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Catalogue description British Transport Commission and British Railways Board: Financial Planning: Investment and New Works: Records
| Reference: | AN 199 |
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| Title: | British Transport Commission and British Railways Board: Financial Planning: Investment and New Works: Records |
| Description: |
This series consists of records of significant new construction on the railway including main line electrification, main line up-grades, major signalling track and rolling stock innovations, and financial planning. |
| Date: | 1948-1996 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 1035 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
2003-2013 BRB (Residuary) Ltd |
| Custodial history: | Some records were created within the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission and were passed to the British Railways Board in 1963. Most records were created by the BRB and were passed to BRB (Residuary) Ltd (Strategic Rail Authority) in 2001. |
| Accumulation dates: | File series ran from 1948 to 1996 |
| Selection and destruction information: | The exact provenance of some records is now difficult to trace. As appraised they appeared in boxes with several different designations but it was clear that there was overlap between the types of files used by the final users and original order was no longer clear. The files have been grouped into two series, New Works and Corporate Planning and Investment. Appraisal reflects the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK. Records of the policy and strategy of innovative and strategically important works have been kept. |
| Accruals: | No further accruals are expected. |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Chief Officer (New Works) originated at the beginning of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission. In 1957 the function was performed by a Principal Works and Equipment Officer under the Chief of General Duties. This post was retitled Chief Officer New Works in 1962. From 1963 to 1965, under the British Railways Board, the Chief Officer (New Works) was placed within the Technical Departments. In 1965 the function was within the Planning and New Works Departments which had various names until 1968 when the Chief Officer (New Works) became a departmental head in his own right. Between 1970 and 1977 the function was placed under the Controller of Corporate Finance (in 1974 the title Chief Officer (new Works) was changed to Principal, Corporate Works). In 1977 the Rail New Works Officer was placed under the Chief Planning Officer within the Directorate of Planning and Investment. In 1978 he was put under the Chief Investment Officer in Finance and Planning, Computing Services and Operational Research. The function then remained under Financial Planning until the end of the BRB. |
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