THE SNCF SOCIETY’S ARCHIVE The Archive was formally established in 1995 following the acquisition of photographs and papers from the estate of G.P. Keen, of Model Railway Club fame. (In Journal 73, March 1994, there is a concise yet detailed account which remains valid). The other photo collections were successively incorporated. Technical papers and booklets were transferred from the Society Library such as were considered antiquarian, fragile or otherwise unsuitable for loan. Walter Dendy presented his collection of photos, literature and memorabilia of professional visits. I trust I have acknowledged in the Journal the presentations which have been made over the last ten years, (see Journal 139, Sept.2010.p.5 for recent notices and references, which are repeated in the list below; earlier notices can be traced in the cumulative index compiled by P.Clegg). The list that follows is a summary; many items are described generically, as sets or collections, as with photos and some categories of ‘literature’. This is not the space to enter the title of every paper or article. However a good many items are entered individually where it is useful and illustrates the range of material present. Sections A to M represent categories of materials, and reflect to an extent the way they are stored, but size and format are of course deciding factors. A more extensive subject analysis might be desirable, but sections N to S represent fields which are useful and convenient to list. A. Photographs, b & w 1. G. P. KEEN. Ca. 960, mainly 1920s-30s, a few post-1945: original prints of various sizes, with 35 mm copy negatives and contact prints produced by B.Lockyer, on 24 sheets, for nearly the whole set. Especially valuable for rolling stock, with 310 prints of CIWL stock. Listings are available. 2. W. DENDY. Ca. 185, 1935-55; earlier prints 85 x 60 mm; reprints of these and later ones 135 x 85 mm (ca. 51/2 x 31/2 in). 38 were reprinted 1994 in 15 x10 cm, with 35 mm copy negs and contact print sheet. Similar range to Russell’s; some travels were evidently made together and the resulting pictures appear in the CD-R (next entry). 3. E. S. RUSSELL. 1938-80s: b&w prints and colour slides, with original negatives. This wide – ranging collection is the subject of the CD-ROM which is now available for sale. (The originals remain with the Secretary) 4. G. LYALL. Ca. 105, 1960?-67: recent 14 x 9 cm prints from original negatives (mainly 7 x 10 cm). A varied collection, at locations mainly West, South-central, and East of Paris -: some rolling stock; notable takes on Bastille-Vincennes and Réseau Breton. 5. Rev. D. ROKEBY. 125, 1920s: recent 15 x 10 cm prints from original negatives (same size); all of stations, mainly Midi and Etat, a few Paris area and N-E, apart from one wallet of 18 which is of locos, mostly Midi. 6. J. QUANJER (H. HESSELINK). Ca. 670, 1930s-1950; negatives 114 x 69 mm, and a few larger, from which contact prints have been made (sheets of six). Collection acquired in 2002-03, see Journal 110, June 2003 (and subsequent issues). Nearly all are static shots of steam locos, and important for the number of types shown that were withdrawn by the 1950s, and indeed many that didn’t last to be incorporated in the SNCF. 7. H. M. PETIET. Ca. 167, before 1920 - ca.1936: large prints mostly 18 x 13 cm, obtained 2004 at an auction of M Petiet’s vast effects, see the account in Journal 117, March 2005. Mainly ‘portraits’ of Nord loco classes, with 3 of diesel railcars; ca. 42 are of entire trains in motion. The catalogue of the sale is also held (see entry M.3). 1 of 9 8. JOHN BLYTH. Over 950 prints 14 x 9 cm, ca.270 from 1930s, most 1949-54 and up to 1968. Mostly steam loco ‘portraits’ with good background detail and nearly all with place and date indicated. Ca. 90 1m-gauge and industrial. Various photographers apart from Blyth himself indicated by initials, eg. CRGS (Gordon Stuart) in 1938, GSL (Lloyd) 1936, FC Butcher, 1950, RJP 1957-65. (Jnl 129, March 2008) 9. MILBROOK HOUSE (P.Whitehouse). Ca.125 prints var. sizes, max. 10 x 8 inches; these last being 54 ‘classic’ loco portraits dated 1938-9 at Paris-Nord and Batignolles, some credited to A.W.Flowers. The rest form a ‘steam age’ 1945-67 miscellany, mainly Nord, Ouest and Bourbonnais, some evidently for publication by Ian Allan. Photographers include Aubert, Fenino, Haresnape, W.J.V.Anderson; some PBW (Whitehouse himself). See Jnl. 131-2, 139. 