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Memorandum for Brackenridge for Dyestuffs Industry Development Committee, 1922. Part of the Morton Collection.

Industrial Chemistry

Memorandum, Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway, Connah's Quay station, Notification of goods taken to account, 12 February/March 1903(Other Associations 80/25/67; 1317/16/61).

Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway

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1903

Memorandum, Swindon Marlborough and Andover Railway, from Audit Office, Swindon to Mr Lock, Osbourne re Express Fares, June 1884, directing him to keep excess fares for each section separate, 8 April 1884. Endorsed: Found in wall when redecorating [Stationmasters] office in 1955.

swindon marlborugh & andover railway memorandum

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1884

Memorandum, Manchester Ship Canal (Railway), Manchester Docks Salford, Notice of invoice taken to account 4 March 1903, (Other Associations 80/25/56; 1317/3/61).

Manchester Ship Canal Railway

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1903

Memorandum, paper, Aerial Bombardment as it Affected the Southern Railway in the Year 1943, typed memorandum listing where bombs fell and detailing damage etc., with index of locations and breakdown of bombing incidents in each engineering division of the SR between January and April 1943. 12pp.

Aerial Bombardment as it Affected the Southern Railway in the Year 1943

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1944

Secret memo issued from the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) District Superintendent's Office, Blankney, 'Use of Railway Telephones by Military Authorities', 23 October 1941.

Use of Railway Telephones by Military Authorities

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1941

Memorandum from the Station Masters Office, Durham to Relly Mill regarding the provision of first aid equipment in signal boxes. Typed inventory of haversack and contents issued to the signal box. Annotated in red ink with explanations below of materials used. Typed on the rear of a London & North Eastern Railway cash receipt form (used). Overall: 228.6 mm x 203.2 mm.

provision of first aid equipment in signal boxes

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1946

Memorandum from Geo Sheppard to Mr Rouse of the Great Northern Railway Locomotive Department dated 13 June 1860 regarding an accident that date

Memorandum from Geo Sheppard to Mr Rouse

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1860

Memorandum from Laister Dyke to Bradford Junction on the Great Northern Railway dated 7 July 1860 regarding the reports from the men on duty on the morning in question.

Memorandum from Laister Dyke to Bradford Junction on the Gre

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1860

Wirral Railway lost propery memo to Mr.Weaver at the Docks concerning K. Mole's crate asking for Guard Chutham to ask to whom he handed said hamper to in good condition. Dated 5th May 1903. On the reverse there is a handwritten not to say Guard Chitham's reply had been received.

Wirral Railway lost property memo

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1903

Memorandum to F. G. Hole, General Manager (The Hotels Executive), and Gordon Yates (The Hotels Executive), room 114, St Pancras Chambers re the provision of Christmas Cards. Dated 31st October 1949.

christmas cards

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1949

Memorandum, South East & Chatham Railway, Goods department, New Brompton, Notification of Goods (Stone) arrived chipped, 29 January 1903, (Other Associations 80/25/66; 1317/32/61).

South Eastern & Chatham Railway

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1903

Typescript memorandum "Methods of Research connected with Restoration in the Museum Services of the Board" by John H. Scholes, British Railways Board Curator of Historical Relics. 5pp.

Methods of Research connected with Restoration in the Museum Services of the Board

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Memo, Great Central and Great Northern Railways, a man who has applied for work with the company is of no use as he has had no experience and is not familiar with railway work.

this man is so use

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Memorandum, Midland Railway (Goods Department), Woodlesford replying to RH7045 of 28 December 1901, quoting rates for stone between Woodleford and Portsmouth L.S.W.R.31 December 1901 rates w.e.f. 1 January 1902, (Other Associations 80/25/58; 1317/20/61).

Midland Railway Goods Department

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1901

Memorandum from F. G. Hole, General Manager (The Hotels Executive), and Gordon Yates (The Hotels Executive), room 114, St Pancras Chambers re corrections to the Christmas Cards. Dated 10th October 1949.

welcombe hotel, stratford-upon-avon, christmas cards

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1949

North British Railway printed memorandum form, filled in with Goods Department memorandum from Rose Lane to Skipton re a cellaring account, 22 January 1900.

