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papers of the military forwarding services old comrades association

1919-1983

Papers of R C Bond, London Midland & Scottish Railway/British Railways Engineer, concerning locomotive design, performance and operation, diesel and other forms of motive power, locomotive testing, overseas visits, photographs, newspaper cartoons (Beeching), staffing and the employment of women at Crewe Works, 1942, repair of Spitfire planes at Barassie, 1941, APT-E tilting diagram and reports – Bond was on the inaugural run in the 1980s, visit to Germany and Switzerland in 1930, Indian Railways, timetables, British Railways Research Department reports and newspaper cartoons. c 1917-1971. 17 boxes

Papers of R C Bond, London Midland & Scottish Railway/British Railways Enginee

1917-1964

K R M Cameron papers including trade catalogues and reports concerning breakdown trains and re-railing equipment, c. 1969-1971, 1 box.

Papers concerning breakdown trains and re-railing equipment

1969-1971

Collection of training notes and manuals associated with British Rail Diesel and Electric Traction and Rolling Stock.

Collection of training notes and manuals associated with British Rail Diesel

Papers relating to British Transport Hotels Limited, collected by Mr P Land, the last Managing Director of British Transport Hotels (1978-1983), also manuscript of unpublished account of British Transport Hotels by Mr Land.

Papers relating to British Transport Hotels

1949-1991

Forth Bridge Company. Contract drawings for the construction of the Forth Bridge, September 1882. Series of lithographed drawings with facsimiile signatures of John Fowler, Thomas Selby Tancred,T H Falkiner, William Arrol and Joseph Phillips. 1 roll.

contract drawings for the construction of the forth bridge

1882

The papers of Charles E. Lee (being) cuttings, ephemera, offprints, pamphlets etc on transport subjects, largely the early history of bus and railway companies

[The papers of Charles E. Lee]

Collection of items relating to Intercity catering services, 1990-1994.

Collection of papers relating to Intercity Catering Services

1990-1994

Records of the North Eastern Railway and London & North Eastern Railway Station Masters and Agents Association including minutes, reports, correspondence, financial papers, working papers and membership records, c1914-1937. 1 box.

London & North Eastern Railway Station Masters Association records

1914-1937

Great Eastern Railway/London & North Eastern Railway/British Railways (Eastern Region) Musical society. Programmes, photographs, and cuttings, 1920-1972. (2 boxes).

Papers of the LNER & GER Musical Society

1920-1972

Papers of W H G Boot concerning UK and overseas railways including locomotive lists, shed location lists, notes on locomotive builders, postcards, photographs, notebooks, personal diaries, correspondence and newspaper cuttings c1930-1990. (73 boxes). Countries include UK, USA, Romania, Germany, Poland, Russia, India, Canada, Australia, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Africa, Central Ameria, South America, Portugal, Ireland, New Zealand, China, Japan, France, Scandinavia, Turkey, Hungary, Czechoslovakia

papers of w h g boot

1930-1990

Papers of William Dean, Locomotive Superintendent, Swindon, Great Western Railway, concerning changes to the hours and wages of enginemen and firemen, 1879-1884, 1 file.

Papers of William Dean

1879-1884

Publications and notes concerning the Southern Railway Servants' Orphanage and the Southern Railway Homes for Old People, Woking, including typescript notes on the history of the Homes by H O'Neill, former Chairman, and Aldred George Evershed, former Secretary and Superintendent, c1885-1990. 7 items.

papers concerning the southern railway servants orphanage

1885-1990

Papers of E A Langridge, locomotive designer, concerning his railway career at Ashford and Derby Works. The papers include draughtsman's notebooks and papers and reports concerning steam and diesel locomotives, c1914-1959. Consists of 4 boxes.

Papers of E A Langridge

1914-1959

Papers of A A Harrison concerning his railway career and railway freight including typescript autobiography (entitled "A Railway Businessman Looks Back"), maps, diaries and publicity material, 1917-1962, 1 box.

papers of A A Harrison

1917-1962

Papers of F. Bourne, Signalling and Telegraph Engineer, South Eastern & Chatham Railway and Southern Railway, including notebooks, lecture papers, diagrams, photographs and publicity and printed material, c. 1879-1932, 7 boxes.

Papers of F Bourne

1879-1932

Papers and cuttings relating to the Great Northern Railway, London & North Eastern Railway, and Indian Railways.

c e catton collection

1900-1952

Papers of R P Wright, Locomotive Driver, including letters, souvenir booklets and programmes, NUR papers and photograph, 1932-1984. 1 file.

papers of r p wright

1932-1984

Papers of the Diesel & Electric Group concerning diesel and electric traction including operating manuals, instruction books, cuttings and articles, c1950-1983. (4 boxes).

papers of the diesel and electric group

1950-1983

British Railways (Eastern and North Eastern Regions). Engine transfers and alterations to allocation of locomotive power, 19 September 1950 - 3 March 1951. 15 typescript sheets (2 files).

BR engine allocations

1950-1951

Papers of H Holcroft, locomotive engineer, Great Western Railway, South Eastern & Chatham Railway and Southern Railway, including notebooks, files and sketches, 1898-1945. (2 boxes).

papers of h holcroft

1898-1945