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Atholl Hill papers relating to railway design. Papers include photographs

Atholl Hill papers relating to railway design. Papers include photographs

1960-1980
Wolverton Works Archive

Wolverton Works Archive

1831-1993
Bring Back British Rail’s first report 'A Better Railway for Britain: Re-unifying our railways under public ownership'

Bring Back British Rail’s first report 'A Better Railway for Britain: Re-unifying our railways under public ownership'

2016
Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings and ephemera relating to railway queens and photograph of Kathleen Lawton, railway queen

Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings and ephemera relating to railway queens and photograph of Kathleen Lawton, railway queen

circa 1933-circa 1971
Papers of Ian Braybrook relating to BR Freight privatisation

Papers of Ian Braybrook relating to BR Freight privatisation

1993-1999
Archive of the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group (NELPG). Contains records relating to NELPG anniversaries

Archive of the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group (NELPG). Contains records relating to NELPG anniversaries

1966-2016
Papers of Adrian Shooter and Chiltern Railways

Papers of Adrian Shooter and Chiltern Railways

1993-2011
Sierra Leone Railways 225hp diesel locomotive and rolling stock

Sierra Leone Railways 225hp diesel locomotive and rolling stock

Papers relating to the restoration of Flying Scotsman at BREL works, Derby, 1973

Papers relating to the restoration of Flying Scotsman at BREL works, Derby, 1973

1973
Regional Railways North East franchise bidding documents accumulated by Ian Yeowart

Regional Railways North East franchise bidding documents accumulated by Ian Yeowart

1990s
Virgin Trains East Coast booklet announcing the launch of the new franchise in cooperation with Stagecoach

Virgin Trains East Coast booklet announcing the launch of the new franchise in cooperation with Stagecoach

2015-01
Memorabilia collected by Alan Ramage

Memorabilia collected by Alan Ramage

1960-1969
Eastleigh drawings on film negatives

Eastleigh drawings on film negatives

1942-1944
North Eastern Railway register of prosthetic limbs

North Eastern Railway register of prosthetic limbs

1918-1922
Archive of the British Transport Christian Fellowship (BTCF)

Archive of the British Transport Christian Fellowship (BTCF)

1926-2014
Three items related to the unveiling of the First World War memorial at Euston

Three items related to the unveiling of the First World War memorial at Euston

1921
Railway Notepaper

Railway Notepaper

circa 1845
Ephemera relating to railway catering created by European Rail Catering, On Board Services, Rail Gourmet, Travellers Fare, Intercity, Pullman, TransManche Link, Great Western Trains and Virgin Cross Country

Ephemera relating to railway catering created by European Rail Catering, On Board Services, Rail Gourmet, Travellers Fare, Intercity, Pullman, TransManche Link, Great Western Trains and Virgin Cross Country

circa October 1981-circa May 1998
Hudson House Brochures

Hudson House Brochures

1968
Folder containing the notes of Graham Sealy's work on the British Railways Hovercraft

Folder containing the notes of Graham Sealy's work on the British Railways Hovercraft

1948-1968
Accrual to the Campaign for Better Transport archive

Accrual to the Campaign for Better Transport archive

1970s
York Site and Great Western Railway Company Drawings transferred from Network Rail

York Site and Great Western Railway Company Drawings transferred from Network Rail

circa 1876-1977
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Carriage and Wagon guard books

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Carriage and Wagon guard books

1880-1908
Midland Railway Police Officer James Gates papers and notebooks

Midland Railway Police Officer James Gates papers and notebooks

1903-1932
Leonard Raisbeck Archive

Leonard Raisbeck Archive

1773-1845
Letter, William George Armstrong to R S Reid, 20 November 1847

Letter, William George Armstrong to R S Reid, 20 November 1847

1847-11-20
Photograph albums and booklets concerning London & North Eastern Railway, London, Brighton & South Coast, and Southern Railway publicity

