Series
British Railways Board: Director Channel Tunnel and Predecessors: Records
Catalogue reference: AN 191
What's it about?
AN 191
This series consists of records about the high level policy planning of the Channel Tunnel, its financial and technical feasibility, and its effect on the environment. The series includes records of liaison between the British Railways Board and...
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 191
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Railways Board: Director Channel Tunnel and Predecessors: Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1957-1994
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of records about the high level policy planning of the Channel Tunnel, its financial and technical feasibility, and its effect on the environment. The series includes records of liaison between the British Railways Board and French railways, the British Channel Tunnel Company and the Channel Tunnel Study Company.
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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, Director Channel Tunnel, 1986-1994
- British Railways Board, Director of International Marketing, 1963-1986
- British Transport Commission, 1947-1962
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 637 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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2002-2004 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 Transport Commission to 1963; British Railways Board to January 2001 when BRB (Residuary) Ltd (a subsidiary of the Strategic Rail Authority) took over the remaining responsibilities of the BRB.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- File series ran from 1957 to 1985
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is not accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Records selected include; liaison between BRB and SNCF including working groups, proposals for routes and terminals including the affect of the tunnel on Kent, financial and technical feasibility of the various proposals, the British Channel Tunnel Company Ltd and the Channel Tunnel Study Company, traffic forecasts, safety, customs and immigration and the affect on ferry services and ports. Acquisition criteria: impact on the physical environment and 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 title Director Channel Tunnel originated in 1986. Before that responsibility rested with the Director International Marketing.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15792/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AN
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British Railways Board: Director Channel Tunnel and Predecessors: Records