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Catalogue description Transport Ministries: Economics, Railways (ECR Series) Files
| Reference: | MT 196 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Transport Ministries: Economics, Railways (ECR Series) Files |
| Description: |
The records of the Economics, Railways and Ports Division are concerned with the provision of economic advice on railways; investment reviews; grants and subsidies; fares; the provision of economic advice on ports and inland waterways. These remained the areas of interest of the Economics, Railways, Ports and General Division, but when the Economics, Railways Division was created in 1980, it lost responsibility for providing economic advice on ports and inland waterways. |
| Date: | 1978-1989 |
| Arrangement: |
Former reference order reflecting their original administrative arrangement. |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | ECR |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Departments of the Environment and Transport - Common Services, Economics, Railways and Ports Division, 1977-1978 Departments of the Environment and Transport - Common Services, Economics, Railways Division, 1980-1983 Departments of the Environment and Transport - Common Services, Economics, Railways, Ports and General Division, 1978-1979 |
| Physical description: | 8 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2005 Department for Transport |
| Custodial history: | Since the files series ceased the records have been in the custody of the Department of Transport (1981-1997), the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (1997-2001), the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (2001-2002) and the Department for Transport (2002 to present). |
| Accumulation dates: | 1978-1980 |
| Selection and destruction information: | The records have been selected as they reflect the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK, as documented by the state's dealings with individuals, communities and organisations outside its own formal boundaries (2.2.2.1) of PRO's Acquisition Policy. |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
In 1977 the Economics, Railways and Ports Division was set up in the Departments of the Environment and Transport Common Services. It was responsible for providing advice on railways; investment reviews; grants and subsidies and economic advice on ports and inland waterways. In 1978 the Division was re-named the Economics, Railways, Ports and General Division. In 1980 the Economic, Railways Division was created: it retained all the functions of the Economics, Railways, Ports and General Division, with the exception of the provision of advice on port and inland waterways. The division ceased to exist in 1983. |
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