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Don't forget! Send your luggage in advance

1948-1962

Letter of thanks from General Manager to Albert George Powell Marsh for his assistance at Milton train accident in 1955

1955

Letter of congratulations from General Manager and Chairman to Albert George Powell Marsh for being awarded the British Empire Medal

1956

turnberry hotel, ayrshire

British Railways Holiday Guides 1957

1956-1957

Barrow and Silloth Docks Tidal Predictions 1960

1960

Ready reckoner for rates of coal

1957

Ascot Races June 17, 18, 19 & 20

1954

Poster, British Railways Holiday Guides 1955

1955

Big Beat

1960

2 folders issued by British Transport Commission (British Railways) for the London & North Eastern Railway Savings Bank, 'Depositor's Statement of Account File'. BR2132

British Transport Commission (British Railways) London and North Eastern Railway Savings Bank Depositor's Satement of Account File

1944-1954

Seal die, steel, and seal matrix, copper, British Transport Commission.

British Transport Commission seal die and seal matrix

10 linear metres

Business records of Grimshaw Brothers Limited

Booklet, "Civil Engineering Standard Design 109LB. F.B. Switches and Crossings", 1951. Issued by the British Transport Commission. BR 12802 Pages fastened together in grey card printed cover. Good condition.

Civil Engineering Standard Design 109LB. F.B. Switches and Crossings

1951

Booklet, British Transport Commission (British Railways Division), "Code of Practice for Pole Line Construction for Signalling and Telecommunication Circuits". 1957. Typed pages in brown card cover. Good condition. B.T.C 2782

Code of Practice for Pole Line Construction for Signalling and Telecommunication Circuits.

1957

Railway Director's Official Diary, British Transport Commission (London Midland Area), Contains lists of key officers and selected staff. 1957, red. Total number of pages about 150.

Railway Director's Official Diary, British Transport Commission (London Midland Area)

1957

Railway Director's Official Diary, British Transport Commission, 1955, contains lists of key officers and selected staff,dark red. Total number of pages about 160.

Railway Director's Official Diary, British Transport Commission

1955

Railway Director's Official Diary, British Transport Commission (London Midland Area), 1958. Contains lists of key officers and selected staff, red. Total number of pages about 150.

Railway Director's Official Diary, British Transport Commission (London Midland Area)

1958

Softback booklet, British Transport Commission, "Project 1", 1961, fair condition, some pages and front cover folded over.

Project 1

1961

Railway Director's Official Diary, British Transport Commission (London Midland Area), 1956, dark red. Contains lists of key officers and selected staff. Total number of pages about 150.

Railway Director's Official Diary, British Transport Commission (London Midland Area)

1956

Technical Reports, "Slow speed brake tests with Automatic Train Control Equipment and deadmans equiptment on freight trains", July 1958, British Transport Commision, Chief Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Department, Doncaster, report E14/60L, format, typescript, number of pages 8, diagrams 18.

Slow speed brake tests with Automatic Train Control Equipment and deadmans equiptment on freight trains

1958

Certificate awarded to Mrs Gladys Axon in recognition of her husband John Axon's bravery at the Chapel-en-le-Frith accident 1957.

Certificate awarded to Mrs Gladys Axon

1957

Bound booklet of notes, photographs and diagrams in, "British Transport Commission Modernisation and Re-equipment of British Railways-handbook of freight and parcels terminals planning."

British Transport Commission Modernisation and Re-equipment of British Railways-handbook of freight and parcels terminals planning.

1950-1959

Establishment of the NRM - John Peck Collection. Various papers relating to the establishment of the NRM and the transfer of exhibits from Clapham and Queen Street, including correspondence, drawings of the site, drawing of lifting frame, drawings re removal of exhibits from Queen Street, etc. 1 archive box.

Establishment of the NRM - John Peck Collection

circa 1975

Locomotive Test Report, BTC Bulletin No 19, Co-Co deltic diesel electric loco, Two Napier Deltic 2-stroke engines, September 1956. (NRM Technical Archive reference TEST/DIESEL/8)

Locomotive Test Report, BTC Bulletin No 19, Co-Co deltic diesel electric loco, Two Napier Deltic 2-stroke engines

1956

Booklet - Making Joint Consultation Work. Issued by the BTC and BR and outlining the consultation procedures, 1956. 15pp. Includes an insert "Consultation between Management and Staff" signed by union officials and the General Manager of the Eastern Region.

Making Joint Consultation Work

1956

Locomotive test report, British Transport Commission, Class 9 2-10-0, No 92023 ("Crosti" boiler) and 92050 (Standard boiler), to compare performance and efficiency of locomotives with "Crosti" boilers and standard boilers, May 1956, Rugby. (NRM Technical Archive Reference TEST/BR/9)

Locomotive test report, British Transport Commission, Class 9 2-10-0, No 92023 ("Crosti" boiler) and 92050 (Standard boiler)

1956

Rule Book, British Transport Commission, date 1958, "Standard Codes for Telegrams", card covers, grey, number of pages 88. Inlcudes Supplements 1 & 2 dated July 1960 and April 1961

Standard Codes for Telegrams

1958

Railway Rule Book, British Transport Commission, date 1958, "Standard Codes for Telegrams", card covers, grey, number of pages 88.

