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Catalogue description British Transport Commission and British Railways Board: Operations and Director of Operations Departments: Records
| Reference: | AN 183 |
|---|---|
| Title: | British Transport Commission and British Railways Board: Operations and Director of Operations Departments: Records |
| Description: |
Records of the Operations and Director of Operations Departments. Includes files on the creation of operational policy including the introduction of significant new working practices, revisions of the rule book, the effects on operational policy of accidents, and problems with the use of rolling stock (e.g. slam doors, transport of nuclear waste, derailments of short wheelbase wagons). |
| Date: | 1948-1994 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
British Railways Board, Operations Department, 1962-1984 British Railways Board, Operations Directorate, 1984-1994 British Transport Commission, Operations Department, 1948-1962 |
| Physical description: | 674 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2001 British Railways Board |
| Accumulation dates: | Series ran from 1949 to 1994 |
| Selection and destruction information: | These records have been selected under acquisition policy criterion 2.2.1.2 (the management of the economy). The following records have been selected: Files on the creation of policy (significant changes to working practices). Major revisions of the rule book (as a result of significant incidents or demands by unions). Reports on accidents where they influenced policy changes. Introduction of significant new working practices involving unions at a national level (e.g.driver only operation). Policy on operation of rolling stock (e.g. slam doors, transport of nuclear waste, derailment of short wheelbase wagons). |
| Accruals: | No further accrulas expected |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Operations Department existed from 1948-1994 . From 1948-1952 it was part of the Operating, Marine and Docks Division. After 1952 the head of department was responsible to a British Transport Commission or British Railways Board member. In 1984 the department became a directorate. |
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