10. (OTHERS). a. 25 large prints 8 x 6 inches (with set of copy prints slightly larger) of concrete structures on the Nord system: stations, depots, bridges…, issued by the British Reinforced Concrete Engineering Co., 1930s. b. 25 large copy prints 21 x 15 cm, with 35 mm negs, from published photos of (a)very early locos, and (b) various scenes up to 1920s; probable origin is the Locomotive publishing Co. c..Large collection (uncounted) of prints in b&w and colour (and slides) passed to us from the SNCF London Office ca. 2001, and later via Milbrook House. Some are of Paris termini; most illustrate various railway operations(1960s-70s?—p.w./installations fixes), with a few illustrations of road-rail convertible vehicles. d. (from J. Petrie) 20 colour prints recording the LGV-SE under construction (late 1970s). e. 30 prints 17.5 x 10 cm of narrow-gauge and industrial steam locos, from Nord/ Est areas—9 of the C.F.Cambrésis. Some (all?) appear to be by H.Hesselink (see 6 above). B. Colour slides 1. A. SWAIN (and another photographer). 202, 1965-68 and a few earlier: the last years of steam on the Nord (on the occasion of rail tours from England); also Dieppe and Rouen, 1965, with the new BB670xx as well as steam; and locos at the last steam depots elsewhere in France in 1968. 2. W. DENDY. 51: trains and details at Calais, Amiens, Paris, 1961-86; turbotrains ad others, Caen,1994; Eurostars, Waterloo,1995. 3. S. SACHSE. Ca. 350, ca. 1982-93: wide-ranging and showing most classes of all types of traction; some RATP locos and RER units; a few light rail units; some inside the Mulhouse and St Mandé Museums; steam specials, Baie de Somme. 4. SNCF (LONDON OFFICE). (Uncounted, 1980s?): views and trains for illustrative purposes, donated with the prints entered above. C. Postcards 1. The HMP set complete in 747 cards, published 1940s: a survey of locos from early examples to 242A1; many contemporary photos by L. M. Vilain. 12 of North African locos, 120 of others worldwide. 2.(From W. DENDY and J.BLYTH). Ca. 90 cards; individual and from collections; eg.Fleury, F.Moore, Photomatic, LaVie du Rail, etc. 2 of 9 D. Material featuring drawings/ diagrams of locos and rolling stock 1. Sheets of drawings that form part of the Museon di Rodo Scrapbooks; subjects are mostly early locos and rolling stock, on paper cut to small sizes; not numbered nor is source indicated. Came with G.Keen material but probably from Giraud Eymery. Lists and indexes to the Scrapbooks have been acquired. 2 Copies and cuttings from Engineering (pre-1900), Railway Engineer (1900s-1929 and thereafter Railway Gazette) and The Locomotive… (1910s-30s). Various subjects but two files in particular relate to the C.F.de l’Est and the CIWL (for the latter see also sect.R). 3. Paris, Expo.Universelle 1878: Etudes sur l’Exposition: paper on ‘Locomotives’ and set of drawings relative to this and other railway installations (2 bound vols.) 3a. Issues of, and extracts from, Revue Générale des Chemins de Fer (and other sources) describing railway exhibits at trade exhibitions: Paris, 1900—with complete set of large-scale drawings--; Milan, 1907; Brussels, 1910—with a comprehensive account by J. B. Flamme; Ghent, 1913; Liège, 1930. 4. Cours sur la Construction du Materiel Remorque. SNCF Reg. S-E, 1946, in 15 parts: a full survey of the history and technicalities of carriage design, mainly on the PLM but with examples beyond. 5. Drawings in 1/100 scale of the 1411 locos built by A. Koechlin & Cie., Mulhouse, 1839-72, with numbers and specifications: photocopied MS bearing date 1913. 6. Large folded sheets of O-scale diagrams issued by Loco-Revue and others, of eg. BB67xxx, 242A1, 141R (701 & final lots), 141P(section through cylinders); also of 231 Etat/TP--several sheets of O and HO drawings and description in MS (anon.? done or donated by Stewart Miller). 7, Diagram books (in photocopy) of continental wagons permitted to run on British Railways: ‘SFV’ book (1958), complete; ‘E’ book (post-1965)--the pages of French wagons; (ca.355 + 36 sets of drawings and specs.) with explanatory letters from R. Bayliff. 7a. Wagons à Marchandises. SNCF, 1969 (later editions are in the Library); 7b. La Vie du Rail, 948, May 1964: 8-page extract with brief spec.and diagram of 28 wagon types. 8. 39 very large sheets of Diagrams of SNCF and TEE carriage detail to 1/10 or 1/5 scale. See description in Journal 139, Sept.2010. And see below: J ‘Technical and Instructional texts’. E. Other graphical items 1. Performance graphs of 240P 5, 232S 3, 141P 1, and 242A1, on Laroche - Dijon and Lyon - St Germain-des-Fossés, 1941-46, with gradient profiles. 2. Timetable graphs of (a) Paris - Basle/ Berne route, Summer 1930 (1 large sheet); (b) Paris-St Lazare and Invalides suburban services, 1937-38 (3 large sheets); (c) RER line A—St.Germain-en-L.