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British Railways Board: Controller Corporate Pensions and Co-ordinator Private Capital;...

Catalogue reference: AN 198

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AN 198

This series consists of records created by Christopher George Lewin. They cover the period during which he was Controller Corporate Pensions and incorporate records of investment in works of art by the British Railways (BR) Pension Fund. They...

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AN 198

Title
British Railways Board: Controller Corporate Pensions and Co-ordinator Private Capital; Papers of C G Lewin
Date

1974-1988

Description

This series consists of records created by Christopher George Lewin. They cover the period during which he was Controller Corporate Pensions and incorporate records of investment in works of art by the British Railways (BR) Pension Fund.

They also cover the period during which he was Coordinator Private Capital and and therefore incorporate records of the private sector involvement in services for BR and services provided in BR's sphere of enterprise, including the London-Heathrow rail link and the Liverpool Street and Broad Street re-development. The series also includes a study, by Lewin, of operational efficiency in BRB headquarters.

Arrangement

Broadly chronological.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Lewin, Christopher George, 1970-1970
Physical description

51 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

BRB (Residuary) Ltd

Custodial history

British Railways Board until February 2001; then British Railways Board (Residuary) Ltd

Accumulation dates

File series ran from 1974 to 1988.

Accruals

No further accruals expected.

Selection and destruction information

Only records of policy have been retained. They are kept under the appraisal criterion of the acquisitions policy related to the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK.

Administrative / biographical background

Christopher George Lewin became Controller, Corporate Pensions in 1973 having served in Corporate Pensions since 1970. He served on the Works of Art Investment Sub-committee. In 1978 he was seconded by C A Rose, board member for personnel, to undertake a study of operational efficiency at British Railways Board (BRB) headquarters.

In 1981 Lewin was appointed Coordinator of Private Capital, initially under the Finance Director, British Rail Investments Ltd, and later under the Director of Finance and Planning, BRB, and, from 1986, the Managing Director, Procurement and Special Projects, BRB.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15796/

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British Railways Board: Controller Corporate Pensions and Co-ordinator Private Capital; Papers of C G Lewin