella and Mangauese Dump
48677Mangauese Loading Plant, Congella and Mangauese Dump
42307"Duillo" Italian Ship, Entering Harbour
42308Cranes and Cargo Loading
xxxCranes and Cargo Loading
42324Cranes and Cargo Loading
42325The Point
40877Loading Citrus Fruit
42308Cranes and Cargo Loading
42524Whalers at Congella
42649Mailboat Leaving
42688"Farndale" in Graving Dock
42689"Farndale" in Graving Dock
42935Docks, The Point
43099The Bay and Shipping (Aerial View)
43192Dock Scene, The Point
43193Dock Scene, The Point
43203Durban Bay, Aerial View
45573Unloading Ships (Bus on Crane)
45575Floating Crane and Tug
xxx"Carnarvon Castle" Leaving Durban
PT115Graving Dock, Congella
M1964/3Oil Sites - Durban Harbour
M1965Coaling Sites - Durban Harbour
SAR-16 EAST LONDON Docks
PhotoDescription
18932Landing of Passengers from Mail Steamer, in a Basket
43552Aerial View, East London Harbour from seaward
43553Buffalo Harbour, East London, Cape, Aerial View from Land
45650Turning Basin, East London
45670/0Buffalo Harbour, East London
45981/0Buffalo Harbour, East London
51771Aerial Views Showing Graving Dock (now known as "Princess Elizabeth Graving Dock"
51772Aerial Views Showing Graving Dock (now known as "Princess Elizabeth Graving Dock"
Dredger "Rietbok" in Graving DockDescription
M1943Graving Dock Under Construction (see Royal Train for opening)
xxxGraving Dock Under Construction (see Royal Train for opening)
M1991Graving Dock Under Construction (see Royal Train for opening)
M1991/2/3/5/7/8/9/10/11/17/18Graving Dock Under Construction (see Royal Train for opening)
M2023Graving Dock Under Construction (see Royal Train for opening)
SAR-17 PORT ELIZABETH Docks
PhotoDescription
xxxEarly Postcard
36735Wharf - With Rail Wagons
41723Town, Campanile, Lighthouse and Harbour
41998Town, Campanile, Lighthouse and Harbour
42000New Charl Malan Quay
43114Aerial View from Landward
43115Aerial View from Landward
41148Charl Malan Quay
41149Charl Malan Quay
43150Harbour, Showing Quay
43548Aerial View from Seaward
43571Aerial View from Seaward
A548Aerial View from Seaward
44557(44559)Aerial View from Seaward
44558Aerial View from Seaward
45654Marshalling Yards and Charl Malan Quay
45656Harbour, Showig Quay
43150Charl Malan Quay (shows rail wagon details)
SAR-18 WALVIS BAY Docks
SAR-19 Lighthouses
PhotoDescription
6610Clansthal Bay with Lighthouse, Natal
16734Cape St. Blaize, Mossel Bay - Cape and Lighthouse
17023Dassen GS, Lighthouse
23381Diary Point, SWA, Lighthouse
23921Swakopmund SWA, Lighthouse
23995Diary Point SWA, from the Sea
25307Cape Hermes, Point St. John, Cape - Lighthouse
xxxCape Hermes, Point St. John, Cape - Lighthouse with Keepers
42334Bluff, Durban, Natal - Lighthouse
SAR-20 Shipping
SAR-21 Miscellaneous Industrial Views
SAR-22 Early Miscellaneous views
SAR-23 SAR and H PHOTOGRAPHS OF
SAR-23/1 Lourenco Marques
SAR-23/2 Rhodesia

SOURCE: Donated by SARandH London Office

SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS & HARBOURS LOCOMOTIVE PARTS BOOKS

  1. Catalogue of Details G.F. Class Garratt Engines, Hanomag, 1927
  2. Catalogue of Details of 12A Class 4-8-2 Heavy Goods Engines with Schmidt’s Superheater and Bogie Tender Running Nos, 1540-45, Henschel 1928
  3. Catalogue of Details of 12A Class 4-8-2 Heavy Goods Engines with Schmidt’s Superheater and Bogie Tender Running Nos, 1540-45, Henschel 1928 (2nd copy)
  4. Catalogue of Details of 12A Class 4-8-2 Heavy Goods Engines with Schmidt’s Superheater and Bogie Tender Running Nos, 1540-45, Henschel 1928 (3rd copy)
  5. Catalogue of Details G.E. Class Garratt Engines B.P. 1930
  6. Illustrated Supplementary Catalogue of Details of 12A Class 4-8-2 Heavy Goods Engines with Schmidt’s Superheater and Bogie Tender Running Nos. 1546-50 and 2103-10, Henschel 1929
  7. Illustrated Supplementary Catalogue of Details of 12A Class 4-8-2 Heavy Goods Engines with Schmidt’s Superheater and Bogie Tender Running Nos. 1546-50 and 2103-10, Henschel 1929 (2nd copy)
  8. Catalogue of Details G.L. Class Beyer-Garratt Engines BP, 1930
  9. Illustrated Catalogue of Details of Class 12A Bogie Tender Nos. 1401-1414, Berliner, 1930
  10. Illustrated Catalogue of Details of Class GMAM Garratt Locomotives, Henschel 1957-58
  11. Illustrated Catalogue of Details of 12B Class 4-8-2 Type Heavy Goods Engines with Schmidt’s Superheater and Bogie Tenders Nos. 1931-1960, Baldwin, 1919
  12. Illustrated Catalogue of Details of 15F Class 4-8-2 Type engine with M.L.S. Superheater and Bogie Tender, BP, 1944 Nos. 2967-96, NBL 1945 2997-3056
  13. Illustrated Supplementary Catalogue of modifications to Class NGG16 with MLS multiple[le valve superheater compared with class NGG16 built by Cockerill in 1936, BP, 1939

Source:- Bought by Julian Rainbow in April 2019 from Reefsteamers Charter Train.
Accession No 2019/12

Trans-Zambesi Railway

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Mr Oury's Letter Books1. Beira Zambesia Railway No 4. [1 June 1912 to 12 Sept 1912]

2. Beira Zambesia Railway No 6. [19 Dec 1912 to 8 Oct 1913]

NOTE these two items are not available for research pending conservation.

Donated by Denis Westerberg

Uganda Railway

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Undated Rendel, Palmer & Tritton drawings
(linens with Crown Agents stamps) of Compound Mallet 0-6-6-0 Goods Engines & Tenders, NBL Nos 20272-281 of 1912-3
Drg NoDescription
1007 No 3Engine General Elevation and Plan, scale 1" = 1'
1007 No 4Engine General End Views, scale 1" = 1'

 

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