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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
Circular to the staff of the London and North Eastern Railway

Circular to the staff of the London and North Eastern Railway

1939
ner circular

ner circular

1886
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
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
Workmen's compensation act - and disabled soldiers & sailors

Workmen's compensation act - and disabled soldiers & sailors

1937
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 re. special arrangements for royal visit to Leeds on 7 Jul 1908.

Circular, royal visit to Leeds 1908

1908
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
Circular: Numbering of wagons and containers, issued by British Railways Western Region, 1949. 3 pages.

Numbering of wagons and containers

1949
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
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, (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, 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
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, 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. 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, 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 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
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, 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
Printed circular of instructions, dated 4 Jun. 1949. General Circular No. 74.

British Railways Southern Region General Circular No. 74

1949
Circular, South Eastern Railway, No. 511, 'Grove Park Station Opening for Goods Traffic on 1st January 1875', 1874.

Grove Park Station Opening for Goods Traffic

1874
Staff circular, London Brighton & South Coast Railway, re the wage increase for booking, parcels, goods and telegraph clerks issued by J F S Gooday, General Manager, London Bridge.

Staff circular

1899
Circular, Carriage Cleaning, L.N.E.R, S.O./13., Superintendant's office, Liverpool Street Station, (Other Associatons 82/25/26).

Carriage Cleaning

1932
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, 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 re. lighting, cleaning and fixing of signal and disc lamps, issued by Francis P Cockshott, Superintendent of the line, Great Northern Railway, Kings Cross Station, London

Signal and Disc Lamps

1890
Circular about the press facilities as accidents dated 19th July 1948.

press facilities at accidents

1948
Circular, North Eastern Railway, Staff sick pay rates, dated 1 July 1898, (Other IDs 76/25/600).

North Eastern Railway

1898
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
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, Glasgow & South Western Railway Company, "Resolutions of the Ordinary Half-Yearly General Meeting", 13th March, 1894, printed paper.

circular from Glasgow & South Western Railway

1894
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