North British Railway Goods department memorandum (supplied title)

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1900

Memorandum, West Riding Joint Committee, Great Northern & Great Central Railways, South Emswell Station, Querying invoice classification of salmon stone, 13 January 1903, (Other Associations 80/25/67; 1317/16/61).

West Riding Joint Committee

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1903

Memorandum, London & North Western Railway, (Goods Department), Harrow, "Please sign & return enclosed early & oblige", 17 January 1902, (Other Associations 80/25/52; 1317/7/61).

London & North Western Railway

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1902

Memorandum, Cheshire Lines Committee, Brunswick Gardens Station, Asking for authority to alter manifest 20 December 1901, (Other Associations 80/25/40; 1317/11/61).

Cheshire Lines Committee

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1901

Memoranda from Bodiam Station, Kent and East Sussex Railway to various LMS, L&NE and GWR goods re processing of invoices (8 items)

memorandum

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1947

Memorandum, East Yorkshire Union Railways, Enquiring about labels from N.E.R. tip wagons ex Tow Law, (Other Associations 80/25/41; 1317/5/61).

East Yorkshire Union Railways

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1901

London & North Eastern Railway A.R.P. Control Centre memorandum giving details of exemptions to compulsory participation in fire-watching schemes at King's Cross Station under the Fire Prevention (Business Premises) Order. Issued by the Station & Air Raid Master, 10 July 1942.

Fire Prevention (Business Premises) Order

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1942-07-10

Memoranda, paper, small file of memoranda re railways in WW2, as follows: memorandum from LMS Chief Accountant's Office to Sir William Wood re cash payments to the railway companies, 11 July 1940; memorandum from LMS Chief Accountant's Office to Sir William Wood re the LMS's cash position, 13 July 1940; memorandum re the Railway Control Agreement, 17 December 1941; RCH memorandum "History of Railways during the War - Position of the Railway Clearing House," May 1944. Exact provenance of these documents is unknown.

Small file of memoranda re railways in WW2 [supplied title]

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1940; 1941; 1944

Memorandum No 156 from Laister Dyke on the Great Northern Railway dated 6 July 1860 regarding the reports from the men on duty on the morning in question.

Memorandum No 156 from Laister Dyke on the Great Northern Ra

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1860

Memorandum, Caledonian Railway, Shieldmuir station, Advice of empty-wagon demiwage (Other Associations 80/25/38; 1317/10/61).

Caledonian Railway

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1901

Wirral Railway lost propery memo to Mr.Weaver at the Docks from J.H. Burns concerning henderson's & Sons lost box of kippers from the Glasgow to Liverpool trip on August 6th,

Wirral Railway lost property memo

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1903

Memorandum to F. G. Hole, General Manager (The Hotels Executive), and Gordon Yates (The Hotels Executive), room 114, St Pancras Chambers re The Printing of Christmas cards of Welcombe Hotel. Dated 30th September 1949

christmas cards

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1949

London & Birmingham Railway Memorandum. Dated 1842. Writing on both sides.

London & Birmingham Railway memorandum

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1842

Memorandum, North Staffordshire Railway, (Goods Department), Derby, Requesting reply to letter of 4 July 1903, 16 July 1903, (Other Associations 80/25/63; 1317/24/61).

North Staffordshire Railway Goods Department

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1903

Memorandum, Midland & Great Northern Railway (Joint Committee), City station Norwich, Advice of undercharge on stone load, 17 February 1903, (Other Associations 80/25/59; 1317/20/61).

Midland & Great Northern Railway (Joint Committee)

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1903

Memoranda from J H Burns, Traffic Manager, New Brighton, Wirral Railway, to Mr Weaver, Birkenhead Docks re. replacing machines on station by British United Automatic Machine Company Limited from 1st April 1903.

memoranda

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1903-04-27

Wirral Railway lost propery memo to Mr.Weaver at the Docks from J.H. Burns concerning Hepworth's Claim for £18.16.9 for an American Travelling Basket containing a family's clothes which was being conveyed between Morecambe and Sheffield. DAted 22nd jult 1903.

Wirral Railway lost property memo

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1903

Wirral Railway lost propery memo to Mr.Weaver at the Docks from J.H. Burns concerning a lost brief bag of Mr. Lind's. Dated 6th June 1903.

