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Passes and Season Tickets 1914

1913

Circular to the staff of the London and North Eastern Railway

1939

Workmen's compensation act - and disabled soldiers & sailors

1937

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

1941

London Brighton and South Coast Railway strike

1910

Great Northern Railway sick fund letter

1949

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

1941

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

1907

Safety precautions for rail traffic near parachute mines or unexploded bombs

1941

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

1941

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. trial trip of Inspection Car from York to Malton, issued by John Welburn, Superintendent, District Superintendent's Office, York, North Eastern Railway, 1886.

ner circular

1886

Circular; re. Parcels traffic forwarded to & received from Stations on other Companies' lines, issued by Superintendents & Accountants, Waterloo Station, London & South Western Railway Company.

parcels traffic forwarded to & received from stations on other companies lines

1921

Circular, L.N.E.R. Post Office Telephone Local and Trunk Calls, DGM No 111, Divisional General Manager Liverpool Street Station, 3 May 1928, (Other Associations 82/25/25).

L.N.E.R. Post Office Telephone Local and Trunk Calls

1928

Circular, Issue of Privilege Tickets, London Midland & Scottish Railway (Nortyh Staffordshire Section), No 1348, of 4 December 1923, (Other Associations 81/25/17; 24/1040).

Issue of Privilege Tickets

1923

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, Notification of a day of mourning in consequence of the funeral of His Majesty King Edward VII on 20 May 1910, issued by Frank Ree, General Manager, Euston Station, London & North Western Railway, 11 May 1910.

Circular, Notification of a day of mourning in consequence of the funeral of His Majesty King Edward VII on 20 May 1910

1910

Circular entitled: Obstruction of Railway Scheme - Rail Train Blocks, made by Southern Railway and released on 30th June, 1942. The document relates to the erection of rail tank blocks on Southern Railway lines. 3 sheets.

Circular entitled: Obstruction of Railway Scheme - Rail Train Blocks

1942

British Railways Ambulance Centre (Southern Region) General First Aid circular no. 3 "First Aid Arrangements in Offices, Stations, Depots, Workshops, Signal Boxes etc., and First Aid Equipment Details." Issued from the Regional Staff Office, Cannon St. Station, London on 1 September 1953. 4pp.

First Aid Arrangements in Offices, Stations, Depots, Workshops, Signal Boxes etc., and First Aid Equipment Details

1953-09-01

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

London Brighton & South Coast Railway circular: Notice of engineering works, important permanent way operations, lines and stations, & c., under repair. New and altered signals, ballast train workings & C. Stapled document, 15 pages, black ink on green paper. Provided by the LB&SCR to the officers and servants of this and other companies concerned, dated October 6th, 1906. No. 40.

LB&SCR circular:Notice of engineering works, important permanent way operations, lines and stations, & c., under repair. New and altered signals, ballast train workings & C.

1906

South Eastern & Chatham Railway timetable: Notice of Special Traffic. 4 page timetable, black ink on red. Regarding the train conveying the German Emperor from Port Victoria to Wolferton via Shorncliffe. Not for the general public. Includes instructions for working Royal trains as well as the arrival and depature times from each station. Dated November 6th, 1902. Signed W. Thompson, Superintendent of the line.

South Eastern & Chatham Railway circular: Notice of Special Traffic

1902

North Staffordshire Railway circular regarding damaged goods. Issued by the Goods Manager's Office, Stoke-upon-Trent, April 10th, 1871 to Mr. Horton, at Rudyard Station.

Circular, North Staffordshire Railway, regarding damaged goods

1871

LNWR circular no. 1058 "Opening of New Stations and Alterations in the Names of Stations, &c." issued from Euston Station, March 1914. Printed by Mccorquodale.

Opening of New Stations and Alterations in the Names of Stations, &c.

1914-03

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

Circular re. day's holiday without loss of pay on the occasion of The Coronation of His Majesty King George V on 22 June 1911, issued by General Manager's Office, London Bridge Station, London Brighton & South Coast Railway, 2 Jun 1911.

Circular re. day's holiday without loss of pay on the occasion of The Coronation of His Majesty King George V

1911

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

North Eastern Railway

1898

North Staffordshire Railway circular regarding the overloading of cattle. From the Goods Manager's Office, Stoke-upon-Trent, dated April 18th, 1871. Circular 9/13/A. Discoloured strip down the left hand side.

Circular, North Staffordshire Railway, regarding the overloading of cattle

1871

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: Instructions re. ordinary passenger, freight train and carriage working arrangements, 11 - 14 May, on the accasion of the Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on 12 May 1937, issued by V.M Barrington-Ward, Superintendent, Southern Area (Western Section), Liverpool Street Station, London & North Eastern Railway, 12 May 1937.

Circular: Instructions re. ordinary passenger

1937

Great Northern Railway circular notice entitled 'opening of Joint (G.N. and G.C.) station, Nottingham'. Dated 19th May 1900. Issued by J. Alexander. Circular No. 14,147a.

opening of Joint (G.N. and G.C.) station, Nottingham

1900

Circular, handwritten, South Eastern Railway, "Signalmen Exchanging Hand Signals with Guards of Non Stopping Trains2, Two pages, 26th April 1875

Signalmen Exchanging Hand Signals with Guards of Non Stopping Trains

1875-04-26

Printed circular, paper, alterations to the Coaching Arrangements Book, issued by the Railway Clearing House, October 1921.

Coaching Arrangements Book

1921-10

Circular, South Eastern Railway, NO.510, 'Hythe Station' , 1874.

Hythe Station

1874

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, paper, letter from LNER Chairman William Whitelaw seeking donations to the Railway Benevolent Institution (of which Whitelaw was President), issued from Marylebone Station, London, 25 February 1924. The circular includes a donation form and a summary of RBI assistance to LNER employees is enclosed.

LNER circular re the Railway Benevolent Institution

1924-02-25

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

Salvage Still Wanted

1949

London Brighton & South Coast Railway circular to the staff for the improvement in timekeeping after the issue of Circular No. 1376. Circular No.1378. Issued by William Forbes, dated 15th March 1900.

to the staff

1900

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

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, 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 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, North London Railway, "London & North Western Ordinary Season Tickets" with colour copies of each of the season tickets issued in 1905 but expiring in 1906, Issued by Fred Dent. No.379.

London & North Western Ordinary Season Tickets

1906

Circular, London & North Eastern Railway, No.134, "Gold and Silver Medallion Passes: Leather and Card Periodical Passes Year 1928', With diagrams of passes, 1927.

Gold and Silver Medallion Passes: Leather and Card Periodical Passes Year 1928

1927

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

Circular re. funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Victoria, and the release of any member of staff not required for duty, issued by W L Mugliston, Superintendent of the Line, Derby, Midland Railway. 1 Feb 1901.

Circular re. funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Victoria

1901

Copy of 'Abstract "B" - Maintenance and Renewal of Locomotives Steam Locomotives' and 'Abstract "C" - Locomotive Running Expences Steam Locomotives', showing accounting codes ? for the various types of expenditure. Tyoed with hand written notes.

Abstract B - Maintenance and renewal of locomotives

circa 1939

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

South Eastern Railway circular uniform clothing (old and new) with details of issue and return. No.21. Issued by Myles Fenton, 1st March 1878.

South Eastern Railway circular uniform clothing (old and new) with details of issue and return

1878

Circular No. 542, South Eastern Railway to notify that the special hops train will not run. Dated 1875.

Special hops trains cancellation

1875-10-13