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Series
London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company and British Railways: Research Department:...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 792
What's it about?
RAIL 792
The technical reports in this series deal with research into materials of construction and the behaviour of locomotives, rolling stock, track, canals and buildings.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 792
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Title (The name of the record)
- London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company and British Railways: Research Department: Engineering Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1931-1951
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Description (What the record is about)
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The technical reports in this series deal with research into materials of construction and the behaviour of locomotives, rolling stock, track, canals and buildings.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
This series is organised alphabetically by author and then by former departmental reference.
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- London Midland Region of British Railways, Scientific Research Department, 1948-1951
- London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company, Scientific Research Department, 1933-1948
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1057 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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British Railways Board
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Transferred from the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company to the British Transport Commission in 1948, then to the British Railways Board in 1963.
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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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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The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company Scientific Research Department commenced operation on 1 January 1933. It consisted of six technical sections (Chemical, Physics, Metallurgical, Engineering, Paints and Textiles) and a library information service. The organisation continued after nationalisation, under the control of the London Midland Region of British Railways, until the formation of the Railway Executive's Research Department in 1951.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12980/
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