Photograph albums and booklets concerning London & North Eastern Railway, London, Brighton & South Coast, and Southern Railway publicity

circa 1910-1935
E.A. Langridge apprenticeship papers

E.A. Langridge apprenticeship papers

1900s
Archive material relating to Dr John Prideaux’s career spanning 1967-2009, the archive inclues; published technical reports Dr Prideaux contributed to such as the first International Comparison of Railway Economic Performance and the Leitch Report into Trunk Road Assessment; unpublished reports including the InterCity Strategy which led to profitability and its 1991 Revision, InterCity reports / analyses on upgrading East and West Coast Main lines, items such as the Investment appraisal for the InterCity 250 which was never built, and the earnings by train approach developed by Intercity East Coast, ealier career papers (1960s - 1970s) such as OR reports covering how to design container terminals, Superlink as an alternative to Crossrail and the London Airports Surface Access Study; personal copies of original and revised InterCity design guides; various documents building the brand such as brochures describing train types (InterCity 175, InterCity 225); a copy of the Programme at Royal Opera House which was sponsored by InterCity on the night of the great storm in 1987 which carries the InterCity logo on the cover, items relating to Union Railways; a mounted invitation, brochure and commemorative ticket: Northern Ireland Railways (InterCity) 40 years of the Enterprise celebration. First class Pullman lounge pass signed by Dr Prideaux and credit card sized card showing Intercity vision.

Papers relating to the railway career of Dr John Prideaux

1967-2009
John Hall-Craggs archive; approximately 200 files documenting miniature locomotive builders, public and private owners and railways including the Holder family, George Woodcock, David Curwen, RH Morse, Alan Keef, the Downs School, Colin Gilbert of Lapworth Hall and other significant players in the British Miniature Railway story; Brightwalton Light Railway (BLR) files including files documenting BLR miniature locomotives including Nelly, Pietermaritzburg Flyer, Prince, Atlantic and Invicta; booking office and BLR administration; correspondence with individuals Ernest Steel (Henry Greenly’s son in law), David Curwen, John Snell, George Woodcock, W L Jennings, Sir William McAlpine, Robin Butterell, George Barlow and many others; files documenting visits overseas including various African countries; photographic material including photographs by George Woodcock and bound album from around 1910 of the Pitmaston Moor Green Railway, Birmingham; A0 folders of engineering drawings and accompanying card catalogue.

John Hall-Craggs Archive

1890-2018
Manchester Sheffield Wath Electrification Papers. Manuals, brochures, ephemera (1970); Drawings, Track diagrams, track layout boards, layout of projects, plans for substations index/ reference cards recording drawings of steelwork, cables and fittings, structural drawing index relates to drawings British Insulated calendars cables, 12 electrification diagrams for the Woodhead route, including Wombwell, Penistone, Wadsley bridge, Darnall; Project Administration Files, correspondence dealing with electrification, wagon maintenance files, working arrangements, Telecommunications, incident reports, accident reports, reports on works completed (1950-1980); staff restructuring of staff grades, staff Training, Post training logbook (1970-1980); technical control room logs, electrical control logs (1970-1980)

Manchester Sheffield Wath Electrification Papers

circa 1950-1970
Paddington Station 'working' books produced by operations planning, Railtrack Great Western, Swindon and area production manager, Railtrack Great Western, Reading. 1995-1999. Contain general information - explanation of symbols /abbreviations, telephone numbers, platform capacities, information on ticket validity Information re departures from Paddington dates, details of cars In and out working - number of train, time, origin, time due, platform, number, destination and stock type Arrivals to Paddington -time, origin and calling points and telephone numbers.

Paddington station working books

1995-1999
Two postcards written from overseas ambulance train number 36, written by ambulance train nurse ‘Polly’. She describes the cold, her 'little stove' being useful, being busy, she asks to be sent a photo of a wedding, describes not being granted leave "my leave is off". Images of Abbeville and Rouen on the front of each postcard. Date on one postcard is partially obscured but appears to be in 1918

Two postcards written from overseas ambulance train number 36

1918
Papers of Harry Usher, (1889-1937). Harry Usher (d. 1927) was a former General Manager of the Buenos Ayres & Pacific Railway, a post he held from 1914 to 1926. Prior to that he had worked in various accounting, administrative and managerial roles for railways in Uruguay, Mexico, Costa Rica, South Africa, Chile and Cuba. The collection tells a ‘world’ railway story and gives a well-illustrated overview of a career railway administrator. Much of it is career-illustrative material – contracts, cuttings, regulation books, maps etc. However, there are several notebooks and photographs to give more depth and detail to the work Usher did. Moreover, there is material from every stage of his career. 4 boxes, 1 folder.

