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Archive of the British Transport Commission

Archive of the British Transport Commission

31 boxes of archival material, including Grimshaw Brothers Limited financial records, company stationery, promotional literature, letter books, constitutional records, employee records, client records, technical literature and copies of articles written by H Grimshaw, 1866-1967

Business records of Grimshaw Brothers Limited

Material relating to the operations of Grimshaw Brothers & Co. Ltd. Includes customer order books, invoices, correspondence, export forms, research notes and articles, trade literature and reference material.

Operational records

Two copies of publication BR29881: Manchester-Sheffield-Wath Electrified Lines Working instructions, produced by the British Transport Commission for British Railways - Eastern and London Midland Regions, 1954.

Working Instructions for the Manchester-Sheffield-Wath Electrified Lines

Corespondence, forms and reference material relating to the export and transportation of goods.

Exports

Publications and leaftlets for calculating railway shipping rates, 1947-1954. Leaflet on Goods By Railway published by the British Transport Commission 1957.

Publications regarding railway shipping charges

Good condition.

National Railway Museum corporate file titled Railway Museum, York. Visitors Book

Reference material and trade literature relating to exporting.

Export reference material

Good condition.

National Railway Museum corporate file titled Railway Museum Committee Minutes

The activity of profiling visitors through surveys and measuring organisational performance

Visitor insight

The book runs from 1936 to 1941 until the museum closed due to the Second World War, it re-starts when the museum re-opened in 1947.

National Railway Museum corporate file titled Railway Museum, York Visitors' Book Volume 4

The book runs from 1936 to 1941 until the museum closed due to the Second World War, it re-starts when the museum re-opened in 1947.

National Railway Museum corporate file titled Railway Museum, York Visitors' Book Volume 2

This collection consists of the internal records of the National Railway Museum and documents its corporate functions and activities.

York Railway Museum, Queen Street Corporate Archive

A series of bound minute books from the Eastern Area Board of the British Transport Commission

Set of minutes for the Eastern Area Board of the British Transport Commission

A series of bound minute books from the British Transport Commission Finance Committee

Set of Finance Committee minutes for the British Transport Commission

A series of bound minute books from the British Transport Commission

Set of minutes for the British Transport Commission

Good condition.

National Railway Museum corporate file titled Visitors' Book Railway Museum, York Vol. 3

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 2/631 to 2/1210 from the British Transport Commission

Corporate Management

Corporate Management

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission Finance Committee compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of Finance Committee minutes 1236-1673 for the British Transport Commission

Communications

Communications

The activities associated with arranging and holding Committee Meetings to discuss various Museum and external matters

Committees and Meetings

Good condition.

National Railway Museum corporate file titled Railway Museum, York Visitors Book Volume 6

Bound book of highlights from the Eastern Area Board of the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes for the Eastern Area Board of the BTC 455/1060

Bound book of highlights from the British Transport Commission Finance Committee's minutes compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of Finance Committee highlights 1956-1959 for the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 13/254-13/493 from the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 14/242-15/330 from the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission Finance Committee compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of Finance Committee minutes 1/492 for the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission Finance Committee compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of Finance Committee minutes 493/1235 for the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 11/281-11/558 from the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 6/1-6/736 from the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 6/737-7/330 from the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 7/331-8/318 from the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 8/319-9/347 from the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 9/348-9/648 from the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 10/1-10/282 from the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 4/541-4/1011 from the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 5/1-5/504 from the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 1 to 256 1/1 to 1/543 from the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 1/544 to 1/1 194 from the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 2/1 to 2/630 from the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 3/1 - 3/579 from the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 3/580-3/1140 from the British Transport Commission

Good condition.

National Railway Museum corporate file titled Railway Museum, York Small Exhibits Visitors Book Volume 7

Good condition.

National Railway Museum corporate file titled Railway Museum, York Visitors Book Volume 5

Bound book of highlights from the Eastern Area Board of the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes for the Eastern Area Board of the British Transport Commission 1/454

Bound book of highlights from the London Midland Area Board of the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Set of minutes for the London Midland Board of the BTC 6/89 - 6/306

Ring-bound book known as "The Grey Book" compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. The book formally sets out the organisation of the British Transport Commission; describing the top structure of management, how the commission works and where its responsibilities lie.

The Grey Book - Organisation of the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 12-265-12/540 from the British Transport Commission

Bound minute book from the British Transport Commission compiled by Sir Reginald Wilson. Subject matter is miscellaneous, covering a broad spectrum of topics.

Bound book of minutes 13/1-13/253 from the British Transport Commission