Correspondence Records
- Made:
- 1902-1962
- part of archive:
- Records of Wolverton Carriage and Wagon Works
This sub fonds contains correspondence on a wide range of subjects and would have been used by and passed through a wide variety of staff and departments. Files have been classified into this sub fonds because they have been given a correspondence reference code beginning with ‘A’, this is a random code allocated to each subject by a clerk. Certain codes relate to certain subjects, for example royal train files are usually marked with A.36423, ambulance trains marked with A.22810, these codes appear to be randomly assigned and do not run sequentially (older file series often have higher numbers than newer ones). ‘A’ series correspondence references can be found throughout the archive, often referenced on drawings, order for new stock files and other records. It may therefore be possible to cross reference these file.
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Records indicate that there were other systems for correspondence prior to this, however none of this survives in this archive, correspondence with different coding systems is noted in drawing registers (WOLV 3/4) usually with a number as a prefix. It appears that this selection of records is part of a much larger range of files, some files are not complete or give reference to other files that no longer survive. It is possible that files were appraised at Wolverton and only those deemed of historical importance were retained.
WOLV 2/1 Royal Trains (1902-1974)
WOLV 2/2 Closure of Newton Heath Works (1932-1936)
WOLV 2/3 Closure of Laundry (1932-1936)
WOLV 2/4 Fire Brigade Agreement (1932-1940)
WOLV 2/5 Paint Shop Fire (1933)
WOLV 2/6 Air Raid Precautions (1937-1949)
WOLV 2/7 Ambulance Trains (1938-1946)
WOLV 2/8 Casualty Evacuation Trains (1939-1945)
WOLV 2/9 Overseas Ambulance Trains (1942-1948)
WOLV 2/10 Wolverton Water Supplies (1944-1949)
WOLV 2/11 Firewood (1945-1955)
WOLV 2/12 Trimming Shop Fire (1948-1949)
WOLV 2/13 Works Ambulance (1949)
WOLV 2/14 Rolling Stock Liveries (1949-1956)
WOLV 2/15 Staff Dining Room (1951-1952)
WOLV 2/16 Purchase of Old Carriage Bogies (1952-1963)
WOLV 2/17 Regional Boundaries Penetrating Lines (1957)
WOLV 2/18 Duke of Sutherland’s Saloon (1958-1960)
WOLV 2/19 A.W.S. (1958-1961)
WOLV 2/20 Manchester/Liverpool/Crewe Stock Electrification (1959-1964)
WOLV 2/21Conversion of Oil Burning Vehicles (1960)
WOLV 2/22 New Works Allocation Letters (1960-1962)
WOLV 2/23 Fuel Efficiency (1948-1963)
A full listing can be found on the National Railway Museum website under 'Archive Lists' at https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/research-and-archive/further-resources/catalogues.
Details
- Extent:
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29 standard archive boxes, one large archive box
- Identifier:
- WOLV/2
- System of Arrangement:
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Files have been arranaged according to the ‘A’ series reference marked on most correspondence files. These have been arranged into 22 series as shown below. Papers have been split up and separated over time, this has meant that many files have been disorganized and some files may have been lost. It has not been possible to reunite all loose files, therefore some loose papers have been split into years and catalogued alongside full files that they may be part of.