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Notice. Cash on delivery arrangement. Railway Executive Committee.

Cash on delivery arrangement

1939

Carriage print, Railway Executive, World War II notice, 'During black-out blinds must be kept down'; with additional text.

During black-out blinds must be kept down

1939-1945

Notice. Railway Executive Committee. No Restaurant Cars. Withdrawal of Restaurant Cars from 5 April 1944. Black text on white background. REC ref: No 83. Printed Jas Truscott and Son Ltd, London and Tonbridge. Format: royal. Dimensions: 20 x 25 inches, 508 x 635mm.

Withdrawal of Restaurant Cars from 5 April 1944

1944

BR(ER) handbill, insurance of livestock, August 1948

BR handbill entitled Insurance of Live Stock

1948

Notice issued by The Railway Executive entitled 'Instructions for working water pick-up apparatus'

Railway executive notice

1950-1970

Notice issued by The Railway Executive entitled 'Coaling stages'

Railway executive notice

1950-1970

British Railway Booklets, (3 items).

British Railway Booklets

1952-1955

Leaflet, 'Travel by train - Passenger facilities and Map', issued by The Railway Executive. 1949.

'travel by train - passenger facilities and map'

1949

Guidebook, British Railways, "Holiday Guide 1952 South and South East England", 1952, fares, facilities and maps for travel, description of places of interest and accommodation adverts, cost new 1/-, 296 pages, soft cover.

British Railways: Holiday Guide, 1952, South and South East England

1952

Guidebook, British Railways, "Holiday Guide 1953 South and South East England", 1953, fares, facilities and maps for travel, description of places of interest and accommodation adverts, cost new 1/-, 284 pages, soft cover.

British Railways: Holiday Guide 1953, South and South East England

1953

Guidebook, British Railways, "Holiday Guide by BR Scotland 1953", 1953, fares, facilities and map for travel, description of places of interest and accommodation adverts, cost new 1/-, 248 pages, soft cover.

British Railways: Holiday Haunts by BR 1953, Scotland

1953

Guidebook, British Railways, "Holiday Guide by BR Scotland 1952", 1952, fares, facilities and map for travel, description of places of interest and accommodation adverts, cost new 1/-, 244 pages, soft cover.

British Railways: Holiday Haunts by BR 1952, Scotland

1952

Guidebook, British Railways, "Holiday Guide 1953 Wales and North West", 1953, cost new 1/-, 288 pages, fares, facilities and maps for travel, descriptions of places of interest and accommodation adverts, soft cover.

British Railways: Holiday Guide 1953, Wales and North West

1953

British Railways: Holiday Guide 1952, South and South East England

1952

Holiday Guide, British Railways, "Holiday Guide 1950 South West", 1950, Area No. 4, fares, facilities and maps, description of places of interest and accommodation adverts, cost new 1/-, 352 pages, soft cover.

British Railways: Holiday Guide 1950, South West

1950

Guidebook, Railway Executive, "BR Holiday Guide 1951", 1951, South West England, fares, facilities and maps for travel, description of places of interest, accommodation adverts, cost new 1/-, 248 pages, soft cover.

Railway Executive: British Railways Holiday Guide, 1951

1951

Guidebook, Railway Executive, "BR Holiday Guide 1950", 1950, South West England, fares, facilities and maps for travel, description of places of interest, accommodation adverts, cost new 1/-, 352 pages, soft cover.

Railway Executive: British Railways Holiday Guide, 1950

1950

Booklet, Railway Executive, "Staff Accommodation - Standards", 1949, folded pages in brown card cover. Good condition. B.R.87111

Staff Accommodation - Standards

1949

Brief guide containing description of North wales with information on places of interest, with photographs & sketch maps. 11 pages, soft cover. Published by Railway Executive. Printed by Bemrose & Sons. Cover Art; "Shoreline with Castle", by Ellis Silas.

Railway Executive: North Wales

1950

Description of the English Lakes with information on travel facilities & attractions. 4-fold leaflet with photographs & sketch map. Published by Railway Executive and printed by Bemrose and Sons Ltd. Derby. Cover Artist; Ellis Silas.

