Southern Railway Publicity
England
| Southampton Docks | The West Country | The South & East | Camping | Centenary Booklets |
Southampton Docks
A large amount of publicity was produced for Southampton Docks. A selection is shown below. Much was directed at the business user explaining the advantages of using the docks for factories as well as transportation. |
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| 1921 LSWR |
1927 | 1930 | 1930 |
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| 1930 | 1930 | 1930 | 1930 |
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 Souvenir of the Opening of the Graving Dock |
 Programme of the Opening of the Graving Dock |
| 1930 | 1931 | 1933 | 1933 |
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| 1933 | August 1933 | May 1935 | |
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 Handbook of rates and charges |
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| August 1936 Dual Language |
November 1936 | 1936 | 1936 |
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| 1937 | May 1938 | October 1938 | 1938 |
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| 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1947 |
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| 1947 | 1949 | 1950 |
The West Country
The West Country featured strongly as a holiday destination. As well as the Hints for Holidays guide books many books were produced to persuade holidaymakers to visit the area. The London & South Western Railway had previously also produced publicity for the area and some is included below. Guide to resorts in North Devon |
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| 1901 LSWR |
1905 LSWR |
1906 LSWR |
LSWR |
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| 1913 LSWR |
1913 LSWR |
1914 LSWR |
1915 LSWR |
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| 1922 LSWR |
1927 & 1928 | 1930 | 1931 |
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The South & East
Holiday location all around the Southern Railway network were advertised via a huge selection of leaflets, some are shown below. |
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| 1909 LSWR |
1911 LSWR |
1924 | 1925 |
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| 1931 | 1931 | 1933 | 1934 |
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| 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 |
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| 1937 | 1938 | 1938 | 1938 |
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| 1938 | 1939 | 1939 | 1940 |
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| 1940 | 1940 | 1940 |
Camping
The Southern would either transport you to a holiday camp or at many stations provide you with camping coaches. |
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| 1938 | 1939 | 1947 |
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| 1935 | 1936 |
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| 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
Centenary Booklets
At various centenaries the Southern Railway, and later British Railways, produced booklets giving historical details and, in some cases, information about associated attractions. These booklets ranged from a single sheet as in the case of Bodmin and Wadebridge to substantial booklets as Ashford Works |
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| 1934 Bodmin |
1938 Southampton Docks |
1939 Croydon |
1940 Shoreham |
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| 1944 Dover |
1944 Maidstone |
1945 Guildford |
1945 Tunbridge Wells |
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| 1947 Havant |
1947 Ashford Works |
1948 Horsham |
1948 Waterloo |