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Catalogue description British Railways Board: Director Channel Tunnel and Predecessors: Records
| Reference: | AN 191 |
|---|---|
| Title: | British Railways Board: Director Channel Tunnel and Predecessors: Records |
| Description: |
This series consists of records about the high level policy planning of the Channel Tunnel, its financial and technical feasibility, and its effect on the environment. The series includes records of liaison between the British Railways Board and French railways, the British Channel Tunnel Company and the Channel Tunnel Study Company. |
| Date: | 1957-1994 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
British Railways Board, Director Channel Tunnel, 1986-1994 British Railways Board, Director of International Marketing, 1963-1986 British Transport Commission, 1947-1962 |
| Physical description: | 637 files and volumes |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
2002-2004 BRB (Residuary) Ltd |
| Custodial history: | British Transport Commission to 1963; British Railways Board to January 2001 when BRB (Residuary) Ltd (a subsidiary of the Strategic Rail Authority) took over the remaining responsibilities of the BRB. |
| Accumulation dates: | File series ran from 1957 to 1985 |
| Selection and destruction information: | Records selected include; liaison between BRB and SNCF including working groups, proposals for routes and terminals including the affect of the tunnel on Kent, financial and technical feasibility of the various proposals, the British Channel Tunnel Company Ltd and the Channel Tunnel Study Company, traffic forecasts, safety, customs and immigration and the affect on ferry services and ports. Acquisition criteria: impact on the physical environment and the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK. |
| Accruals: | Series is not accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The title Director Channel Tunnel originated in 1986. Before that responsibilty rested with the Director International Marketing. |
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