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Catalogue description British Transport Commission and British Railways Board: West Coast Main Line Electrification Project: Records
| Reference: | AN 193 |
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| Title: | British Transport Commission and British Railways Board: West Coast Main Line Electrification Project: Records |
| Description: |
The bulk of this series covers the major elements of the reconstruction of London Euston and Birmingham New Street stations and the strategy for electrification and resignalling of the main line. A few files deal with earlier precedent schemes and specimen contracts. |
| Date: | 1949-1977 |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
British Railways Board, London Midland Region, 1963-1993 British Transport Commission, 1947-1962 |
| Physical description: | file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
BRB (Residuary) Ltd |
| Custodial history: | Most records were created by the British Railways Board and were passed to BRB(Residuary) Ltd in 2001. A few were created by the British Transport Executive and passed to the BRB in 1963. |
| Accumulation dates: | File series ran from 1949 to 1977 |
| Selection and destruction information: | The records have been selected as representing the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK. Some high-level files about major technical and local political issues have been preserved. The bulk of the selected files relate to the reconstruction of London Euston and Birmingham New Street stations. |
| Accruals: | No further accruals expected |
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