Railway Executive: The English Lakes

1950

Description of the English Lakes with information on travel facilities & attractions. Single fold leaflet with photographs & sketch map. Published by Railway Executive and printed by McCorquodale, London. Cover Art; "Lakeland Scene" by Dobson Broadhead.

Railway Executive: The English Lakes

1952

Guidebook, The Yorkshire Dales, brief guide to the area and places of interest with photos, sketch map and travel info. Printed by Railway Executive and printed by Bemrose & Sons. Eleven pages. Cover art; Dales scene artist unknown.

Railway Executive: The Yorkshire Dales

1950

Guidebook, Tynedale and the Roman Wall, published by The Railway Executive and printed by John Wright & Sons Ltd, at the Stonebridge Press Bristol, brief guide with photographs, map and general travel information, soft cover. Cover art; The Roman Wall by Ison.

Railway Executive: Tynedale and the Roman Wall

1950

Guidebook, Suffolk, brief guide to the area and places of interest with photos, sketch map and travel info. Printed by Railway Executive and printed by Adams Bros & Shardlow Ltd. Soft back. Cover art; Kensey village street scene by L.R.Squirrel.

Railway Executive: Suffolk

Souvenir programme, Great Northern Railway Centenary Express, July 16th 1950, commemorating the opening of the Main Line and the first through train from London to York, 7th August 1850, 2-fold leaflet.

Souvenir programme

1950

Guidebook, Railway Executive, "The British Isles", 7 pages, illustrated descriptions of places of interest with coat-of- arms, on reverse map with thumb nail sketches and surround of coat-of-arms, cover illustration lion and unicorn with spear and union flag shield.

The British Isles

Guidebook, Railway Executive, "Yorkshire", date made 1952, 11 pages, drawings and photos illustrating brief description of places of interest and sketch map and passenger facilities information, cover illustration Staithes Harbour from above.

Yorkshire

1952

Guidebook, Railway Executive, "The Lancashire Coast", date made 1950, 11 pages, photos and a brief description of attractions and sketch map and passenger facilities information, cover illustration two ladies with beach scene as background by Ellis Silas.

The Lancashire Coast

1950

Guidebook, The Northumbrian Coast & the Cheviots, published by the Railway Executive (North Eastern Region), printed by John Wright & Sons Ltd, The Stonebridge Press Ltd, Bristol, brief guide to area with photographs, map and general travel information, soft cover. Cover art; Coastal scene by Ison

The Northumbrian Coast & the Cheviots

1950

Guidebook to The Yorkshire Dales, published by The Railway Executive and printed by Bemrose & Sons Ltd, Derby, brief guide to area with photographs, map and general travel information, soft cover. Cover art; Dales Landscape by I.Armstrong.

Railway Executive: The Yorkshire Dales

1950

Report of the Locomotive Testing Committee on the Locomotive Interchange Trials 1948, 125 pages. (NRM Technical Archive reference TEST/BR/10)

Report of the Locomotive Testing Committee on the Locomotive Interchange Trials 1948

1948

Guidebook, Railway Executive(London Midland and Scottish Region) "The English Lakes" 1950, single-fold booklet illustrated wih photos and a sketch map promoting travel to the Lake District, cover illustration Lakeland landscape, artist Ellis Silas, number of pages 12.

The English Lakes

1950

Brief guide to Teesdale with photographs, map, general travel information. Sigle fold booklet, 7 pages and soft cover. Published by the Railway Executive and printed by John Wright & Son at the Stonebridge Press, Bristol. Cover Art; A Teesdale Scene, by I. Armstrong.

Teesdale

1950

Brief guide to York and the Yorkshire Coast with photographs, map, general travel information. Single fold booklet,11 pages and soft cover. Published by the Railway Executive and printed by Bemrose & Sons Ltd. Derby. Cover Art: The Coast at Robin Hood's Bay.

