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Notices of dismissal

Notices of dismissal

1883-1910
Leeds Dewsbury & Manchester Railway Morley Contract Volume 1: Daily Journal from Decr. 18 1846 to Augst. 14 1847

Leeds Dewsbury & Manchester Railway Morley Contract Volume 1: Daily Journal from Decr. 18 1846 to Augst. 14 1847

1846-12-18 -1847-08-14
Train Service between London & Scotland 1st July 1895 to 31st December 1896

Train Service between London & Scotland 1st July 1895 to 31st December 1896

1896
Bronze quart measure

Bronze quart measure

Volume entitled, 'A Handbook for Steam Railway Locomotive Enginemen', issued by the London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS), December 1931. Front cover in black embossed with word Questions for Enginemen.

A Handbook for Steam Railway Locomotive Enginemen

1931
British Railways North Eastern Region and British Rail Eastern Region clock record book no. 5, covers clock numbers 15134 - 18030, continues the LNER clock record book series, 1 volume.

British Railways North Eastern and British Railways Eastern Region clock record book no. 5

circa 1923-circa 1948
British Railways North Eastern Region and British Rail Eastern Region clock record book no. 4, covers clock numbers 13606 - 15134, continues the LNER clock record book series and appears to be part of BR 205/1 series records, 1 volume. The clocks are assigned a number, which was marked on the relevant clock, and details are given as to the clock’s location and type/dial size.

British Railways North Eastern and British Railways Eastern Region clock record book no. 4

circa 1948-circa 1983
[Bound volume comprising Thames Ironworks Historical Catalogue (1911) and Thames Iron Works Gazette (1911 May) / Thames Iron Works, Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. See /1 and /2 below]

Bound volume comprising Thames Ironworks Historical Catalogue (1911)

1911
David Joy's diary March 1825 - Autumn 1851.

Diary of David Joy, March 1825-Autumn 1851

1825-1851
Volume, paper with card covers, LNER Great Eastern Section Carriage Stock Book, London & North Eastern Railway. Volume listing carriage stock on the section of the LNER made up of the former GER, built between 1925 and 1930, with a few earlier coaches also recorded. Notes of alterations and disposals are dated up to 1958. Divided into First Class, Composites, Seconds, Thirds, Brake Seconds & Brake Thirds, Brakes and Miscellaneous Stock. Records number (with 1925 re-numbering added in), date built, "ac", drawing number, diagram number and particulars (e.g. alterations, transfers, disposals, where built if not at Stratford Works). Hand writing is similar to and book almost certainly follows on from GER Carriage Stock books [2010-7269 to 7274]. Almost certainly complied at Stratford Works.

LNER Great Eastern Section Carriage Stock Book

circa 1925-1958
Royal Train journey instructions and timings from the Passenger Train Office, 1st Floor, Western Tower, Reading. Royal rail journeys between 1959 and 1964 mostly starting or ending at London Paddington station to or from BR Western Region destinations. Includes instructions, specifications and timings, reasons for visits and the member of the royal family travelling. The briefing documents have been stuck into a credit account book with other documents such as staff notices of Royal Trains.

Royal Railway Journey Instructions and Timings

1959-1964
North Eastern Railway bound volume of printed agreements and wayleaves etc. with private firms and customers, for sidings, buildings on NER land, bridges, etc. etc. The agreements are numbered, and the date on which each one was cancelled has also been added. Part of a larger series of volumes.

Volume of Agreements and Wayleaves etc. (supplied title)

1871-1897
Volume, paper with leatherette-covered card covers and linen binding, G.E.R. Engine Book, circa 1921. Made up of printed proforma pages filled in with engine numbers, class, wheel arrangement and dates new, with a note of how many were extant in the GER fleet in Jan. 1921. Copy weight diagrams are mounted on the opposite pages. Inserted in the back is copy correspondence of L.C. Bowers, of the Locomotive Stores, Cambridge MPD, in response to the queries of Mr. R. Justin about a J37, a petrol shunter and S44 class locos, 1958-1959. Therefore the book may have belonged to Mr. Bowers.

