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Ministry of Transport, Traffic Signs Committee
Catalogue reference: MT 116
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MT 116
This series consists of minutes of meetings and circulated papers of the Traffic Signs Committee, which was appointed in 1961 to review traffic signs on all-purpose roads, and which reported in 1963. The Committee was assisted by a Ministry of...
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MT 116
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Transport, Traffic Signs Committee
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Date (When the record was created)
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1961-1963
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of minutes of meetings and circulated papers of the Traffic Signs Committee, which was appointed in 1961 to review traffic signs on all-purpose roads, and which reported in 1963. The Committee was assisted by a Ministry of Transport Working Party (which included representatives from the Road Research Laboratory) and their minutes and papers will also be found in this series.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Ministry of Transport, Traffic Signs Committee, 1961-1963
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17 file(s)
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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 1982 Department of Transport
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The Traffic Signs Committee under the Chairmanship of Sir Walter Worboys was appointed in December 1961 to review traffic signs on all-purpose roads (as distinct from motorways) including roads in urban areas, and to recommend what changes should be made. The Committee was assisted by a departmental working party of the Ministry of Transport which included representatives from the Road Research Laboratory. The working party carried out detailed field work and research and submitted working papers to the Committee.
The report together with recommendations was submitted to the Minister of Transport and the Secretary of State for Scotland on 18 April 1963 and published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Report of the Committee on All Purpose Roads, HMSO 1963
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11165/
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