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Records of Robert Stephenson & Company

Records of Robert Stephenson & Company

1823-c1960
Papers, drawings and photographs concerning ambulance trains

Papers, drawings and photographs concerning ambulance trains

circa 1937-1952
Brockelbank Automatic Coupling System papers

Brockelbank Automatic Coupling System papers

1873-1911
British Railways (Eastern Region) Minutes and Papers re Diesel Locomotives

British Railways (Eastern Region) Minutes and Papers re Diesel Locomotives

1960s
Collection of material relating to the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway

Collection of material relating to the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway

1875
Additional Papers of Tom Purvis

Additional Papers of Tom Purvis

1910s-1980s
Papers of William Laight Applin

Papers of William Laight Applin

1893-1898
Hackworth Family Papers

Hackworth Family Papers

Wooden case of papers

Wooden case of papers

1822-1905
Yorath Lewis Archive: "Never Stop Railway": collection of drawings

Yorath Lewis Archive: "Never Stop Railway": collection of drawings

circa 1900-circa 1955
Morton Collection: Wool samples stitched on net and muslin

Morton Collection: Wool samples stitched on net and muslin

Papers re establishment of submarine electric telegraph between Dover & Calais

Papers re establishment of submarine electric telegraph between Dover & Calais

1845-1849
Paper packet containing samples of filter papers by Carl Schleicher & Schull

Paper packet containing samples of filter papers by Carl Schleicher & Schull

Hackworth Family Papers & Patents

Hackworth Family Papers & Patents

Table of switch and crossing leads etc.

Table of switch and crossing leads etc.

1933
Correspondence relating to dye making and advertising arising from James Morton’s letter to the press, November 1916. Part of the Morton collection.

Correspondence relating to dye making and advertising arising from James Morton’s letter to the press, November 1916. Part of the Morton collection.

Hackworth Family Papers

Hackworth Family Papers

Papers accompanying George Medal awarded to George Frederick Keen

Papers accompanying George Medal awarded to George Frederick Keen

1942
Collection of patent applications. Part of the Morton Collection.

Collection of patent applications. Part of the Morton Collection.

Papers relating to Morton's article on 'fast dyes and dyeing' for the Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, 1928-1929.

Papers relating to Morton's article on 'fast dyes and dyeing' for the Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, 1928-1929.

pH indicator papers

pH indicator papers

Papers that detail figures and data regarding dyes and textiles in 1930. Part of the Morton Collection.

Papers that detail figures and data regarding dyes and textiles in 1930. Part of the Morton Collection.

Papers relating to James Morton’s visit to the USA in 1945. Part of the Morton collection.

Papers relating to James Morton’s visit to the USA in 1945. Part of the Morton collection.

Ready reckoner for rates of coal

Ready reckoner for rates of coal

1957
Papers of P.C. Dewhurst

Papers of P.C. Dewhurst

1890-1949
Misc. items and papers of Mr.E.J. Morris

Misc. items and papers of Mr.E.J. Morris

Correspondence, reports, notes etc., on India visit, 1920-1921, with folder on German dye trade with India, pre World War One (see also 1978-113/108). Part of the Morton Collection.

Correspondence, reports, notes etc., on India visit, 1920-1921, with folder on German dye trade with India, pre World War One (see also 1978-113/108). Part of the Morton Collection.

Notebook made out by R.S.E Hannay showing analysis of various F.N.F trials

Notebook made out by R.S.E Hannay showing analysis of various F.N.F trials

Reports and papers of Dr M.R.Bonavia

Reports and papers of Dr M.R.Bonavia

Membership certificate issued by London & North Western Railway Provident & Pension Society to Mr Percy E Lewis

Membership certificate issued by London & North Western Railway Provident & Pension Society to Mr Percy E Lewis

1891-1934
membership certificate issued by London & North Western Railway Insurance Society to Mr Percy Edwin Lewis

membership certificate issued by London & North Western Railway Insurance Society to Mr Percy Edwin Lewis

