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Catalogue description British Railways Board: Director Parcels and Predecessors: Records
| Reference: | AN 187 |
|---|---|
| Title: | British Railways Board: Director Parcels and Predecessors: Records |
| Description: |
This series contains records of the Director, Parcels, and also those of the National Business Manager, Red Star, who was subordinate to the Director, Parcels. It also includes records of the Director, Parcels and of the Chief Parcels Manager up to the 1970s. |
| Date: | 1949-1994 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
British Railways Board, Chief Parcels Manager, 1963-1975 British Railways Board, Director Parcels, 1963-1994 British Railways Board, National Business Manager, Red Star, 1963-1994 |
| Physical description: | 217 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
2001 to 2004 BRB (Residuary) Ltd |
| Custodial history: | Created and maintained by British Railways Board. A few papers, before 1963, were inherited from the British Transport Commission. |
| Accumulation dates: | File series ran from 1949 to 1993 |
| Selection and destruction information: | Includes records about the objectives and policy of the parcels directorate including carriage, or withdrawal from carriage, of specific traffic, some records of publicity including sponsorship, and an investigation into alleged fraud within the group. |
| Accruals: | No further accruals expected |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Red Star was the express registered parcels service of the British Railways Board, the title dating from 1963. The National Business Manager, Red Star, was subordinate to the Director, Parcels. |
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