GER Engine Book

circa 1921
General and Western Appendices to the Working Time Tables, Southern Railway (Western), 26 March 1934, 315 pages plus index, cloth covers, original cover green, green binding.

General and Western Appendices to the Working Time Tables, Southern Railway

1934
Volume, paper with buckram-covered card covers and leather spine, Register of Staff at Barnsley Station, 1900s-1950s. It is assumed that this volume comes from the main Barnsley Station which was co-owned by the L&YR and passed to the LMS and then British Railways. Entries give staff names and addresses, birth dates, dates of service entry, job, pay and next of kin. The entries have been updated to show transfers, resignations and retirements.

Register of Staff at Barnsley Station

1900-1959
Volume entitled 'The 1939 Callendar Steam Tables' compiled and edited by G. S. Callendar & A. C. Egerton, F.R.S. Second edition with new appendix on properties of compressed liquid water. 1944. Published by Edward Arnold & Co, London for the British Electrical & Allied Industries Research Association. Hardback maroon cover, 67 printed pages.

The 1939 Callender Steam Tables

1944
General Appendix to the Rules and Regulations and Working Time Tables with Sectional Appendix, London & North Eastern Railway (Scottish Area), 1 November 1947, 446 pages plus index, card covers, original colour blue (general), green (sectional), green binding.

General and Sectional Appendix, LNER (Scottish Area)

1947
Sectional Appendix to the Working Timetable and Books of Rules and Regulations, British Railways (North Eastern Region), Northern Section and Southern Section - bound together, 1 October 1960, 292 pages (North), 334 (South), cloth covers, original colour brown (North) and green (South), yellow binding.

Sectional Appendix to Working Timetable

1960
Volume, paper with board covers and leather binding, GWR accounts debtor notes, Jan. to Jul. 1917. Consists of notes of monies owed to particular accounts by other accounts, external clients, other companies etc. Each note is stuck in, and stamped with an entry date and number which presumably refers to a ledger. This volume was one of a large series as it is numbered 120. The original title has flaked off the spine. Shows how the company was funded, property owned, dividends calculated, work undertaken across all branches of the company, the cost and purpose of war work, claims for damage following accidents (in one case for one of its ships damaged during war work) and how the company supported the War Office and claimed payments, etc.

Great Western Railway accounts debtor notes

1917-01 to 1917-07
Volume, paper, Book of Special Stop Order forms, printed by the LNER, May 1937. The book mainly contains the duplicate forms, the top copies having been completed, torn out and passed to the train drivers. The forms were used at Bridge of Orchy station between February 1938 amd May 1972. Used by William Haining, signalman.

Book of Special Stop Order forms

1937-05
General Appendix to the Rules and Regulations and Working Time Tables with Sectional Appendix, London & North Eastern Railway (Southern Area), 1 November 1947, 579 pages plus index, card covers, original colour red, green binding.

General and Sectional Appendix, LNER (Southern Area)

1947
Bound volume of circular letters of instructions issued by the Railway Executive Committee during the First World War. The letters were issued between April 1915 and April 1917, and concern carriage of freight, pigeons etc., fares for service personnel, military traffic, accounts etc. The volume was compiled by the Accountant's Office of the Glasgow & South Western Railway.

Railway Executive Committee Instructions No. 2

1915-1917
Volume, paper with card covers covered in buckram, Notes et Renseignements sur le material des Chemins de fer francais, manuscript volume dated as 1864 in pencil on the title page, author as yet unknown. Contains diagrams and notes on French locomotives from the 1840s to 1863, and smaller sections on tenders, wagons and rails. Mostly in French. The diagrams bear figure numbers as if intended for publication. Various sheets of notes inserted, including 'Special condiions for the locomotive in France', descriptions of the drawings, notes on the meaning of LSWR discs and headlights, and sketches of various rails and fittings. Includes diagrams of early locomotives by English manufacturers including Stephenson, Crampton and Sharp Roberts. Some diagrams hand-drawn, some taken from printed sources.

