Catalogue description Transport Ministries: Economics, Railways (ECR Series) Files

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Details of MT 196
Reference: MT 196
Title: Transport Ministries: Economics, Railways (ECR Series) Files
Description:

The records of the Economics, Railways and Ports Division are concerned with the provision of economic advice on railways; investment reviews; grants and subsidies; fares; the provision of economic advice on ports and inland waterways. These remained the areas of interest of the Economics, Railways, Ports and General Division, but when the Economics, Railways Division was created in 1980, it lost responsibility for providing economic advice on ports and inland waterways.

Date: 1978-1989
Arrangement:

Former reference order reflecting their original administrative arrangement.

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: ECR
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Departments of the Environment and Transport - Common Services, Economics, Railways and Ports Division, 1977-1978

Departments of the Environment and Transport - Common Services, Economics, Railways Division, 1980-1983

Departments of the Environment and Transport - Common Services, Economics, Railways, Ports and General Division, 1978-1979

Physical description: 8 file(s)
Access conditions: Open
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2005 Department for Transport

Custodial history: Since the files series ceased the records have been in the custody of the Department of Transport (1981-1997), the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (1997-2001), the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (2001-2002) and the Department for Transport (2002 to present).
Accumulation dates: 1978-1980
Selection and destruction information: The records have been selected as they reflect the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK, as documented by the state's dealings with individuals, communities and organisations outside its own formal boundaries (2.2.2.1) of PRO's Acquisition Policy.
Accruals: Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background:

In 1977 the Economics, Railways and Ports Division was set up in the Departments of the Environment and Transport Common Services. It was responsible for providing advice on railways; investment reviews; grants and subsidies and economic advice on ports and inland waterways. In 1978 the Division was re-named the Economics, Railways, Ports and General Division. In 1980 the Economic, Railways Division was created: it retained all the functions of the Economics, Railways, Ports and General Division, with the exception of the provision of advice on port and inland waterways. The division ceased to exist in 1983.

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