British Railways

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date:	1948-1994
History:	By the Transport Act of 1947, the four main-line railway companies were taken into public ownership and absorbed into British Railways which came into existence on 1 January 1948. State ownership ended 1994.
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (central)
References:	IC; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C280207

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference
1	1874-2000: Records created and inherited by British Railways Board and British Railways
2	1947-1976: British Railways: Continental Timetables	The National Archives, Kew	RAIL 907
3	1955-1963: British Railways Irish Cross Channel Services	The National Archives, Kew	RAIL 910
4	1962-1996: British Railways Passenger Timetables	The National Archives, Kew	RAIL 915
5	1948-1974: British Railways Scottish Region Public Timetables	The National Archives, Kew	RAIL 916
6	1948-1994: British Railways: Scottish Region: Working Timetables	The National Archives, Kew	RAIL 917
7	1946-1966: British Transport Commission: Chief Secretary's Office: Correspondence and Papers	The National Archives, Kew	AN 13