Notes et Renseignements sur le material des Chemins de fer francais

1864
General Appendix to the Rules and Regulations and Working Time Tables with Sectional Appendix, London & North Eastern Railway (North Eastern Area), 1 November 1947, 444 pages plus index, card covers, original colour green, green binding.

General and Sectional Appendix, LNER (North Eastern Area)

1947
Volume, Register of names and numbers of locomotives on the principal railways of the United Kingdom, by C.F. Dendy Marshall, 1885

Register of names and numbers of locomotives on the principal railways of the United Kingdom

1885
Notebook, paper with card covers, APT-E Log 24-6-75 to 11-6-76. Log book containing handwritten entries by Ray Coleman, a BR engineer working on the APT-E project. Contains details of trial runs (including some on the Old Dalby test track), faults, performance etc. of the APT-E. Additional material has been inserted into the volume including a packet of prints, cuttings and articles, typed memoranda and instructions, graphs, drawings etc.

APT-E Log 24-6-75 to 11-6-76

1975-06-24-1976-06-11
Volume, paper, card, leather, Methley Joint Committee Minutes of Meetings from 1864 to 1865, documents assembled by R.R. Nelson, Secretary, West Yorkshire Railway, 1864-1865, and William Grinling, Accountant's Office, Great Northern Railway, 1865-1885. The volume contains correspondence, minutes, manuscript and printed account sheets. The Methley Joint Railway was run by a joint committee of the NER, L&YR and WYR. The GNR took over the WYR in 1865. The documents bound into this volume were assmbled first by the WYR, and then by the GNR Accountant's Office, where the volume appears to have been made ("Accountant" is engraved on the spine and cover).

Methley Joint Committee Minutes of Meetings from 1864 to 1865

1864-1885
Volume, leather-bound wooden covers with brass embossing, silk inner covering and paper pages, 'Address to Mr. Pakeman from the members of the Railway Superintendent's Conference, August 1892'. The address was presented to Mr. Pakeman to mark his retirement from the Conference, and is signed by representatives of all the railway companies. The address is highly decorative, with Pakeman's monogram (C.L.P. or L.C.P.) embossed on the cover, an illuminated title banner and decorative page borders.

Address to Mr. Pakeman

1892-08
Illustrated volume entitled 'Cable Equipment for the North Eastern Railway Electrification', a description of extra high tension mains, telephone, pilot & lighting cables manufactured & laid by Siemens Brothers & Co., Limited, July 1904.

Cable Equipment for the North Eastern Railway Electrification

1904
London Brighton & South Coast Railway. Volume compiled by J I Humphries, General Manager's Office, containing miscellaneous documents including reports, correspondence, notes, memoranda, cirulars, notices, proofs of tickets, examples of forms and stationery, etc. Compiled 1866-1873 but also includes documents dating back to 1842. 1 volume.

J I Humphries Archive, LBSCR

1866-1873
Two diaries marked ‘diary number 1’ dated 1845 and 1847 of Peter John Margary (1820-1896). The first diary mainly documents the construction of the Exeter-Powderham contract whilst the second diary documents work concerning atmospheric engine houses. The diaries include details of the construction of bridges, viaducts, stations and reservoirs including accounts of the Powderham Topsham railway station, the Exe bridge, Dainton siding and reservoir and the St Thomas viaduct. The diaries include accounts of Margary working at the office in his house in Dawlish, meetings with ‘Mr. Brunel’ at his office in Duke Street, they note dealings with other engineers of the South Devon Railway including Messrs Hammond, Harrison, Glennie. They include accounts of travelling on the atmospheric railway and on mail trains, accounts of frequent visits to atmospheric engine houses including Starcross and Torquay, details of meetings with men from Boulton and Watt to set up engines in Atmospheric engine houses.

