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Passes and Season Tickets 1914

Passes and Season Tickets 1914

1913
Goods Service by Motor Lorries between Aberdeen and Skene, Waterton, Echt, Midmar and Other Districts

Goods Service by Motor Lorries between Aberdeen and Skene, Waterton, Echt, Midmar and Other Districts

1907
ner circular

ner circular

1886
Circular to the staff of the London and North Eastern Railway

Circular to the staff of the London and North Eastern Railway

1939
action to be taken by southern railway home guard in the event of invasion

action to be taken by southern railway home guard in the event of invasion

1941
Workmen's compensation act - and disabled soldiers & sailors

Workmen's compensation act - and disabled soldiers & sailors

1937
London Brighton and South Coast Railway strike

London Brighton and South Coast Railway strike

1910
action to be taken by southern railway home guard in the event of invasion

action to be taken by southern railway home guard in the event of invasion

1941
Great Northern Railway sick fund letter

Great Northern Railway sick fund letter

1949
Safety precautions for rail traffic near parachute mines or unexploded bombs

Safety precautions for rail traffic near parachute mines or unexploded bombs

1941
public road level crossings instructions to station masters, signalmen and crossing keepers

public road level crossings instructions to station masters, signalmen and crossing keepers

1941
South Eastern Railway circular uniform clothing (old and new) with details of issue and return. No.26. Issued by Myles Fenton, 14th April 1893. Printed by Mccorquodale.

South Eastern Railway uniform clothing (old and new)

1893-04-14
Printed circular of instructions, Salvage Still WAnted, dated 11 Jun. 1949. General Circular No. 75.

Salvage Still Wanted

1949
South Eastern Railway circular No. R.T. 11287 in regards to Pope street Station on the Dartford loop line will be opened from Goods traffic on 1st March 1878. Dated 26th February 1878.

Pope Street Station

1878
Circular, Chris Green , "Network South East Under Siege", 1989, by Chris Green, news-sheet about the problems facing Network SE and possible solutions, reprinted from 'Developing Metros', 1989.

Network South East Under Siege

1989
Circular re. special arrangements for royal visit to Leeds on 7 Jul 1908.

Circular, royal visit to Leeds 1908

1908
Circular, London & South Western Railway, "instructions to be observed in case of invasion", secret memo, issued on 16th February 1915, to be sent to Plymouth Station, V.30,313, informs the station master what equipment should be destroyed or kept in case there is a hostile landing, 2 pages, 16th February 1915.

Instructions to be observed in case of invasion

1915-02-16
Two circular, Freight train arrangements on the occasion of the funeral of His Late Majesty King Edward VII, issued by H A Watson, General Superintendent, North Eastern Railway, 17 May 1910.

Funeral of his late Majesty King Edward VII

1910
Typed circular - Unemployment of Railwaymen owing to a slump in Trade. NUR circular justifying the imposition of a 6d a week levy on members in order to obtain additional funds for unemployment benefit. Issued 1 February 1921. 2pp.

Unemployment of Railwaymen owing to a slump in Trade

1921-02-01
Staff circular, Great Western Railway,(No.864) Instructions as to working of foot-warmers, 1892-1893 season, issued by N J Burlinson, Superintendent of the Line, Paddington, October 1892.

instructions as to working of foot warmers

1892-1893
London Brighton & South Coast Railway circular 'advising passengers of delay when accidents occur' in reference to rule 136. Issued by J.F.S. Gooday dated 11th August 1898. With slip at the bottom with perforation to detach to acknowledge receipt of the circular.

advising passengers of delay when accidents occur

1898
London Brighton & South Coast Railway circular 'repairs to the interior of Crowborough tunnel'. Circular No.13. Issued by D. Greenwood, superintendent of the line, September 17th 1903. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited.

repairs to the interior of Crowborough tunnel

1903
circular, London North Eastern Railway, No 134, Re gold and silver medallion passes, Leather and card periodical passes year 1928, 17 December 1927, (Other IDs 76/25/485).

London North Eastern Railway

1927
Southern Railway circular from the General Manager, H.A. Walker, thanking staff who are continuing to work and assuring them that their jobs will be safeguarded when the strike is over. Issued from Waterloo Station, 6 May 1926.

Southern Railway General Strike circular

1926-05-06
Circular to staff from British Rail Chairman, "The State of The Industry", by R. Beeching, July 1962, one sheet type written.

The State of The Industry

1962
Staff circular issued 28 April 1939 (E.R.O. 6643/1) by London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS). 'Air Raid Precautions'. Gives details regarding the form of official air raid messages & action to be taken in regard to extinction of lights. Issued to supersede E.R.O. 6643 of 28 September 1938.

Air Raid Precautions. Instructions To All Concerned.

1939
Circular: Numbering of wagons and containers, issued by British Railways Western Region, 1949. 3 pages.

Numbering of wagons and containers

1949
Circular, Southern Railway, "24th February 1941 and Until Further Notice Victoria (Emergency Working) Platform and Carriage Working Programme", Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London, issued by H.E.O. Wheeler, 11th February 1941.

platform and carriage working programme

1941
Staff circular, South Eastern Railway, re. the need to obtain a risk note from the sender of certain consignments particularly of fancy livestock after compensation had to be paid for a pigeon killed in transit and for which there had been no risk note, from C R Jarrett of the audit office, 15 St Thomas's Street, London S E South Eastern Railway to Mr Head, Wye Station.

