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Catalogue description British Railways Board: Secretary's Department: Files
| Reference: | AN 192 |
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| Title: | British Railways Board: Secretary's Department: Files |
| Description: |
This series consists of records of policy decisions, relations with other bodies, the execution of the Board's business, and the structure and functions of the Board's enterprises. |
| Date: | 1932-1999 |
| Arrangement: |
Pieces 1-958 are arranged in file reference order; pieces 959-1249 (unregistered papers) are grouped in subject sections |
| Separated material: |
Digital records originally in this series were transferred to AN 214 as part of the programme of migration of digital records at The National Archives in March 2008: |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 1272 files and papers |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
2002-2011 BRB (Residuary) Ltd |
| Custodial history: | British Railways Board until 28 January 2001 when the Strategic Rail Authority' subsidiary British Railways Board (Residuary) Ltd inherited BRB property. |
| Accumulation dates: | File series ran from 1963 to 1998 |
| Selection and destruction information: | Files on policy, high level discussions (internal and with outside bodies), and bearing on the social, economic and political fabric of the nation have been kept. Lesser material, information provided solely by other departments, and material available elsewhere (including minute series) have not been retained. Acquisition criterion: the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK. |
| Accruals: | No further accruals expected |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Secretary's department came into being at the same time as the British Railways Board, 1963, and was the direct successor of the Chief Secretary's Department of the British Transport Commission. The department supported the Secretary to the Board in carrying out Board policy and maintaining records for the Board's use. |
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