Diary of Peter John Margary 1847

1847
Volume, paper, Crianlarich Book B Comm. 23/12/85, printed Train Register from Crianlarich Signal Box, with entries dated from 23 Dec. 1985 to 8 Feb. 1986. Used by William Haining, signalman at Crianlarich signal box.

Crianlarich B Comm. 23/12/85

1985-12-23-1986-02-08
Volume containing printed circulars and instructions from the Divisional Superintendent of Operation at Crewe, Motive Power Department at Crewe and the Chief Operating Manager's Department at Euston to the Motive Power Department at Preston, concerning the operation and maintenance of locomotives from Lostock Hall Engine Shed, February 1935-May 1939, 1 volume.

Volume containing printed circulars and instructions concerning the operation and maintenance of locomotives

1935-02-1939-05
South Eastern Railway manuscript volume from Ashford Works, "Journeys run by No. 1 Royal Saloon", February 1886 to February 1895. Contains hand-written descriptions of journeys, persons carried and destinations, mileage, notes on problems and technical points, transcripts of letters etc. concerning the Royal Saloon. The majority of the entries are signed by Richard B. Howard.

Journeys run by No. 1 Royal Saloon

1886-1895
Volume, paper with board covers, re-bound, Loco Engine Stock, Great Eastern Railway, manuscript copy kept by A.J. Hill, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GER, Stratford Works. Originally written up circa 1904, corrected to 1 April 1921 and again to 10 October 1923. Gives details of locomotives, their numbers, wheels, dimensions, brakes, dates of modifications, when broken up etc.

Loco Engine Stock

1904-1923
Hardback volume published by the British Transport Commission entitled 'South Wales Ports'. Includes rail connections and port facilities.

South Wales Ports

1948
General and Central-Eastern Appendices to the Working Time Tables. Southern Railway, 26 March 1934, General and Central EasternSectional appendix bound together with separate pagination, 322 pages plus indexes, cloth covers, original cover green, green binding.

General and Central-Eastern Appendices to the Working Time Tables

1934
Two diaries marked ‘diary number 1’ dated 1845 and 1847 of Peter John Margary (1820-1896). The first diary mainly documents the construction of the Exeter-Powderham contract whilst the second diary documents work concerning atmospheric engine houses. The diaries include details of the construction of bridges, viaducts, stations and reservoirs including accounts of the Powderham Topsham railway station, the Exe bridge, Dainton siding and reservoir and the St Thomas viaduct. The diaries include accounts of Margary working at the office in his house in Dawlish, meetings with ‘Mr. Brunel’ at his office in Duke Street, they note dealings with other engineers of the South Devon Railway including Messrs Hammond, Harrison, Glennie. They include accounts of travelling on the atmospheric railway and on mail trains, accounts of frequent visits to atmospheric engine houses including Starcross and Torquay, details of meetings with men from Boulton and Watt to set up engines in Atmospheric engine houses.

Diary of Peter John Margary 1845

1845
Sectional Appendix to the Working Timetable and Books of Rules and Regulations, British Rail (Southern Region, South Eastern Division, Central Section and Western Section - bound together), 1 October 1960, 158 pages (SE) 160 (Central) 249 (Western), cloth covers, original colour green (SE) yellow (Central) brown (Western), yellow binding.

Sectional Appendix to Working Timetable

1960
Sectional Appendix to Working Timetable and Books of Rules and Regulations, British Railways (London Midland Region, Northern Section), June 1969, cloth covers, 288 pages plus large number of supplements bound in, original colour red, yellow binding.

Sectional Appendix to Working Timetable

1969
Volume, Private and Not for Publication, issued by the London & North Western Railway (LNWR), 'The Accounts Instruction Book for the Guidance of Station Masters, Goods Agents and Others in the Preparation of Their Accounts &c', 1908.

