Catalogue description British Railways Board: Controller Corporate Pensions and Co-ordinator Private Capital; Papers of C G Lewin

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Reference: AN 198
Title: British Railways Board: Controller Corporate Pensions and Co-ordinator Private Capital; Papers of C G Lewin
Description:

This series consists of records created by Christopher George Lewin. They cover the period during which he was Controller Corporate Pensions and incorporate records of investment in works of art by the British Railways (BR) Pension Fund.

They also cover the period during which he was Coordinator Private Capital and and therefore incorporate records of the private sector involvement in services for BR and services provided in BR's sphere of enterprise, including the London-Heathrow rail link and the Liverpool Street and Broad Street re-development. The series also includes a study, by Lewin, of operational efficiency in BRB headquarters.
Date: 1974-1988
Arrangement:

Broadly chronological.
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Christopher George Lewin, 1970-
Physical description: 51 file(s)
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

BRB (Residuary) Ltd
Custodial history: British Railways Board until February 2001; then British Railways Board (Residuary) Ltd
Accumulation dates: File series ran from 1974 to 1988.
Selection and destruction information: Only records of policy have been retained. They are kept under the appraisal criterion of the acquisitions policy related to the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK.
Accruals: No further accruals expected.
Administrative / biographical background:

Christopher George Lewin became Controller, Corporate Pensions in 1973 having served in Corporate Pensions since 1970. He served on the Works of Art Investment Sub-committee. In 1978 he was seconded by C A Rose, board member for personnel, to undertake a study of operational efficiency at British Railways Board (BRB) headquarters.

In 1981 Lewin was appointed Coordinator of Private Capital, initially under the Finance Director, British Rail Investments Ltd, and later under the Director of Finance and Planning, BRB, and, from 1986, the Managing Director, Procurement and Special Projects, BRB.

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