Standard Codes for Telegrams

1958

Rule Book, British Transport Commission, date 1958, "Standard Codes for Telegrams", card covers, grey, number of pages 88. Includes annotations and amendements.

Standard Codes for Telegrams

1958

Railway Rule Book, British Transport Commission, date 1958, "Standard Codes for Telegrams", card covers, grey, number of pages 88. Stamped inside "British Railways Parkeston Quay Shipping and Port Manager 11 Aug 1977".

Standard Codes for Telegrams

1958

Notice, to staff, BR 6757, from British Railways, reference Staff Travelling Facilities and Privilege Tickets

Staff Travelling Facilities

circa 1965

[Minute books etc of the British Transport Commission, 1947-1962. Personal bound copies of Comptroller Sir Reginald Wilson who became Comptroller in 1947]

Minute books etc of the British Transport Commission

1947-1962

Leaflet, ' To London Back in a Day', British Railways, 1954.

1954

Christmas card from Steve Wheeler, The Commercial Advertisement Staff, British Transport Commission. Illustrations by Mervyn Wilson.

Christmas card, British Transport Commission

1950

British Transport Commission "Register of Ships" - ring binder containing data sheets for various steamers operating out of British ports. Includes railway company vessels. On the inside cover, "British Transport Commission" has been crossed out and replaced with "British Railways Board."

British Transport Commission Register of Ships

Booklet, British Transport Commission, "Recommended Practice for Lighting of Railway and Other Premises", 1960, printed pages in red card cover. Good condition. B.R.12805/3

Recommended Practice for Lighting of Railway and Other Premises.

1960

Rule book, The Railway Executive. "Contains Standard Codes for Telegrams", date 1950, card cover, dark red. Number of pages 88.

The Railway Executive Railway Rule Book 1950

1950

Rule book, British Transport Commission. "Contains Instructions Relating to Transmission of Railway Telegrams", date 1957, card cover, red. Demonstrates that Morse Code was still being used in 1957. Number of pages 19.

British Transport Commission Railway Rule Book 1957

1957

Poster, British Transport Commission, "Transport Act 1947' giving notice of the vesting of the Great Western Railway, London Midland And Scottish Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, Southern Railway and the London Passenger and Transport board as from 1st January 1948. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Transport Act 1947

1947

Notice. British Transport Commission/British Railways. A New Concession to Season Ticket Holders. Season tickets issued for one month or over can, in case of illness, be deposited for a minimum period of 14 consecutive days. . . .adjustment will be made in cash or by an extension of the validity of the ticket. Red and black text on white background. BTC ref: 56/86. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London and Dunstable.

A new concession. . .

Notice. British Railways. (Southern Region). Closure of lines between Petts Wood and Bickley due to engineering works, 22-24 7 29-31 October 1955. Green text on white background. BR(SR) ref: AD7020/B3/30955/BR35014. Printed by The Baynard Press. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Closure of lines between Petts Wood and Bickley due to engineering works

1955

Notice. British Transport Commission/British Railways. Bye-Laws under The Explosives Act of 1875. Black and red text on white background. BTC ref: BR34053/12. Printed by Sanders Phillips & Co Ltd, London, SW9. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Bye laws under the explosives act of 1875

Card notice. British Transport Commission. Standard Scale of Rates for the Conveyance of Parcels Traffic by Passenger Train from 1 October 1957. Black text on white background. Ref: BR22402/4. Printed by Harrison & Sons Ltd, London. With eyeholes for hanging.

standard scale of rates

Card notice (double-sided). British Transport Commission. Exceptional Owner's Risk Scale of Rates for the Conveyance of Parcels Traffic by Passenger Train from 23 April 1956. Scale no 1 (G1 Ex). Black text on white background. BTC ref: BR87072/RCH61175. Printed by Tinlings, Liverpool. With eyeholes for hanging.

Exceptional Owner's Risk Scale of Rates for the Conveyance of Parcels Traffic by Passenger Train

Poster. British Transport Commission. Message from Cyril Hurcomb, Chairman, British Transport Commission, offering good wishes to staff and public on the passing of the railways into public ownership. 1 January 1948. Blue text on white background with lined border. Printed by The Baynard Press. Conserved and backed.

Message from Cyril Hurcomb

1948/01/01

Poster. British Transport Commission. Message from Cyril Hurcomb, Chairman, British Transport Commission, and Alfred Barnes, Minister of Transport, offering good wishes to staff and public on the passing of the railways into public ownership. 1 January 1948. Blue text on white background with lined border. BTC ref: 12/47-27-2734HX-6850. Printed by The Baynard Press. Format: quad royal. Dimensions: 40 x 50 inches, 1016 x 1270mm.

Message from Cyril Hurcombe

1947-1948

Booklet issued by the British Transport Commission entitled 'The Great Northern Railway Sick and Funeral Allowance Fund Rules 1959'. Established in 1853.

The Great Northern Railway Sick and Funeral Allowance Fund

1959

Locomotive Test Report, British Transport Commission, 4-8-4 Diesel-Mechanical locomotive No 10100, Fell transmission system. (NRM Technical Archive Reference TEST/DIESEL/10)

Locomotive Test Report, British Transport Commission, 4-8-4 Diesel-Mechanical locomotive No 10100, Fell transmission system.

1955

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