Accounts Instruction Book

1908
Great Eastern Railway Employees' Accident Benevolent Fund Index giving particulars of cases in which application has been made for grants, 1913 to 1923. Divided into alphabetical sections, then each section arranged chronologically by date of the Fund committee meeting which awarded the compensation. Each entry gives the employee's name, occupation, department, station, nature of injury, date of injury, date of committee meeting which awarded compensation, and remarks, usually detailing compensation amounts or treatment.

Employees' Accident Benevolent Fund - Index giving particulars of cases in which application has been made for grants

1913-1923
Volume, card, paper, Ledger of Fireman / Driver Dennis Brooks - 1, 17 August 1937 to 17 February 1964. Manuscript entries record the date, the name of Brooks' crew-mate, destination and start of shift time, also note of other activities such as diesel training, leave etc. The back contains a weekly pay record from March 1944 to March 1964.

Ledger of Fireman / Driver Dennis Brooks - 1

1937-1964
Volume, card, paper, Ledger of Fireman / Driver Dennis Brooks - 2, 20 August 1958 to 7 May 1981. Manuscript entries record the date, the name of Brooks' crew-mate, destination and start of shift time, also note of other activities such as Deltic training, leave etc. The back contains a weekly pay record from March 1944 to 1982. This ledger covers the period from when Driver Brooks became a regular locomotive driver. The later entries in the log are much sparser as Driver Brooks had heart problems and was relegated to shunting duties at Doncaster.

Ledger of Fireman / Driver Dennis Brooks - 2

1958-1981
Volume, paper with board covers, rebound and re-covered, GER Carriage Stock - Thirds, entries begin in 1901, with amendments made up to circa 1956. Details GER third class carriages, their numbers, drawing and diagram references, compartments, suburban or main service, dates of modifications, dates of disposal. Second of two volumes listing third class carriages.

GER Carriage Stock - Thirds

circa 1901-circa 1958
Volume, paper with board covers, rebound and re-covered, GER Carriage Stock - Saloon & First, written circa 1904, entries backdated to 1875 with amendments made up to circa 1940. Details GER saloon and first class carriages, their numbers, drawing and diagram references, compartments, suburban or main service, dates of modifications, dates of disposal.

GER Carriage Stock - Saloon & First

circa 1904-circa 1940
Volume, paper with board covers, rebound and re-covered, GER Carriage Stock - Brake Thirds & Brakes, written up circa 1902, entries backdated to 1875, with amendments made up to circa 1958. Details GER brake third class and brake carriages, their numbers, drawing and diagram references, compartments, suburban or main service, dates of modifications, dates of disposal.

GER Carriage Stock - Brake Thirds & Brakes

circa 1902-circa 1958
Volume, paper with board covers, rebound and re-covered, GER Carriage Stock - Miscellaneous: Mail Vans, Carriage Trucks, Horseboxes, Cattle Boxes, Milk Vans, Fish Vans, written up circa 1902, entries backdated to 1870, with amendments made up to circa 1948. Details GER Mail Vans, Carriage Trucks, Horse Boxes, Cattle Boxes, Milk Vans, Fish Vans, their numbers, drawing and diagram references, compartments, suburban or main service, dates of modifications, dates of disposal. Some vehicle lengths also given.

GER Carriage Stock - Miscellaneous: Mail Vans, Carriage Trucks, Horseboxes, Cattle Boxes, Milk Vans, Fish Vans

circa 1902-circa 1948
Appendix to working time tables, North Staffordshire Railway, 1 May 1920, paper covers, 114 pages, original colour off-white, red binding.

Appendix to the working time tables

1920
Appendix to the book of Rules and Regulations and to the Working Time Tables. Southern Railway (Isle of Wight), 2 February 1930, 94 pages, cloth covers, original cover blue, green binding.

Appendix to the Working Time Table -SR (Isle of Wight)

1930