Papers of Harry Usher

1889-1937
First deposit of the Tawse archive comprising; one BR Guards' Book and five ‘Journey Books’ (numbered 1-5) logging Mr. Tawse’s journeys by rail, road, sea and air in locations including Canada, the UK and Europe, especially Yugoslavia and Romania, spanning August 1968 – March 1972; 23 ‘supplementary files’ containing documents relating to journey book logs (1-5 and Guards Book); 88 envelopes containing prints of photographs taken on journeys; 155 sleeves containing approximately 2,300 35 mm colour transparencies also taken during Mr Tawse’ s journeys outlined in Journey Books 1-5. The deposit also contains six ‘sub collections’ spanning 1968 -1976; official documents relating to Canada; European timetables and maps (1969); European timetables and maps (1970); Mr. Tawse’ s original documents relating mileage measurement’; Mr. Tawse’ s notes and original material relating to the Greater London Development Plan (GLDP) Inquiry; and ‘general interest’ files (1968- 1976). The larger collection contains ‘administration files’ documenting context of the collection, these will be transferred as a subsequent accrual. Extent: 14 standard archive boxes, 7 archival grade transparency binders The deposit is described in more detail in listings prepared by Mr. Tawse

James Tawse Railway archive documenting railway journeys in the UK and overseas

1968 -1976
Diagram of Connecting Rods for Locomotives, Sheet 1, Dyeline copy, Crewe drawing no. C 15546

Diagram of Connecting Rods for Locomotives drawing

1951-02-16
Photograph of Grey Walter and Vivian Dovey

Photograph of Grey Walter and Vivian Dovey

1943
Buffer for Engines and Tenders, dyeline copy Crewe drawing no. C 7754

Buffer for engines and tenders drawing

1951-02-16
Two note books and 46 loose sheets of notes and sketches concerning old locomotives by E T Lane.

E. T. Lane Collection

Diagram Sheet of Crossheads, dyeline copy Crewe drawing no. C 17334

Diagram sheet of crossheads drawing

1951-02-16
Class 306 electric multiple unit documents, 1994-2011. The material includes four files, 1) Class 306 unit – TPWS scheme, 2) Class 306 unit – HT cable, 3) Class 306 unit – General and 4) engineering drawings. The files contain correspondence, rail safety and regulations, technical documents and British Railways, Doncaster drawings.

Class 306 electric multiple unit documents

1994-2011
Drawing of Cast Iron Wheel for Standard Tender, Crewe drawing no. 160, 26 July 1877.

Cast iron wheel for standard tender drawing

1877-07-26
Album of drawings of East African Railways 200 hp 0-6-0 diesel shunting locomotives. Set of drawings held by the Crown Agents for the Colonies. Tanganyika section, Z.68371-29, 24 November 1948.

East African Railways 0-6-0 diesel shunting locomotive drawings

1948-11-24
Photograph of Janet Shipton with the 6 channel EEG and Stroboscope, 1955. Photograph stamp - Hans Wild

Photograph of Janet Shipton with the 6 channel EEG and Stroboscope

1955
Circa three plan chest drawers and one roll of drawings which are listed relating to the pumping engines used on the Severn Tunnel, most of which date from 1853-1890 with some later ones relating to repair work undertaken up to 1940.

Severn Tunnel Pumping Engine Drawings

1853-1890
Mr George Penfold British Railways Southern Region traffic apprenticeship journal, 1954. Daily journal of his Traffic Apprenticeship, or Cadetship, a three year management training scheme where he spent periods of time with each of the traffic related departments, including signalling and locomotive departments of British Railways.

George Penfold apprenticeship journal

1954
Photograph of Mallet-Triplex 2-8-8-8-2 locomotive for the Erie Railroad

Photograph of Mallet-Triplex 2-8-8-8-2 locomotive

Great Northern Railway (GNR) turntable drawing with title removed, type drawing; 14 feet diameter turntable (for engines and wagons) scale 1 foot to an inch, type drawing 19

Drawing of Great Northern Railway (GNR) turntable

circa 1850-circa 1922
Great Western Railway (GWR) Iron Horses of the West colouring book, 2016 (new), Rail 125 Official Western Region publication (reproduction), GWR brochure ‘introducing the new Intercity Express Train’, 2016.

Great Western Railway Intercity brochures and colouring book

2016
Standard Screw and Link Couplings for Engines and Tenders, dyeline copy, Crewe drawing no. C 26870

Standard screw and link couplings for engines and tenders drawing

1951-02-16