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Papers, drawings and photographs concerning ambulance trains

circa 1937-1952

Papers accompanying George Medal awarded to George Frederick Keen

1942

Table of switch and crossing leads etc.

1933

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

Papers of P.C. Dewhurst

1890-1949

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

1875

Hackworth Family Papers & Patents

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

circa 1900-circa 1955

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

Papers that detail figures and data regarding dyes and textiles in 1930. 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.

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

Morton Collection: Wool samples stitched on net and muslin

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.

Wooden case of papers

1822-1905

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

Additional Papers of Tom Purvis

1910s-1980s

Papers of William Laight Applin

1893-1898

Ready reckoner for rates of coal

1957

Brockelbank Automatic Coupling System papers

1873-1911

Reports and papers of Dr M.R.Bonavia

Hackworth Family Papers

Hackworth Family Papers

Papers re establishment of submarine electric telegraph between Dover & Calais

1845-1849

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

1891-1934

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

1891-1934

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

1891-1934

Records of Robert Stephenson & Company

1823-c1960

pH indicator papers

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

Collection of patent applications. Part of the Morton Collection.

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

1960s
Collection of Stewart Johnson Crispin, structural engineer. Comprises lecture notes, drawings, 35mm colour slides, 2 1/4 inches glass slides and typed papers collected and compiled by S.J. Crispin between 1929 and 1985 on various aspects of civil engineering, particularly railways and mining in Cornwall. Includes unpublished surveys of the viaducts and bridges on the Great Western Railway between Paddington and Penzance (main line and branches), c.350 glass slides and c.130 35mm colour slides re Cornwall Railway and aspects of Cornish industrial archaeology.

Stewart Johnson Crispin Papers

circa 1929-1985
Papers, manuscript and typed etc., Papers relating to Driver W.T. "Bill" Starvis of Camden Shed. The papers include letters while in service, photographs, newspaper cuttings etc., including his accompanying the Royal Scot locomotive to Butlins, newspaper reports on his low pension, commendations, opening of a local pub, etc. The papers were gathered by his daughter Ms. Kathleen Starvis, and support the set of his driving diaries previously donated.

Papers relating to Driver W.T. "Bill" Starvis of Camden Shed

1950-1969
Papers, paper, card, Papers of James Royston, BR (LMR) Divisional Traffic Manager. Includes material on the Blue Pullman service, first phase of the WCML electrification, his career, etc. Outline list available. 1 archive box.

Papers of James Royston

1924-1970
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
Papers, paper, card, file of papers relating to R.A. Riddles, 1940s to 1960s. File includes photographs, notes, articles, certificates, notebooks. Currently in 1 archive box.

Papers relating to R.A. Riddles

1940s-1960s
Papers of Peter Kenneth Kersey, Senior Inspector, BR(SR) CM&EE's Department. Mr. Kersey joined the SR at Lancing Works in 1945, and took redundancy in 1988. During his career he attended at accidents, prepared vehicles for Lord Mountbatten's funeral train and for moves from Clapham to York. Papers include career papers, annotated images of accidents mainly involving BR(SR) EMUs, manuscript course notes, breakdown crane manuals, files on the Mountbatten train and York moves, various printed instruction books etc. Currently in 3 archive boxes.

Papers of Peter Kenneth Kersey

1947-1989
Collection of railway publicity material - four archive boxes.

Collection of railway publicity material

1960-1999
Loose papers removed from 2000-8392 (AA/A/16/8) including lists of Class A1/X, D1, E1, J1, J2 and L locomotives, no date, 1 bundle, Brighton Locomotive Works Drawing Office.

Loose papers removed from 2000-8392 (AA/A/16/8) including lists of Class A1/X

[Papers (1956-1979) on high-speed photography / compiled by G.H. Lunn. Include minutes, correspondence and memos re the organisation, activities and conferences of British National Committee (later the Association) for High Speed Photography. Also some printed proceedings and abstracts of papers, presented to the International Congresses on High Speed Photography. 5 boxes. Listing available]

Papers (1956-1979) on high-speed photography / compiled by G.H. Lunn. Include minutes

1956-1979
GWR General Strike papers May 1926, typescripts, as follows: Reproductions of 12 public bulletins issued during the Strike, 6-14 May (in a wrapper illustrated with the GWR coat of arms and a coloured Union Jack); copies of notices, posters and instructions issued by the General Manager; minutes of the Chief Officers' Conference meetings of 6, 7 and 8 May; reports issued from Paddington Station, 4-11 May.

Great Western Railway General Strike Papers

1926-05
Papers of J. L. Harrington, General Manager of British Rail Shipping & International Services Division, concerning ship building & plans for building a Channel Tunnel, 1888-1973. Comprises of 4 archive boxes and a photographic album of the launch of ship TSMV Arran, 1953.

Papers of J L Harrington

1888-1973
Assorted handbills and notices issued by South Eastern & Chatham Railway relating to the exchange rate of French currency for soldiers in uniform at Victoria.

Papers relating to the exchange rate of French Currency

1915-1919
Memoranda from the Great Western Railway Locomotive and Carriage Department, Swindon Station, 3 October 1895, regarding wagons. List of Severn & Wye & Severn Bridge Railway Rolling Stock Merchandise and Minerals, including wagon numbers, description, wheels, date originally built, makers and remarks.

Papers relating to the Severn & Wye and Severn Bridge Railway Company

1895
List of rolling stock locomotive engines giving names and details of locomotives, original costs and some notes on condition. Also includes memoranda and list of workmen employed at the Great Western & Midland Railway Joint Severn & Wye & Severn Bridge Railway Locomotive Deapartment 2 September 1895.

Papers relating to the Severn & Wye & Severn Bridge Railway

1895
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, 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
The Thomas Beckett Isle of Man Railway Collection consisting of brochures, timetables, leaflets, tickets, postcards and materials relating to the island railways, contained with 18 albums.

Isle of Man Railway Collection

Three items relating to Henry Chappell, GWR staff poet: i) Printed copy of poem by Chappell "Once On A Time", written in aid of "Uncle Fred's" Joy Parcel Fund, 1922 ii) letter, Henry Chappell (80 Wells Road, Bath), to R.A. Green-Armytage (5 Queen's Parade, Bath), soliciting Green-Armytage's assistance in making an approach to Viscount Churchill to recover Chappell's late father's money from his GWR shares, 4 September 1929, 3 sheets with envelope iii) small cutting about a meeting with Chappell and the reprinting of his poem "The Day" in the Daily Express.

Three items relating to Henry Chappell

1922; 1929