MT 1021929-1979Ministry of Transport and successors, Mechanical Engineering and Vehicle Engineering: Registered Files
This series consists of files of the Mechanical Engineering Staff (including papers which were transferred to the Mechanical Engineering Staff on its establishment), the Mechanical Engineering Division and the Vehicle Engineering Division. They relate to the mechanical fitness of motor vehicles and their components, the investigation of road accidents, the provision of winter maintenance vehicles for motorways and trunk roads, and the running of motorway maintenance compounds.
The series also contains the papers of the"Cars for Cities" working group to suggest future trends for car design in metropolitan areas.
Papers concerning the pre-war Conferences with Certifying Officers are records of the earlier Roads Department of the Ministry of Transport.