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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

British Empire Exhibition Layout plan

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

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 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

Graphs of the trial of the Adkins-Lewis System

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

Drawing of layout of track section III

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

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

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

Drawing of detail of compound bearing

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

Drawing of proposed route G

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

Drawing of jig trolley bridle

Envelope containing letter from Crofts Engineers Ltd

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

Drawing of detail of driving screw variable pitch 7'-5 9/16" to 7'-11 13/16"

Drawing of Southend Transporter. Timber work for reverser end curves

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

Drawing of British Empire Exhibition

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

Drawing of details of motor houses along portion of track in ground. Never-Stop Railway. British Empire Exhibition

Drawing of the Adkins-Lewis system of rapid continuous system continuous vertical elevators for New York interboro' company's subway station at 16th street. Proposed in substitution of existing electric elevators (OTIS)

Drawing of details of wheels and roller spindles. Never-Stop Railway. British Empire Exhibition

Drawing of Adkins-Lewis system of rapid continuous transit proposed application to interchange station at green park. Alternative B

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

Drawing of adjustable guide slippers for suspended tyre engaging block

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

Drawing of proposed application of Askins-Lewis continuous system to elevated railway. Cross-section of typical guide plan along centre of street

Drawing of details of timber constructions to stations

Drawing of frame arrangement

Volume containing "Continuous Versus Intermittent Service in Passenger Transportation (City and Suburban): the Adkins-Lewis System of Rapid Continuous Transit" by William Yorath Lewis

Two diagrams of the "Shipping Engineering and Machinery Exhibition, Olypia W 1921"

Pamphlet entitled "London and its Passenger Transport System"

Two annotated copies of an article entitled "London Passenger Traffic Continuous Versus Intermittent Transport"