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Painting of bird's eye view perspective of the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley

Drawing of general arrangement of Never-Stop Bogie Car

Photograph album showing various photographs relating to the Never-Stop Railway at Wembley

Roll of drawings and calculations

Drawing of details of viaduct. British Empire Exhibition

Drawing of body details

Folder containing memorandum to Sir Philip Dawson from William Yorath Lewis

Photograph printed onto a large board showing cars in operation around a bend on the Never-Stop Railway

Bundle of correspondence between William Yorath Lewis and R Drake of Winchester House

Drawing of layout of track sections IX

Drawing of assembly of R. H. Leading roller for driving bogie

British Empire Exhibition Layout plan

Pamphlet of the proposed arrangement of the grounds and buildings for the British Empire Exhibition

Drawing of revised details of bases supporting motor houses between northern terminal and intersection point B where collided with existing 15" dia drain pipe. Never-Stop Railway. British Empire Exhibition

Drawing of Adkins-Lewis system of rapid continuous transit. Proposed amendment test plant for duplex drive

Drawing of Northern reverser. Never-Stop Railway. British Empire Exhibition

Folder containing reports from William Yorath Lewis concerning the Never-Stop Railway at the 1925 Exhibition

Drawing of detail of compound bearing

Graphs of the trial of the Adkins-Lewis System

District Railway Working Timetable "4th October 1920 until further notice"

Copy of blueprint list outlining diagrams that had been drawn for the various Adkins-Lewis projects

Drawing of proposed saloon car

Report for the Executive Committee of the City of Montreal entitled "A System of Rapid Mass Transportation"

Drawing of layout of track section III

Drawing of the Great White City, Shepherds Bush, London, W

Drawing of acceleration, velocity and distance curves for Never-Stop systems

Drawing of Adkins-Lewis system of rapid continuous transit detail of duplex ratio 1 to 4 gear unit for spiral drive

Drawing of details of timber constructions to stations

Two calculation booklets and two books with a note attached stating that these items were collected from RRA's study at Gable Cottage

Folder containing details of patents taken out by Benjamin Ratcliffe Adkins and William Yorath Lewis and related correspondence

Drawing of Southend Transporter. Typical section of tracks showing attachment to intermediate piers

Drawing of cross sections of driving spirals

Drawing of Southend Transporter. Arrangement of special set of piers at curves and details of holes required for bolts in all piers

Drawing of British Empire exhibition 1924 Wembley. Palace of engineering

Drawing of Inclinator general arrangement (as applied to tube railways)

Drawing of Adkins-Lewis system of continuous transit. Methods of negotiating curves on slow speed sections

Drawing of assembly of coach body spring housing. Never-Stop Railway. British Empire Exhibition

Drawing of proposed route G

Report entitled "Adkins-Lewis Patent"

Legal documents and correspondence for Never-Stop Transit Ltd

Pamphlet issued by the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation entitled "London Traffic 1956"

Agreement between the British Empire Exhibition (1924) Incorporated and Never-Stop Transit Ltd relating to the exhibition

Copy of sketch from Never-Stop Railway Transit Ltd with covering letter from E O Williams

Drawing of jig trolley bridle

Magazine entitled "Engineering Materials and Design"

Envelope containing letter from Crofts Engineers Ltd

Drawing of layout of section VIIA of Railway (VIII revised)

Drawing of amended route of Never-Stop railway at British Empire Exhibition

Drawing of addition of pins to spiral ends

Drawing of Southend Transporter. Arrangement of motor and solenoid brake etc on foundations