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Series
Transport Charges Consultative Committees
Catalogue reference: MT 77
What's it about?
MT 77
This series consists of the proceedings of special committees, appointed by the Minister of Transport to consider applications from transport undertakings for increases in rail, road, etc. charges in London and elsewhere.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MT 77
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Title (The name of the record)
- Transport Charges Consultative Committees
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Date (When the record was created)
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1940-1950
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of the proceedings of special committees, appointed by the Minister of Transport to consider applications from transport undertakings for increases in rail, road, etc. charges in London and elsewhere.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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6 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 1977-2014 Department 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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- Topics
- Litigation
- Transport management
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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These committees were formed of permanent members of the Railway Rates Tribunal (later the Transport Tribunal) to advise the Minister of Transport at his request on applications from transport undertakings for increases in charges.
The committees conducted inquiries into proposed increases and advised on the best means of increasing charges on road, rail, dock and canal charges.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11126/
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