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The Williams collection of British Railways photographs
Catalogue reference: The Williams Collection
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This record is about the The Williams collection of British Railways photographs dating from 1948-1979.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- The Williams Collection
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Williams collection of British Railways photographs
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1948-1979
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Description (What the record is about)
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It is composed of 35mm and medium format black and white negatives, generally of high technical quality, featuring passing trains set in the context of the surrounding landscape.
Concentrating initially on Western Region trains on the main Birmingham to Bristol line, Williams' interest expanded to the whole of the British Railways network in the 1950s. Favouring the Midland and West Country, he photographed every class of GWR steam engine still in service, together with the British Railways Standard designs and new diesels.
Williams' own handwritten registers list each negative in numerical sequence, with brief details of the engine number, date and location. There is also a list ordered by engine number, and reference binders are available for consultation in the Reading Room:
The NRM acquired the collection in 1981.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Search Engine (National Railway Museum)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Williams, Tom E, d 1980, railway photographer, of Stratford-upon-Avon</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 11,585 negatives
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/b408a732-f8f7-48b5-aaea-4ed023bb50ff/
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The Williams collection of British Railways photographs