York and the Yorkshire Coast

1950

Locomotive test report, Railway Executive, ex London & North Eastern Railway D49/2 4-4-0, No 62764, valve and event trials with infinitely variable poppet valve gear, with rotary valve gear, December 1949, Rugby. (NRM Technical Archive Reference TEST/LNER/4)

Locomotive test report, Railway Executive, ex London & North Eastern Railway D49/2 4-4-0, No 6276

1949

Railway Director's Official Diary, Railway Executive, 1950, dark red. Includes lists of key officers and selected staff, Total number of pages about 130.

Railway Director's Official Diary, Railway Executive

1950

A 16 page souvenir booklet celebrating the "Liverpool Street - Shenfield Electrification" giving an account of the history and construction of the line with photographs. 16 pages, soft cover. Type written slip insribed " Personal copy with compliments, George Dow." Published by the Railway Executive(Eastern Region). Cover Art; Drawing of pantograph and overhead wires.

Liverpool Street-Shenfield electrification

1949

Technical Reports, "Appendix 2. Report on the testing of vacuum Brake Ejectors for the power Brakes Committee", October 1950, Railway Executive, department, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers Western Region , Swindon, report number W2 B, format, typescript, number of pages 5, diagrams 4.

Appendix 2. Report on the testing of vacuum Brake Ejectors for the power Brakes Committee

1950

Technical Reports, "Appendix to Report on the testing of vacuum Brake Ejectors for the power Brakes Committee", October 1949, Railway Executive, department, Chief Mechanical Engineers Western Region , Swindon, report number W2 A, format, typescript, number of pages 8, diagrams 11.

Appendix to Report on the testing of vacuum Brake Ejectors for the power Brakes Committee

1949

Technical Reports, "Report on the testing of vacuum brake ejectors for the power brake committee", July 1949, Railway Executive, department, Chief Mechanical Engineers Western Region , Swindon, report number W2, format, typescript, number of pages 15, photos 2, diagrams 17.

Report on the testing of vacuum brake ejectors for the power brake committee

1949

Appendix to Report on the testing of vacuum Brake Ejectors for the power Brakes Committee

1949

Programme, The Railway Executive North Eastern Region, visit of Cyril W. Hurcombe G.C.B, K.B.E., Chairman of the British Transport Commission, 12th, 13th and 14th February.

The Railway Executive North Eastern Region, visit of Cyril W. Hurcombe G.C.B, K.B.E

Technical Reports, "Trials of a device to maintain effectiveness of brake application by Automatic Train Control", February 1952, Railway Executive, Department Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Western Region Swindon, report number W15, format typescript, number of pages 3, photos 1, diagrams 6.

Trials of a device to maintain effectiveness of brake application by Automatic Train Control

1952

Technical Reports, "Trials of a device to maintain effectiveness of brake application by Automatic Train Control", October 1949, Railway Executive, Department Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Western Region Swindon, report number W15, format typescript, number of pages 3, photos 1, diagrams 6.

Trials of a device to maintain effectiveness of brake application by Automatic Train Control

1952

Trials of a device to maintain effectiveness of brake application by Automatic Train Control

1952

Trials of a device to maintain effectiveness of brake application by Automatic Train Control

1952

Leaflet, Doncaster Locomotive Works, issued by British Railways and the Railway Executive (Eastern Region), printed by S. H. Peters & Sons Ltd., circa 1964. Briefly describes the principal sites and shops.

Doncaster Locomotive Works

circa 1964

Booklet, "Conditions upon which Tickets including Season Tickets are issued - Regulations and Conditions applicable to Passengers' Luggage", issued by The Railway Executive, 1 May 1952.

Conditions upon which Tickets including Season Tickets are Issued

1952

Standing instructions about the press facilities as accidents.

press facilities at accidents standing instructions

Booklet, "Ready Reckoner for Calculating the standard or ordinary fares, reduced fares, workmen's fares and excessive luggage charges operative on and from 1st October 1947". Published by the Railway Executive May, 1950. Br.87070. 1950

Ready Reckoner for Calculating

1950

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