Records of Railway Plans
1829-1972
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c.2,000 plans of railway lines, stations, signal boxes and other buildings covering the entire region of Northern England, North Wales and the Potteries. Companies represented include Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, Cheshire Lines Committee, London & North Western
Some of these plans are in very large books or rolled plans. Many are in a fragile condition and as such may not be produced in the searchroom
Related Material:For plans of the Great Central Railway see GB124.A.GCR
Title:
Records of Railway Plans
Date of work:
1829-1972
Reference number:
GB124.A19
Level of description:
Fonds
Includes:
Custodial history:
British Rail was formed in 1948 after nationalisation of the railway system. Previous to that year there were four independently owned private companies as constituted by the Railways Act 1921. Of these only the London Midland Scottish, London and North Eastern Railway are of interest to this archive.
Source:
Acquired from British Railways Board in several deposits dated 18 April 1989; 14 April 1992; 25 October 1994; 21 September 1995.
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
General notes:
Arrangement:Arranged by company
Topics:
Record types:
COLLECTION
Language:
English
Record number:
7182538
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