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A Hundred Years of the Sleeping Car

1973

Your New Uniform

1966

British Railways corporate identity documents

1962-1966

Museums of British Transport

1971

'I thought i could just make it...'

1980

Poster, 'Starsky & Hutch, Stay off the line and stay alive!'

1977

Rail Rovers - Freedom in any direction - See the best of Britain by Train

1990

It's all just a train ride away

1990

Dedham Church as seen from an Intercity train

1991

Oh! Wouldn't You Like to be Beside the Seaside

Why Throw Away the Future?

1984

I Like Travelling by Train But....

Diesel and Electric Train Locomotives - National Traction Plan

1965-02

Poster, 'Starsky & Hutch, Stay off the line and stay alive!'

1977

British Railways poster. Inter-City Sleepers. Overground by Night, 1974

1974

transport act 1962

1984

Train Your Car, Let British Railways Do The Long Hard Drive

1964

Its all just a train ride away

1990

North Norfolk, Its All Just a Train Ride Away

1990

Poster, Settle and Carlisle Line

1990

Warning

I Like Travelling by Train But....

I Like Travelling by Train But...

'Play Safe - Don't Play on the Railway'

1973
Booklet issued by British Railways Board entitled 'British Railways Welcome You', 1963. Includes sections relating to; 'How British Railways are organised', 'Your Place in the Scheme', 'Rewards and Conditions', 'Responsibilites and Duties'.

British Railways Welcome You

1963
Menu, 1977 Queen's Silver Jubilee breakfast menu for Travellers-Fare.

Queen's Silver Jubilee breakfast menu for Travellers-Fare.

1977
Leaflet issued by British Rail regarding "British Rail New Uniforms", folded paper.

British Rail New Uniforms

'Catalogue of Modular Steel Furniture for use in Ticket Offices', issued by the Department of Architecture and Design, British Railways Board, October 1989. 11 A4 printed sheets in blue card cover with plastic binding.

Catalogue of Modular Steel Furniture for use in Ticket Offices

1989
Bundle of memoranda, paper, memoranda noting dates of transfer of vehicles to the NRM, 10 Dec. 1976 to 21 Jul. 1982. Memoranda from the Stores Controller (Railways), Churnet House, Derby to the Rolling Stock Librarian, Burdett House, Derby, noting the dates of transfer of former BR vehicles to the NRM.

Memoranda noting dates of transfer of vehicles to the NRM

1976-1982
Pro forma envelope, St. Pancras (Goods) Dining and Refreshment Club British Railways Board L.M. Region c. 1950s.

Pro forma envelope, St. Pancras (Goods) Dining and Refreshment Club

1950
British Railways Board manual "Maintenance of Locomotive Hauled Coaching Stock at Outstations and Depots" issued by the Director of M. & E. Engineering, Railway Technical Centre, Derby, March 1988. Document no. CMS 123.

Maintenance of Locomotive Hauled Coaching Stock at Outstations and Depots

1988-03
British Railways Board booklet "Track Safety Handbook," 1988. Document no. BR 12323/8. 24pp.

Track Safety Handbook

1988
Booklet, paper with card covers, British Railways Board Accommodation Standards, issued by the British Railways Board, 1980. BR document no. 87111. 9pp. Printed by Taylor Printing of Blackpool.

British Railways Board Accomodation Standards

1980
Booklet, paper with card covers, Pay and Efficiency - Station Masters etc. and Supervisors (except Workshop and Electrical) - Agreement between the British Railways Board, Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers & Firemen, National Union of Railwaymen and Transport Salaried Staffs' Association, issued by the Industrial Relations Department of the British Railways Board, 10 Oct. 1968. Circular Letter No. 64. 14pp. Printed by Watford Printers Ltd. (Sometimes referred to as 'The Green Book' along with the Board's other agreement booklets issued in late summer and autumn 1968).

Pay and Efficiency - Station Masters etc. and Supervisors (except Workshop and Electrical) - Agreement between the British Railways Board, Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers & Firemen, National Union of Railwaymen and Transport Salaried Staffs' Association

1968-10
Booklet, paper with card covers, Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963, issued by the British Railways Board, 1980s. BR document no. 7951/8. 14pp. Abstract of the act and regulations. Cover marked 'To be kept in a prominent position.'

Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963

1980s
Daily log sheet (blank) for recording performance data from the test runs of the prototype "Deltic" locomotive. Log sheet headed "Job Enterprise". From the collection of W J Fryer, the Inspector on the trial runs (and donated by his son-in-law), c1955. With typed recipe on the reverse.

Deltic locomotive "job enterprise" daily log sheet

1955
Railway Director's Official Diary, British Railways Board 1968. Includes lists of key officers and selected staff, London Transport map inside end cover. Red cover, total number of pages about 140.

Railway Director's Official Diary, British Railways Board

1968
Diagram book issued by the British Railways Board Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Department, entitled 'Vehicle Diagram Book No300 for Privately Owned Frieght Vehicles (Part 2)'. Includes private owner vehicle index. A4 photocopied pages in white card cover with metal binding.

Vehicle Diagram Book No. 300 for Privately Owned Freight Vehicles (Part 2)

Manual issued to BR staff by BRB Chief Mechanical & Electrical Engineer's Department (CMEE). Manual describes the operating features of the high-capacity Covered Hopper Lime Wagon (an adaption of the HAA merry-go-round coal wagon) and sets out the wagon's maintenance schedule. Publication no. MT/28.

Covered Lime Hoppers Description & Maintenance

1970
Leaflet produced jointly by the British Railways Board and the British Tourist Board' 'The Romance of Steam. Northumbria. The world's first public passenger steam railway'. Published as part of the 150th anniversary of passenger railways celebrations.

Leflet entitled The Romance of Steam: Northumbria, The world's first public passenger steam railway

1975
Railway Director's Official Diary, British Railways Board 1969. Includes lists of key officers and selected staff, London Transport map inside end cover. Black cover, total number of pages about 140.

Railway Director's Official Diary, British Railways Board

1969
Railway Director's Official Diary, British Railways Board 1974, dark green. Includes lists of key officers and selected staff, various system maps at end. Total number of pages about 80.

Railway Director's Official Diary, British Railways Board

1974
Leaflet, British Bailways Board, "Super Save from London", booklet giving details of fares and other travel information to encourage travellers to book a month in advance booking form provided, cover illustration small photo of various travellers, number of pages 20.

British Railways Board: Super Save from London

1971
Manual issued by the Chief Passenger Planning Manager, British Railways Board entitled 'Passenger Stations List of Names and Three-Letter Codes' Part 1, arranged in alphabetical order of station names by territories. January 1974. 47 pages in plastic spiral binding with pink card cover. B.R.2487

Passenger Stations. List of Names and Three-Letter Codes

1974
British Rail "Vehicle Diagram Book No. 320 (Part 1) for B.R. Revenue Freight Vehicles" covering vehicle diagram references BA to CZ, July 1982.

Vehicle Diagram Book No. 320 (Part 1) for B.R. Revenue Freight Vehicles

1982
Leaflet, British Railways Board, "Inter Rail 83 Discover Europe, Scandinavia and Morocco by Rail. One month's unlimied travel in 19 countries for people under 26", wIth colour photograph of a couple in a rural setting looking at a map, printed by Alpine Press Limited, 1983.

inter rail 83

1983
Speedlink - A Railfreight Service. Brochure published by British Railways Board Central Advertising Services describing Speedlink services including road/rail transfer, TOPS system, wagons, ferry services etc. In a wallet at the back are separate leaflets describing the TOPS system and the Railfreight Facilities Grant and a general brochure about Railfreight. Published 1982.

Speedlink - A Railfreight Service

1982
British Rail "Vehicle Diagram Book No. 320 (Part 2) for B.R. Revenue Freight Vehicles" covering vehicle diagram references FB to MX, July 1982.

Vehicle Diagram Book No. 320 (Part 2) for B.R. Revenue Freight Vehicles

1982
Leaflet, paper, "Rail Facts for Teachers - Yours for the Asking," British Railways Board. Leaflet listing publications and filmstrips about railways in Britain available to teachers from the British Railways Board. Also includes details of railway works that can be visited, and an insert offering the Oxford Atlas "Map of the United Kingdom showing principa railway routes and the Location of Industry."

Rail Facts for Teachers - Yours for the Asking

Brochure - Advanced Transport Technology. British Railways Board / Railway Technical Centre brochure describing the work of the Railway Technical Centre at Derby, including the APT. Black & white illustrations. 31pp.

Advanced Transport Technology

1970s