Series
British Railways Board: British Rail International: Records
Catalogue reference: AN 189
What's it about?
AN 189
Records of British Rail International Ltd, some inherited from its predecessors, the Shipping and International Services Department (later Division) and the Director of International Marketing. The records include conferences with French national...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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AN 189
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Railways Board: British Rail International: Records
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Date (When the record was created)
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1967-1994
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of British Rail International Ltd, some inherited from its predecessors, the Shipping and International Services Department (later Division) and the Director of International Marketing. The records include conferences with French national railways (SNCF) and records of activities abroad, mainly in Europe but including Japan and North America.
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- British Rail International Ltd, 1987-1994
- British Railways Board, International Marketing Directorate, 1983-1987
- British Railways Board, Shipping and International Services Division, 1968-1983
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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39 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Created and maintained by the British Railways Board.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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File series ran from 1967 to 1994
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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No further accruals expected
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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Subjects of records selected include the development of major projects (e.g. the Channel Tunnel), negotiations with railways overseas, and mergers and privatisations. Acquisition criterion: the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK.
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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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British Rail International Ltd was set up in 1987 as an organisation to market British Rail abroad. It was the successor to the International Marketing Directorate, 1983-1987 which, in turn, had succeeded the Shipping and International Services Division, 1968-1983.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15757/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AN
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British Railways Board: British Rail International: Records