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Modernisation and mechanisation memo and report
PART OF:
Papers relating to Chief Officer
Made:
11 March 1954
part of archive:
Papers of Dr Michael Bonavia
maker:
Bonavia, Michael
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2 items
Identifier:
BON/5/2
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Papers of Dr Michael Bonavia
BON/1 Papers relating to Assistant (Public Liaison) to Chief General Manager post, (LNER)
BON/1/1 General report on the accidents which have occurred on the railways in the UK during the year 1875
BON/1/2 Account which details observations by E L Davies, Chief Passenger Agent, H A Watson General Superintendent, and E C Geddes Chief Goods Manager
BON/1/3 Report of the Gattie Committee
BON/1/4 Report of the Automatic Train Control Committee 1927
BON/1/5 Report of the Committee on Main Line Railway Electrification
BON/1/6 Note on the Workington rail trade market research department. Referendum No. 1, Part VI booklet
BON/1/7 Post war reconstruction programme
BON/1/8 'Design for comfort: an invitation to passengers of the LNER' pamphlet
BON/1/9 Report of the Committee on the Proposed Extensions of Electrification
BON/1/10 Report on Diesel-Electric Traction in America, October – December 1945
BON/1/11 'The State and the Railways: an alternative to nationalisation' booklet
BON/1/12 'British Railways during the War' booklet
BON/1/13 Statistics: railways roads, canals pamphlet
BON/1/14 Train speed timetables - where to look for mile posts and gradient boards leaflet
BON/1/15 'Forward' the LNER development programme
BON/1/16 'There isn’t a war on!' leaflet
BON/1/17 Why nationalise transport?' leaflet
BON/2 Papers relating to Assistant Secretary post (Works and Development), (British Transport Commission (BTC))
BON/2/1 County of London plan
BON/2/2 'Reconstruction in the city of London'
BON/2/3 'City of Manchester Plan 1945'
BON/2/4 'Greater London Plan 1944'
BON/2/5 Report to the Minister of War Transport
BON/2/6 The Railway (London plan) Committee the Inglis Committee reports
BON/2/7 British Transport Commission information file
BON/2/8 'Instructions to Regions'
BON/2/9 Report on the physical conditions of British Railways
BON/2/10 Minutes, notes and comments of the London Plan Committee
BON/2/11 Report on standard stocks and types of locomotives and rolling stock
BON/2/12 Report on the major development schemes: five years 1948 to 1952
BON/2/13 The London Plan Committee – Working Party reports
BON/2/14 'Conurbation; a survey of Birmingham and the Black Country'
BON/2/15 Report on the five-year shipbuilding programme
BON/2/16 Railway (London plan) Committee Report
BON/2/17 The Railway (London Plan) Committee interim report
BON/2/18 Report of the Committee on the training and education of staff employed in the Commission's undertaking
BON/2/19 Report on the five-year shipbuilding rogramme
BON/2/20 The Railway (London Plan) and the Inglis Committee papers
BON/2/21 Draft outline of principles proposed to be embodied in a charges scheme for merchandise traffic pamphlet
BON/2/22 Outline of Regions booklet
BON/2/23 Report on Transport in Ireland
BON/2/24 The London Plan Committee maps
BON/3 Papers relating to Chief Officer (New Works) post, (Railway Executive)
BON/3/1 'London and its passenger transport system' booklet
BON/3/2 Directions to Executives booklet
BON/3/3 London Plan Committee and Working Party Reports
BON/3/4 Report of the Committee on Eastern and North Eastern
BON/3/5 London Plan Railway Works
BON/3/5/1 Draft letter on the London Plan railway works
BON/3/5/2 Correspondence between Alfred Barnes and Cyril Hurcomb
BON/3/5/3 Map of the proposed new routes on Central London
BON/3/6 The Rail Transport Prospect booklet
BON/3/7 Report of the Committee on agreements relating to Anglo-French crosschannel services
BON/3/8 Minutes of the Committee on Motive Power
BON/3/9 Report of the Light Weight Trains Committee
BON/3/10 Minutes of meetings, notes and draft reports from the Committee on Motive Power
BON/3/11 Memorandum on the shipbuilding programme
BON/3/12 Report on British Railways organisation in North America
BON/3/13 Report on Motive Power policy
BON/3/14 Agreement to supply Pullman cars