Wirral Railway lost property memo

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1903

Wirral Railway lost propery memo to Mr.Weaver at the Docks concerning a claim for 1 wooden box of luggage by Mr. E. Walker. This contained clothes, and books. It asks Mr. Weaver whether a similar case has been found on Birkenhead Docks. Dated 26th August 1903.

Wirral Railway lost property memo

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1903

Memorandum, Hull & Barnsley Railway, Alexandra Dock Station (Goods Department) Memo to Robin Hood 22 December 1901, (Other Associations 80/25/48; 1317/14/61).

Hull & Barnsley Railway

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1902

Memorandum from F. G. Hole, General Manager (The Hotels Executive), and Gordon Yates (The Hotels Executive), room 114, St Pancras Chambers re The Printing of Christmas cards of Welcombe Hotel. Dated 3rd October 1949

welcombe hotel, stratford-upon-avon

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1949

Memo by the Locomotive Drawing Office, London Midland & Scottish Railway, Horwich regarding the Comparison of Loads Drawn by Different Engines at 20 Miles per Hour. 17 November 1925.

Comparison of Loads Drawn by Different Engines at 20 Miles Per Hour.

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1925

Memorandum from F. G. Hole, General Manager (The Hotels Executive), and Gordon Yates (The Hotels Executive), room 114, St Pancras Chambers re the provision of Christmas Cards. Dated 1st October 1949.

christmas cards

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1949

Memorandum that J Hedges was employed as a Checker in the Traffic Department, Knebworth, by London & North Eastern Railway and that a checker is a reserved occupation, 25 July 1942;

LNER memo

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1942-07-25

Memorandum titled "Wearing of Corrective Glasses by Footplate Staff engaged on Diesel or Electric Traction or on Steam Shed and Shunting Work", issued by the British Transport Commission Railways Staff Conference, describing the agreement reached with the unions about wearing glasses and applications for tests, dated 17 May 1962.

Wearing of Corrective Glasses by Footplate Staff engaged on Diesel or Electric Traction or on Steam Shed and Shunting Work

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1962

Memorandum, Midland Railway and Metropolitan Railway (Goods Department). 1901-1903

Memorandum, Midland Railway and Metropolitan Railway (Goods

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1901-1903

LMS "Regulations under which Engineering Apprentices are employed in the Locomotive and Carriage & Wagon Workshops of the Chief Mechanical Engineer's Department," issued at Euston in January 1935. 4pp. Document number ERO 45956.

Regulations under which Engineering Apprentices are employed in the Locomotive and Carriage & Wagon Workshops of the Chief Mechanical Engineer's Department

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1935-01

Memorandum, paper, Indentification Marking of Sleepers, file copy of memo issued by the British Railways (Eastern Region) Civil Engineer, King's Cross, 4 Sep. 1950. Lists the different species of timber used in sleepers, including German Redwood imported from East Germany, and the identifying marks to be placed on them. Foolscap size.

Indentification Marking of Sleepers

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1950-09-04

Memorandum to Gordon Yates from F G Hole regarding the design of the Christmas Cards, dated 4th May 1951.

christmas cards

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1951

Memorandum from B Thompson, Accountant's Office, Keswick, Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway, to Mr Fawcett, Penrith, sending tickets for Keswick Races dated October 23rd, 1866.

keswick races

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1866

British Railways Board (Eastern Region) memorandum "Colliery Holidays 1963: Freight Train Alterations", issued 20 April 1963. 3pp.

Colliery Holidays 1963: Freight Train Alterations

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1963

Memorandum, Glasgow & South Western Railway, College Goods Station, Acknowledgemnt of RH7215 for Newmarket Haigh Colliery, 28 January 1902, (Other Associations 80/25/43; 1317/25/61).

Memorandum, Glasgow & South Western Railway

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1902

Memorandum, London & South Western Railway (Goods Department), Addlestone, "Please check accompanying overcharge voucher", 30 September 1882, (Other Associations 80/25/53; 1317/1/61).

London & South Western Railway

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1882

Wirral Railway lost property memo to Mr.Weaver at the Docks from J.H. Burns concerning Miss Wilkinson's enquiry after shoes she left on the park-New Brighton train. Dated 2nd June 1903.

Wirral Railway lost property memo

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1903