Catalogue description British Railways Board: Charterail Limited: Records

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Reference: AN 204
Title: British Railways Board: Charterail Limited: Records
Description:

Records of the business and financial strategy and performance of Charterail, it's inception and winding up, and the operation of some of its principle contracts.
Date: 1978-1993
Arrangement:

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

Charterail, 1990-1992

Railfreight Distribution, 1988-1997
Physical description: 65 file(s)
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2002 BRB (Residuary) Ltd
Custodial history: Created under the British Railways Board and passed to British Railways (Residuary) Ltd in February 2001
Accumulation dates: 1990-1992
Selection and destruction information: Selected to illustrate the social, economic and demographic condition of the UK. Selected records include Charterail board minutes and minutes of liaison meetings with Railfreight Distribution and British Rail, policy files on the creation and operation of the company, financial information including budgeting and investment, and records on traffic flows.
Accruals: Non-accruing
Administrative / biographical background:

Charterail was formed in 1990 as a joint venture between the British Railways Board, GKN Industrial Systems and City institutions. It hired locomotives and leased wagons from British Rail to operate freight services and had some success moving soft goods such as food and drink. Although it gained customers after the withdrawal of Speedlink in July 1991 it faced increasing financial difficulties and ceased operations in August 1992.

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