1891-1934
Certificate issued by London & North Western Railway Company to Mr P E Lewis

Certificate issued by London & North Western Railway Company to Mr P E Lewis

1891-1934
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
Papers, paper, card, linen (drawings), leather and buckram (volume bindings), Archives of Davies & Metcalfe, 1880s-1960s. The archive consists of drawings, registers, order books, index cards, detail sheets, progressive number books, trade and other printed material. The archive covers Davies & Metcalfe's production of steam and vaccuum brakes and other components and one-off productions such as a car gear boxes, but not their one order for locomotives or air brakes.

Archives of Davies & Metcalfe

1880s-1960s
Collection of documents and papers relating to British Rail's Total Operations Processing System (TOPS) for the computerised controlling of traffic, circa 1973 to 1979. Includes files, reports, handbooks, manuals, forms, cards etc. The material was originally used on board BR Training Coach no. TDW 80976. 18 boxes and outsize items.

Total Operations Processing System (TOPS) collection

circa 1973-1979
Papers of Col. Michael Cobb, circa 1970 to circa 2000. Col. Cobb was the author of 'The Railways of Great Britain: A Historical Atlas', which superimposes the rail network onto OS maps and adds opening and closure dates, name changes, companies etc. etc. The Atlas is a major reference work and contains a wealth of historical detail. The papers consist of drafts, correspondence and supporting material. NB - requires appraising, weeding and sorting.

Papers of Col. Michael Cobb

circa 1970-circa 2000
Papers of Brian Reed, railway historian, concerning diesel locomotives and locomotive builders including trade catalogues, publicity brochures, articles, correspondence and research notes, c1930-1970. Includes material relating to private manufacturing companies such as North British Locomotive Co, Armstrong Whitworth and material relating to foreign railways in America, Spain, France, Netherlands, Italy, Germany and Luxembourg. Brief scanned list on project file 30 boxes.

Papers of Brian Reed

1930-1970
[Papers of George Constantinesco, c. 1910-1962. Containing correspondence, manuscript notes, photographs, drawings, patent specifications and printed leaflets relating to Constantinesco's work re interrupter gear, application of sonics, the torque converter, railcars, feron etc. Collection not yet listed]

Papers of George Constantinesco

circa 1910-1960s
Collection of miscellaneous manuscript and printed papers regarding life and work of mechanical engineer David Joy (1825-1903). Includes retrospectively written personal manuscript diaries (illustrated) for the years 1851-56 and 1874-93. See also items held under inventory numbers 1983-681 (an earlier diary) and 1894-233 (a photo) for other items which, with this collection of papers, form the Joy archive. Please contact Search Engine for a list.

David Joy Papers

1850-1908
File of papers, paper, card, Papers of John Dixon Abbott - " Motor Rail Ltd. Notes of Historic Interest and Exhibits", 1910-1927, compiled by Mr. Abbott in 1959. Mr. Abbott was the inventor of the 'Simplex' reversing gearbox, and founder with his father John Abbott of The Motor Rail & Tramcar Co. which made Simplex locomotives, petrol-driven double-ended locomotives, usually narrow gauge, employing the gearbox. The papers consist of 18 'exhibits' - brochures, photographs, cuttings and notes illustrating Simplex locomotives along with explanatory notes by John Dixon Abbott. There is particular emphasis on the role of Simplexes in WW1. There is also a history of the firm

Papers of John Dixon Abbott - Motor Rail Ltd. Notes of Historic Interest and Exhibits

1910-1927; 1959
Papers and correspondence largely related to Nicholas Stanley’s efforts to trace CO Stanley's archive and to commission a biography, 1996-2002 with some miscellaneous material from 1930s-1970s.

