Catalogue description British Transport Commission and British Railways Board: Southern Region: Records

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Details of AN 151
Reference: AN 151
Title: British Transport Commission and British Railways Board: Southern Region: Records
Description:

Records of British Rail Southern Region, including agreements and contracts kept at the Brighton works and dealing mainly with electricity supply; files relating to the electrification of the Kent coast line; and files and reports concerning the installation of Automatic Train Control (ATC) and Automatic Warning Systems (AWS) for safety purposes. Among the latter are some early files dating from the time of the Southern Railway Company (AN 151/69-72)

Date: 1913-1978
Related material:

Earlier documents can be found in:

RAIL 647

RAIL 797

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

British Railways Board, Southern Region, 1963-1993

British Transport Commission, Southern Region, 1947-1962

Physical description: 96 file(s)
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure
Immediate source of acquisition:

2001-2004 BRB (Residuary) Ltd

1992-2001 British Railways Board

Accruals: Series is not accruing

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