BON/3/15 London Transport Executive on train services papers
BON/3/16 Final report of the Cross-London Rail Freight Working Party
BON/3/17 A development programme for British Railways pamplet
BON/3/18 Diagrams of British Railways standard steam locomotives
BON/4 Papers relating to Chief Officer (New Works) post, (Railway Executive)
BON/4/1 Agreement between the Railway Executive and la Societe Nationale des Chemins de fer Francais
BON/4/2 Second supplementary report of the Light Weight Trains Committee
BON/5 Papers relating to Chief Officer (New Works) post, (British Transport Commission)
BON/5/1 Report of the Regional Committee on the extension of electrification from Shenfield to Chelmsford and Southend (Victoria)
BON/5/2 Modernisation and mechanisation memo and report
BON/5/2/1 Memorandum on mechanisation of Freight Terminal Operations
BON/5/2/2 Report on Freight Handling Depots
BON/5/3 British Railways – future electrification booklet
BON/5/4 Report on the co-ordination of railway facilities in the London area
BON/5/5 Report on British Marine Services
BON/5/6 Report on the American visit
BON/5/7 Report on the inspection of signalling installations in the USA
BON/5/8 Report of the Regional Committee on the electrification of Glasgow suburban lines
BON/5/9 Report on the system of electrification
BON/5/10 Report on the comparison of 50 cycle AC and 1500 volt DC electrification of London Midland Region Main Lines
BON/5/11 Supplementary report on the system of electrifications
BON/5/12 Report on continuous brakes on freight trains
BON/5/13 Report of the Regional Committee on the electrification of the Enfield town and Chingford branches and associated lines
BON/5/14 Report on internal relations: the use and development of management communications
BON/5/15 Report on the financial situation and prospects of British Transport
BON/5/16 London Travel Survey 1954
BON/5/17 Railway electrification pamphlet
BON/5/18 Report on the modernisation and re-equipment of British railways
BON/6 Papers relating to Principal Officer (Modernisation) post, Eastern Region, (British Railways)
BON/6/1 Freight policy papers
BON/6/1/1 Memorandum on containers and freight policy, and correspondence regarding the traffic survey and freight traffic policy
BON/6/1/2 Draft memorandum on economics of reconstruction and re-equipment of British Transport rail and road services
BON/6/1/3 Memorandum on freight traffic policy
BON/6/1/4 A note on freight traffic policy
BON/6/2 Modernisation and re-equipment of British Railways pamphlet
BON/6/3 Eastern Region line re-organisation papers
BON/6/4 Report on the extension of electrification in the Southern Region
BON/6/5 Report on the application of electronic devices
BON/6/6 First report of the Traffic Survey Group. Part 1 – Freight Traffic Policy
BON/6/7 First report of the Traffic Survey Group. Part II – Passenger Traffic Policy
BON/6/8 First report of the Communications Group
BON/6/9 First report of the Passenger Stations Group
BON/6/10 Report of the Ad-Hoc Committee on new traffic organisation
BON/6/11 King's Cross reconstruction papers
BON/6/11/1 Comprises a report on the Reconstruction of King's Cross
BON/6/11/2 Correspondence relating to the reconstruction of the station, between M R Bonavia, G F Fiennes, C G Riddington and A J White
BON/6/12 Report on the system of electrification for British Railways
BON/6/13 Works and equipment regulations for British Railways pamphlet
BON/6/14 Memoranda relating to the Eastern region design of electric stock
BON/6/14/1 Papers on design of stock for suburban electric services and various memoranda on rolling stock
BON/6/14/2 Papers on saloon stock with power doors, and electric rolling stock
BON/6/14/3 Papers relating to electric multiple unit rolling stock
BON/6/14/4 Papers on LT & S Line – traffic estimates and electric multiple unit rolling stock
BON/6/14/5 Papers relating to the comparison of compartment or saloon stock with power doors
BON/6/14/6 Papers relating to the design of inner suburban stock
BON/6/15 Working committee on rail connection to London Airport report
BON/6/16 Report on diesel and electric traction and the passenger services of the future
BON/6/17 Report on the visit of BTC Officers to the USA
BON/6/17/1 Report on visit of B.T.C. Officers to the U.S.A.
