The Southern Railway 4-4-0 “Schools Class” steam locomotive number 915 was named “Brighton” after Brighton College.
Southern are thought to have created three cast-brass “Brighton” loco nameplates for it: two for the loco and one to be donated to the school. One of these three was owned by beloved Brighton photographer and photojournalist legend Roger Bamber, who recently passed. He left it to us, and we will be proudly putting it up in the museum some time in April.
Brighton Museum and Art Gallery‘s special exhibition of Roger’s works, “Out of the Ordinary” opens on 1st April.
