Catalogue description British Transport Commission and British Railways Board: Financial Planning: Corporate Planning: Records

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Reference: AN 200
Title: British Transport Commission and British Railways Board: Financial Planning: Corporate Planning: Records
Description:

Records deal with Board level business objectives, strategic studies and financial planning of rail services including sector plans and the overall rail plan. Business plans of various Board subsidiaries are included as well as the Railway Investment Programme.

Date: 1953-1998
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

British Railways Board, Controller of Corporate Finance, 1970-1977

British Railways Board, Financial Planning Departments, 1962-

British Transport Commission, 1947-1962

Physical description: 500 file(s)
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure
Immediate source of acquisition:

In 2004 BRB (Residuary) Ltd

Custodial history: One file created under the British Transport Commission passed to the British Railways Board in 1963. Most files were created within the BRB and passed to BRB (Residuary)Ltd (Strategic Rail Authority) in 2001.
Accumulation dates: File series ran from 1953 to 1990
Selection and destruction information: The series has been created from a number of variously designated collections of records the provenance of which was not always clear, the collections reflecting the final use of the records rather than their original order. Appraisal reflects the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK. The files selected deal with high-level business objectives and financial planning including strategic reviews of particular British Rail services.
Accruals: No further accruals expected

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