BON/6/17/2 A table created by the mechanical engineers office gives details of locomotive and coach specifications
BON/6/18 Supplementary report on the visit of BTC Officers to the USA
BON/6/19 A note on regional accountability
BON/6/20 Report on the bi-regional organisation of the Chief Mechanical and Electrical Engineer's Department and the Carriage and Wagon Engineer's Department in the Eastern and North Regions
BON/6/21 Memoranda relating to the Eastern Region Great Central Line
BON/6/21/1 Memoranda gives details on the Great Central Line
BON/6/21/2 Memoranda relates to the Great Central express diesel service
BON/6/22 The evolution of the Great Eastern Railway: historical calendar 1836-1923
BON/6/23 Memorandum on the proposed withdrawal of train services from part of the former Midland and Great Northern Joint Line
BON/7 Papers relating to Director of Training and Education post, (British Railways Board BRB)
BON/7/1 Reports on training schemes
BON/7/1/1 Memorandum of advanced training schemes
BON/7/1/2 Report of the Working Party on advanced training schemes
BON/7/2 Information for railway staff pamphlet
BON/7/3 Paper on the reorganisation of British Railways
BON/7/4 Article on the Future of Railways
BON/7/5 Papers regarding railway track costs in Britain
BON/8 Papers relating to Chief Officer (Special Duties) post, (BRB)
BON/8/1 Memorandum to the Joint Steering Group: British Railways Board proposals for management structure
BON/8/2 Report on proposals for management structure
BON/8/3 Letter to John Morris Joint Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Transport from S John Pears
BON/8/4 Report to the Joint Steering Group on BR management structure
BON/8/5 BRB management structure report comments
BON/8/5/1 Notes and comments on the draft report of the Joint Steering Group
BON/8/5/2 Memorandum on the Cooper Bros. Report and a comparison of its proposals with the BRB proposals is given
BON/8/6 Memorandum on the organisation of the Board
BON/8/7 Summary of conclusions and recommendations
BON/8/8 Report on corporate planning in British Railways
BON/8/9 An analysis of the application of gravity models in the study of railway passenger business
BON/8/10 Freight Plan report
BON/8/11 Appendices to the Freight Plan 1968
BON/9 Papers relating to Director of Planning post, (BRB)
BON/9/1 Proposed Board and top management structure booklet
BON/9/2 Report on British Railways Board Organisation
BON/9/3 Report on the re-organisation of management structure
BON/9/4 Revised draft of the rail policy review: background
BON/9/5 Report on the rail policy review
BON/10 Papers relating to Director, Channel Tunnel post (BRB)
BON/10/1 Review of Railway Policy
BON/10/2 Report on railway noise and the environment: a summary
BON/10/3 Paper on railway environmental issues
BON/11 Papers relating to Special Project Adviser post, (BRB) and later papers collected by Bonavia
BON/11/1 Papers relating to Special Project Adviser post, (BRB) and later papers collected by Bonavia
BON/11/2 Railway electrification: a British Railways Board discussion paper
BON/11/3 Review of railway finances
BON/11/4 British Railways Board Corporate Plan 1983-1988
BON/11/5 British Railways Board Corporate Plan 1984
BON/12 Bonavia's comments on the order and arrangement of the material