The S&DRT photo collection

Photo collection news: Please note that most of the photos are currently unavailable owing to the new arrangements for the handling of downloads on our new online shop. There is still work to be completed on adding the files to the new shop.

The Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust’s photographic archive contains over 3000 S&D images. These are steadily being scanned and those for which we hold all rights are being added to our online shop.

We now have 787 S&D images online and for all of these, you can purchase a low resolution image for immediate download, or enquire about higher resolutions which are supplied by email. Images can be browsed by location, or use the site search at the top right of the screen where any relevant data can be inserted, eg, date (DD-MM-YY), locomotive number, etc. This produces a drop-down shortlist of images – click on the magnifier symbol in the search box to see the full advanced search results.

Many areas are covered in depth; there are 57 images from Evercreech Junction, covering all aspects of operations there and over 70 images taken at Evercreech New with a special emphasis on double-headers!

S&D images included are mostly from two main collections; the John Woods collection (colour) and the David Milton collection (black & white). We have recently added around 40 black & white images from the John Richardson collection and 600 colour images by David Milton (a former Trust Chairman) are in the process of being scanned with several dozen added already. In addition, we have over 100 purely Southern images from the Richardson collection which will be added in their own category in due course. During summer 2020 we added 29 images by H C Casserley.

Images: 800-pixel wide JPEG images are available for immediate download upon completion of the ordering process – click on ‘My Account’ to access them. Should you be interested in greater detail, please see the high resolution photo enquiries page via which we can supply you with higher resolution images for personal use. Commercial enquires are welcomed.

Pricing: 800-pixel wide images (immediate download) are £1.50 generally, but are £2.50 for H C Casserley images. 3000-pixel wide images (on request) are £6 and full-resolution (on request, where available) are £10 – this excludes the Casserley collection for which an enquiry should be made.

Enquiries: Please contact us via editor[@]sdrt.org – remove the square brackets before sending; these deter automated emails.