Series
British Transport Commission and British Railways Board: Operations and Director...
Catalogue reference: AN 183
What's it about?
AN 183
Records of the Operations and Director of Operations Departments. Includes files on the creation of operational policy including the introduction of significant new working practices, revisions of the rule book, the effects on operational policy...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AN 183
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Transport Commission and British Railways Board: Operations and Director of Operations Departments: Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1948-1994
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Operations and Director of Operations Departments. Includes files on the creation of operational policy including the introduction of significant new working practices, revisions of the rule book, the effects on operational policy of accidents, and problems with the use of rolling stock (e.g. slam doors, transport of nuclear waste, derailments of short wheelbase wagons).
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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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- British Railways Board, Operations Department, 1962-1984
- British Railways Board, Operations Directorate, 1984-1994
- British Transport Commission, Operations Department, 1948-1962
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 674 file(s)
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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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From 2001 British Railways Board
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- Series ran from 1949 to 1994
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accrulas expected
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- These records have been selected under acquisition policy criterion 2.2.1.2 (the management of the economy). The following records have been selected: Files on the creation of policy (significant changes to working practices). Major revisions of the rule book (as a result of significant incidents or demands by unions). Reports on accidents where they influenced policy changes. Introduction of significant new working practices involving unions at a national level (e.g.driver only operation). Policy on operation of rolling stock (e.g. slam doors, transport of nuclear waste, derailment of short wheelbase wagons).
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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 Operations Department existed from 1948-1994 . From 1948-1952 it was part of the Operating, Marine and Docks Division. After 1952 the head of department was responsible to a British Transport Commission or British Railways Board member. In 1984 the department became a directorate.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15671/
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British Transport Commission and British Railways Board: Operations and Director of Operations Departments: Records