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Bringing the Bethnal Green disaster to light
The government tried to keep the details of the Bethnal Green Tube shelter disaster of 1943 private – but a court case brought the terrible story to light.
Series
Co-ordinating of London Passenger Transport Correspondence and Papers
Catalogue reference: MT 46
What's it about?
MT 46
This series contains papers relating to preliminary discussions and negotiations on the co-ordination of public transport in London, bill papers leading to the London Passenger Transport Act 1933 and the formation of the London Passenger Transport Board.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MT 46
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Title (The name of the record)
- Co-ordinating of London Passenger Transport Correspondence and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1926-1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains papers relating to preliminary discussions and negotiations on the co-ordination of public transport in London, bill papers leading to the London Passenger Transport Act 1933 and the formation of the London Passenger Transport Board.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The papers have been grouped as follows:
Ministerial papers; Negotiations; London Passenger Transport Bills; and the formation of London Passenger Transport Board.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 145 file(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Transport management
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Ministry of Transport, 1959-1970, in 1967
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11095/
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Co-ordinating of London Passenger Transport Correspondence and Papers
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