Railway Studies Collection in Newton Abbot

Railway Studies Collection in Newton Abbot Extensive collection of books, magazines & periodicals, photographs, timetables & much more.

Covering key areas of interest including broad gauge, narrow gauge, industrial lines, miniature railways, underground railways & preserved railways.

No. 3335 Tregothnan. Great Western 4-4-0 Bulldog class, built with parallel boiler 1900, Victoria Road Station, Barnstap...
29/05/2026

No. 3335 Tregothnan. Great Western 4-4-0 Bulldog class, built with parallel boiler 1900, Victoria Road Station, Barnstaple, Photo taken 27.06.1928, credit to W G Boyden/F Hornby Collection.

The Railway Studies Library has a huge collection of previously unseen photos and we will be sharing these with you every Friday. We would really appreciate if you could invite your Facebook friends to like our page so that more people can enjoy all things railway.

Images from our collection without watermarks can be purchased from the Railway Studies Collection - please contact us for further details.

(Photo no. 10860)

No. 2914 Saint Augustine. GWR Saint Class 4-6-0 with bogie tender off Great Bear loco at Chippenham. Photo taken in the ...
22/05/2026

No. 2914 Saint Augustine. GWR Saint Class 4-6-0 with bogie tender off Great Bear loco at Chippenham. Photo taken in the 1930s. Credit to the Brough Collection.

The Railway Studies Library has a huge collection of previously unseen photos and we will be sharing these with you every Friday. We would really appreciate if you could invite your Facebook friends to like our page so that more people can enjoy all things railway.

Images from our collection without watermarks can be purchased from the Railway Studies Collection - please contact us for further details.

Photo no. 25051

Kingswear Station. Station platform, passenger train No. 4588 with passengers. Note track lifted. Photo taken in the 196...
15/05/2026

Kingswear Station. Station platform, passenger train No. 4588 with passengers. Note track lifted. Photo taken in the 1960s, credit to DJW Brough.

The Railway Studies Library has a huge collection of previously unseen photos and we will be sharing these with you every Friday. We would really appreciate if you could invite your Facebook friends to like our page so that more people can enjoy all things railway.

Images from our collection without watermarks can be purchased from the Railway Studies Collection - please contact us for further details.

(Photo no. 17681)

Join us for the next illustrated talk next Tuesday 19th May with the Friends of the Railway Studies Collection. This mon...
14/05/2026

Join us for the next illustrated talk next Tuesday 19th May with the Friends of the Railway Studies Collection. This month we'll be joined by Peter Wade with his talk on Mamhead Military Railway.

All are welcome to attend, talks are free for Friends of the Railway Studies Collection and guests are invited to contribute £2 per person.

*Please note the slightly later start time of 7:30pm as the FRSC will be holding their AGM from 7-7:30pm*

We are currently looking for people to join our Friends of the Railway Studies Collection group. We are particularly ke...
12/05/2026

We are currently looking for people to join our Friends of the Railway Studies Collection group. We are particularly keen to recruit people to fill the following roles;

Secretary-
As part of the role you would be expected to play a key part in membership organisation and to help with enquiries regarding the collection. As well as prepare the AGM and occasional other meetings (with Chairman and Treasurer)

Webmaster-
As part of the role you would be expected to update the existing website, liaise with the website host and look for further ways to improve the site

Book Sales Coordinator-
As part of the role you would be expected to check the sales potential of books offered to the collection. Assist in selling books at future sales with other members. Propose options for other places/venues to sell books

We are also looking for people to join and help with other areas of the collection such as scanning, shelving and photo identification.

If you are interested in filling any of the above roles or would like to find out more please send an email to [email protected]

Coming up this Friday and Saturday 16th May at Newton Abbot Racecourse, The Friends of the Railway Studies Collection wi...
11/05/2026

Coming up this Friday and Saturday 16th May at Newton Abbot Racecourse,

The Friends of the Railway Studies Collection will have a stall selling a wide range of books at the South West Miniature Engineering Show. Save the date!

https://swemes.uk/

Army No. 106 SPYCK, Marchwood Military Railway 0-6-0ST with a one coach passenger train on 17.05.1958. Photo credit to H...
08/05/2026

Army No. 106 SPYCK, Marchwood Military Railway 0-6-0ST with a one coach passenger train on 17.05.1958. Photo credit to H Davies.

Our next illustrated talk with the Friends of the Railway Studies Collection takes place on Tuesday 19th May, 7pm. There will be the Annual General Meeting followed by an illustrated talk on the Mamhead Military Railway 1917-1921 by Peter Wade. All are welcome to attend and non-members of the FRSC are invited to make a donation of £2 per person.

The Railway Studies Library has a huge collection of previously unseen photos and we will be sharing these with you every Friday. We would really appreciate if you could invite your Facebook friends to like our page so that more people can enjoy all things railway.

Images from our collection without watermarks can be purchased from the Railway Studies Collection - please contact us for further details.

(Image no. 7255)

A big thank you for all of your help identifying our previous set of photos.We're once again asking for help with identi...
06/05/2026

A big thank you for all of your help identifying our previous set of photos.

We're once again asking for help with identifying the following images. Any information you can provide about engines, locations and time periods etc would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

Join us for the next illustrated talk with the Friends of the Railway Studies Collection. This month we'll be joined by ...
05/05/2026

Join us for the next illustrated talk with the Friends of the Railway Studies Collection. This month we'll be joined by Peter Wade with his talk on Mamhead Military Railway.

All are welcome to attend, talks are free for Friends of the Railway Studies Collection and guests are invited to contribute £2 per person.

*Please note the slightly later start time of 7:30pm as the FRSC will be holding their AGM from 7-7:30pm*

London Underground - Spring Beckons You, postcard from 1929. Photo credit Hudson / London Transport Executive.The Rail...
01/05/2026

London Underground - Spring Beckons You, postcard from 1929. Photo credit Hudson / London Transport Executive.

The Railway Studies Library has a huge collection of previously unseen photos and we will be sharing these with you every Friday. We would really appreciate if you could invite your Facebook friends to like our page so that more people can enjoy all things railway.

Images from our collection without watermarks can be purchased from the Railway Studies Collection - please contact us for further details.

Photo no. 33262

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Passmore Edwards Centre, Market Street
Newton Abbot
TQ122RJ

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Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm

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