Catalogue description Records created and inherited by British Rail Engineering Ltd (BREL)

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Title: Records created and inherited by British Rail Engineering Ltd (BREL)
Description:

The records of British Rail Engineering Ltd (BREL), set up in 1970 to develop and oversee the engineering of railway locomotives and to meet the needs of the British Railways Board.

Board minutes ancd papers are in AN 180. Records of Temple Mills workshop are in AN 112
Date: 1914-1988
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

British Rail Engineering Ltd (BREL), 1970-1989
Physical description: 2 series
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 1985 British Railways Board
Administrative / biographical background:

British Railways Engineering Ltd (BREL) was established in 1970. It was a company subsidiary to the British Railways Board. The company inherited the Board's responsibilities for engineering workshops and for the repair and maintenance of existing locomotives, but it was charged at the same time with the development of commercial opportunities.

A commercial department was set up to obtain orders for railway rolling stock, freight containers and general engineering. A joint company, BRE-Metro Cammell Ltd, was formed with Metro-Cammell Ltd to promote export sales. BREL also became a member of the Railway Industry Association.

In 1989, British Railways Engineering Ltd (BREL) became an independent company.

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