Establishment of the NRM - John Peck Collection. Various papers relating to the establishment of the NRM and the transfer of exhibits from Clapham and Queen Street, including correspondence, drawings of the site, drawing of lifting frame, drawings re removal of exhibits from Queen Street, etc. 1 archive box. Establishment of the NRM - John Peck Collection circa 1975
4 boxes of files of decommissioning and sale of clocks, watches and nameplates by British Railways, including sale of items via Collector's Corner at Euston Station. File list available. Records of clock, watch and nameplate sales
2 files of correspondence, papers, reports, evidence, minutes etc. concerning the legal case William Parker vs. the LNER, 1943-1946. The case concerned a lineside fire on Mr. Parker's farmland on 20 August 1943, alledgedly ignited by an LNER locomotive, 4-4-0 D16 class no. 8878, on the Heacham-Wells line. Sir William Stanier gave evidence about the locomotive, and the case was later referred back to by BR. LNER file no. 6/5/267 William Parker vs. the LNER - lineside fire 1943-1946; 1950-1951; 1960
Correspondence files from various parcels depts to Mr Newsam, Waterloo, including memos, copy memos and file cover re; parcels deliveries, and rates etc correspondence files
29 additional files of BREL/Development Bank/World Bank reports dating between 1985 and 1994. Additional BREL / World Bank files 1985-1994
Approximately 1600 drawings and c60 boxes of files, manuals, papers, catalogues etc. from Eastleigh Works. Material deposited on the closure of Eastleigh by its owners, Alstom Transport, at the end of 2005. The drawings include site and plant drawings for Eastleigh and other works dating back to the 1890s. Files include specifications of carriages, catalogues and manuals from component suppliers and sub-contractors, test reports etc. Also some drawing regsisters and a few photographs. Collection requires weeding. Eastleigh Collection circa 1890-circa 1970