Catalogue description British Railways Board: Director, Group Finance: Group Chief Accountant's Records

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Details of AN 181
Reference: AN 181
Title: British Railways Board: Director, Group Finance: Group Chief Accountant's Records
Description:

This series contains policy and strategy files of the Group Chief Accountant's Office.

Many files relate to privatisation of parts of British Rail in the 1980's, eg Sealink UK Ltd (1984), Doncaster Wagon Works Ltd and British Transport Advertising (1987), British Rail Engineering Ltd and Travellers Fare Ltd (1988), Gold Star Holidays and the Vale of Rheidol Railway (1989).

Other files cover insurance, pensions, joint ventures such as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, etc.

The records from the 1990's largely concern the introduction of new financial systems to support the establishment of shadow franchises within British Rail (Project Sapphire).
Date: 1948-1997
Arrangement:

Broadly, registered files in former reference order (AN 181/1-346), followed by unregistered material in chronological order (AN 181/347-462).
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Group Chief Accountant (also Group Insurance Manager)
Physical description: 462 files and volumes
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

In 2003 British Railways Board
Accumulation dates: Mainly 1979-1994
Selection and destruction information: Only records dealing with policy and strategy have been selected.
Accruals: No future accruals expected.
Administrative / biographical background:

The Group Finance Department was separated from Director of Finance and Planning in the 1980s.

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