Railway Records. A guide to sources
Details:
- Author(s) Edwards, Cliff
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2001
- Pages 222pp
- Publisher Public Record Office
- Place Published London
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
Notes:
Guide to the content and use of railway archives, especially to the resources of the National Archives and the railway company archives held there which were formerly lodged with the British Transport Commission following the nationalisation of railway companies in the late 1940s. Its sections include: 'Where to find railway records' [pp11-6]; Government policy and central control of railways' [pp24-68]; 'railway staff records' [pp69-88]; 'Maps, plans and technical drawings' [pp89-98]; 'Photographs' [pp99-104]. Also includes series level descriptions of archives of railway companies held in the National Archives [pp121-211]