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Series
Various companies: Royalty and Royal Trains: Records
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1010
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RAIL 1010
This series contains records of the Great Western Railway Company relating to the royal train, its dealings with the royal family concerning travel arrangements, and the funeral of George V. It also contains records of the London, Midland and...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 1010
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Title (The name of the record)
- Various companies: Royalty and Royal Trains: Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1897-1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of the Great Western Railway Company relating to the royal train, its dealings with the royal family concerning travel arrangements, and the funeral of George V. It also contains records of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway relating to the royal train.
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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 collected from different sources and thus there is no unified system of former reference. The papers have been grouped in chronological order under a main title which gives the railway company from which the papers originate, followed by the event or subject.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For related railway records concerning ceremonial and royal events, see: AN 9 AN 10
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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)
- 20 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13186/
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