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Series
Ministry of Transport, Finance Correspondence and Papers
Catalogue reference: MT 47
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MT 47
This series contains papers of Finance Divisions dealing with a variety of subjects, mainly control of railways and shipping in wartime, peacetime powers over railways, nationalization of inland transport, road development, the Road Fund and road...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MT 47
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Transport, Finance Correspondence and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1910-1996
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains papers of Finance Divisions dealing with a variety of subjects, mainly control of railways and shipping in wartime, peacetime powers over railways, nationalization of inland transport, road development, the Road Fund and road safety.
A few private papers of R H Hill relating to railway freight rebates are also included.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For later Transport statistics files see MT 65
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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)
- 763 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1967 Ministry of Transport
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11096/
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