Catalogue description British Railways Board: Secretary's Department: Files

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Details of AN 192
Reference: AN 192
Title: British Railways Board: Secretary's Department: Files
Description:

This series consists of records of policy decisions, relations with other bodies, the execution of the Board's business, and the structure and functions of the Board's enterprises.
Date: 1932-1999
Arrangement:

Pieces 1-958 are arranged in file reference order; pieces 959-1249 (unregistered papers) are grouped in subject sections
Separated material:

Digital records originally in this series were transferred to AN 214 as part of the programme of migration of digital records at The National Archives in March 2008:

AN 214
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 1272 files and papers
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

2002-2011 BRB (Residuary) Ltd
Custodial history: British Railways Board until 28 January 2001 when the Strategic Rail Authority' subsidiary British Railways Board (Residuary) Ltd inherited BRB property.
Accumulation dates: File series ran from 1963 to 1998
Selection and destruction information: Files on policy, high level discussions (internal and with outside bodies), and bearing on the social, economic and political fabric of the nation have been kept. Lesser material, information provided solely by other departments, and material available elsewhere (including minute series) have not been retained. Acquisition criterion: the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK.
Accruals: No further accruals expected
Administrative / biographical background:

The Secretary's department came into being at the same time as the British Railways Board, 1963, and was the direct successor of the Chief Secretary's Department of the British Transport Commission. The department supported the Secretary to the Board in carrying out Board policy and maintaining records for the Board's use.

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