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• Division within RAIL1680-1996General series drawn from a variety of sources, principally of the pre-nationalisation period

  This artificial collection was accumulated initially by the British Transport Commission following the Transport Act of 1947. The records are drawn from a variety of sources, including the London Passenger Transport Board established by the London Passenger Transport Act of 1933, and from related organisations and private collections. They include:

  • Board of Trade, Railway Department records.
  • Ministry of Transport records.
  • Bye-laws and regulations.
  • Canals, docks and shipping reports.
  • Ceremonial and royalty records.
  • Commission and committee reports.
  • Company, etc, reports and accounts.
  • General information.
  • Hotels.
  • International Railway Congress Proceedings etc.
  • Labour and staff matters.
  • Law cases and arbitrations.
  • Records of companies taken over by the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933 and some records relating to London Transport.
  • Maps, plans and surveys.
  • Mineral statistics.
  • Miscellaneous records.
  • Parliamentary acts, reports.
  • Patents.
  • Prospectuses.
  • Railway Clearing House records.
  • Railway Companies' Association.
  • Railway Rates Tribunal.
  • Railway Students' Association.
  • Railway Staff Conference.
  • Stock and share certificates,
  • Subscription contracts.
  • Timetables and shareholders' guides.

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