Pigeon Killed in Transit, Staff Circular, South Eastern Railway

1898
Circular: Code of Instructions relating to the numbering, re-numbering, lettering and plating of new and existing wagons and containers, issued by British Railways Western Region, April 1949. 7 pages.

instructions relating to the numbering, re-numbering and plating of wagons

1949
Circular, North Eastern Railway, Staff sick pay rates, dated 1 July 1898, (Other IDs 76/25/600).

North Eastern Railway

1898
Circulars, Great Northern Railway, 1. Re children's tickets, 2. Warehousing of bonded stores, 3. Prompt unloading to avoid demurrage 1886-1888, (Other IDs 76/25/452).

Great Northern Railway circulars

1886
Circular letter from Edwin J Coley, Secretary, Hallette's Atmospheric Railway and Canal Propulsion Company, Winchester house, 52 Old Broad Street, re. Trials for an experimental line at Rosemary Branch, Peckham with comments about the advantages of the system: in envelopes of London Midland and Scottish Railway

Circular, Hallette's Atmospheric Railway and Canal Propulsion Company

1846
Circular, Director of Public Affairs for Network South East , "Network News. Number 10", 1989, single fold in house news-sheet free to network staff, printed by Oaktree Press.

Network News. Number 10

1989
Circular from J Grierson, General Manager, Great Western Railway, Paddington Station, London re. opening of bi-weekly service of Steamers between Milford Cork & Queenstown for the conveyance of Passengers, Merchandise & Cattle, with details of running steamers & trains, 20 May 1875, printed and folded.

Direct communication between England and South Wales and Cork

1875
Circular re. goods and coal train arrangements for August Bank Holiday 1900, issued by J Alexander, Superintendent of the Line, London, King's Cross Station, Great Northern Railway, 31 Jul 1900.

goods and coal train arrangements for August Bank Holiday

1900
Circular re extension of Train Control System for Doncaster District, London & North Eastern Railway (Southern Area), April 1927.

LNER train control system circular

1927
Circular re. the illness of His Majesty The King, and the postponement of the Coronation and deferment of the day's holiday and festivities, issued by the General Manager's Office, London Bridge Station, London Brighton & South Coast Railway, 24 June 1902.

Circular re. the illness of His Majesty The King

1902
Notice of the opening of the new Keadby Bridge and Deviation Railway, with details of signalling and closure of stations and signal boxes, 21 May 1916.

notice of opening of line

1916
Circular No. 541, South Eastern Railway to notify that the special hops train will not run on Tuesday and Wednesday 12th and 13th .

Special hops trains cancellation

1875-10-09
Circular, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railways Circular No 74, Working of Peterborough, Wisbech and Sutton Bridge Line, John Noble Midland Railway, Henry Oakley Great northern Railway, December 31 1888. This document adhered to 2003-7723.

Midland & Great Northern Joint Railways Circular No 74

1888
Circular, South Western Railway, "Supply of Red Neckerchiefs to Certain of the Uniform Staff" issued by E.W. Verrinder on 23rd March 1885.

Supply of Red Neckerchiefs to Certain of the Uniform Staff

1885
Circular, "Railway Councils" re. establishment and constitition of departmental committees and railway councils, issued by H W Thornton, General Manager, Liverpool Street Station, Great Eastern Railway, Apr 1922.

circular

1922
Circular, Great Western Railway, re wagon hire for traffic in class A other than coal etc, when carried in Railway Companies Wagons, issued at Paddington, 24 January 1896.

Circular, Great Western Railway

1896
Circular, North Eastern Railway, (Darlington Section), A notice to engine drivers etc., concerning the transfer of telegraph maintenance to the company and how staff should do their best to report defects as soon as possible, Signed J.E. Mac Nay, (Other IDs 76/25/648).

North Eastern Railway, (Darlington Section)

1891
Staff circular from London Tilbury and Southend Railway Company, Chairman & Managing Director's Office, Fenchurch Street terminus, London E C to Mr W T Parker, clerk, locomotive dept, Plaistow, re probable purchase of the line by the Midland Railway Company and its effect on the staff. Dated 8th June 1912, two pages.

probable purchase of the line by the midland railway company

1912
Circular, re. awarding of a day's paid holiday in commemoration of the Coronation of King Edward VII on 26 June 1902, issued by W H Lindsey, Station Master's Office, Doncaster, Great Northern Railway, 2 Jun 1902. [Photostat copy]

Circular, re. awarding of a day's paid holiday in commemoration of the Coronation of King Edward VII on 26 June 1902

1902
Circular, South Eastern & Chatham Railway, regarding "The Funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Victoria and the Closure of the Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon DepartmentWork on 2nd February", dated 1901

The Funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Victoria

1901-01-29
Circular Letter from Thos MacNay Secretary's Office, Stockton & Darlington Railway re Arrangements for laying the foundation stone of pedestal for Locomotive Engine No 1, 20 May 1857. (Two Copies)

Arrangements for laying the foundation stone of pedestal for Locomotive Engine No 1

1857
Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway instructions respecting the transmission of telegrams for foreign companies over railway wires, T.d. 7750 g.o. 1963, Dated January 1st 1908.

instructions respecting the transmission of telegrams for foreign companies over railway wires

1908