CO Stanley archive, Box 21

[Papers relating to the life and work of Dr. (James) Stanley Hey, particularly his work in radioastronomy]

Papers relating to the life and work of Dr. (James) Stanley Hey

1901-2000
Collection of papers, operating manuals and component specifications for the maintenance and operation of ROSA BOSOM, Radio Operated Simulated Actress, by Bruce Lacey, 1965.

Papers and operating manuals for ROSA BOSOM robot by Bruce Lacey

1965
Papers of H M Whitcombe, c1970-1983, preliminary sketches and drawings, correspondence, copy drawings and other working papers concerning a series of oil paintings of early locomotives by H M Whitcombe. These paintings are illustrated in "After Rocket: The Forgotten Years 1830-1870" by H M Whitcombe, published in 1981. Twenty-seven of these paintings are held in the NRM Pictorial Collection. 2 boxes.

Papers of H M Whitcombe

1970-1983
Papers, books and maps of Stanley Waugh accumulated during his railway career as a Traffic Apprentice, Station Master, Passenger Sales Assistant and Head of Passenger Development Section at Development, West Hartlepool, Kirkby Stephen, York, etc., 1922-1973, 1 box of papers, 5 volumes/leaflets and 5 maps.

papers of stanley waugh

1922-1973
Papers from British Railways Eastern Region Chief Mechanical & Electrical Engineer, 3 items. Comprising of 1.Correspondence relating to the sale of locomotive no. 60103 (4472) 'Flying Scotsman' to A F Pegler, May 1962-June 1967. 2. Register of experiments and file of loose papers for Doncaster, Stratford, Darlington, & Gorton offices, June 1949-April 1967. 3. Loose papers and correspondence from the experiments (above) concerning standard procedures for dealing with rolling stock experiments, April 1949-September 1956.

British Railways Eastern Region Sale of Flying Scotsman papers

1962-1967, and 1949-1971
Papers, vacuum brake patent papers, Sydney H. Morden, Edward S. Luard, Vacuum Brake Co. Ltd. Consolidated Brake & Engineering Co. Ltd., etc., circa 1906 to 1917. Collection of legal documents, printed patent specifications, drawings, correspondence, press advertisements etc. relating to patents for vacuum brake apparatus taken out by Sydney H. Morden, Edward S. Luard, the Vacuum Brake Co., the Consolidated Brake & Engineering Co. Ltd., and others. Includes copies of Morden's grant of patents in Argentina, the Transvaal, Australia, Natal and the Cape of Good Hope Colony; various drawings and letters re apparatus for Madras Railways; correspondence with G.F. Redfern, Patent Agent, re Hungarian patents, etc. Dating between circa 1906 and 1917.

Vacuum Brake Patent Papers

circa 1906-circa 1917
Papers of John Dowling, Chief Mechanical Engineer, GEC Traction, including design proposals and papers, files concerning projects and visits, photographs, publicity material, sketches and drawings, c1951-1992, 9 boxes, 33 rolls.

Papers of John Dowling

1951-1992
Papers, paper, card, plastic, Southern Electrification Papers of Alan Hawes, 1912-1995. Papers collected by BR engineer Alan Hawes during the course of his career. includes material covering the LSWR origins of the Souther electrification scheme including Alfred Raworth's notebook, various reports and papers giving development of electrification, various photos, manuals etc. covering development of rolling stock. Box list available, 5 boxes.

Southern Electrification Papers of Alan Hawes

1912-1995
Papers of John Alan Broughall, British Transport Commission Assistant Chief Electrical Engineer. Papers include electrification material and personal material. Includes papers written by John Alan Broughall focusing on railway electrification; correspondence including confidential letters from HG Ivatt and the Railway Executive, letter of resignation, notes of salary increase; photographs including groups of staff at Derby, groups at conferences and visits; menus; private papers such as obituaries, wedding invites; records relating to education including school reports; records relating to the First and Second World Wars; records relating to John Alan Broughall’s brother Laurence St Clair Broughall

Papers of John Alan Broughall

1910-1965