Correspondence relating to John Alan Broughall’s railway electrical engineering career

This file contains handwritten and typed letters sent to, from, or on behalf of John Alan Broughall. Correspondents include the English Electric Company Limited; George Broughall of the London & North Western Railway Chief Electrical Engineer’s Office; H. G. Ivatt, Chief Mechanical Engineer, British Railways (London Midland Region); the Railway Executive; Frederick T. Barwell; Jonathan Ratter; Stanley B. Warder; the British Transport Commission; the British Railways Board; and various solicitors and notaries. The file includes private and confidential letters, items with enclosures, draft correspondence and multiple copies of some letters. Subjects covered include Broughall’s early work experience; the division of responsibilities between the Railway Executive and regional administrations; the scale of the British Transport Commission’s research and development in relation to modernisation; British Railways electrification and organisational matters; Broughall’s salary; and his retirement.