Series
British Railways Board: Secretary's Department: Files
Catalogue reference: AN 192
What's it about?
AN 192
This series consists of records of policy decisions, relations with other bodies, the execution of the Board's business, and the structure and functions of the Board's enterprises.
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 192
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Railways Board: Secretary's Department: Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1932-1999
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of records of policy decisions, relations with other bodies, the execution of the Board's business, and the structure and functions of the Board's enterprises.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Pieces 1-958 are arranged in file reference order; pieces 959-1249 (unregistered papers) are grouped in subject sections
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Digital records originally in this series were transferred to AN 214 as part of the programme of migration of digital records at The National Archives in March 2008:
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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)
- 1272 files and papers
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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2002-2011 BRB (Residuary) Ltd
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- British Railways Board until 28 January 2001 when the Strategic Rail Authority' subsidiary British Railways Board (Residuary) Ltd inherited BRB property.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- File series ran from 1963 to 1998
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals expected
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Files on policy, high level discussions (internal and with outside bodies), and bearing on the social, economic and political fabric of the nation have been kept. Lesser material, information provided solely by other departments, and material available elsewhere (including minute series) have not been retained. 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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The Secretary's department came into being at the same time as the British Railways Board, 1963, and was the direct successor of the Chief Secretary's Department of the British Transport Commission. The department supported the Secretary to the Board in carrying out Board policy and maintaining records for the Board's use.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15791/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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British Railways Board: Secretary's Department: Files