Series
British Railways Board: Charterail Limited: Records
Catalogue reference: AN 204
What's it about?
AN 204
Records of the business and financial strategy and performance of Charterail, it's inception and winding up, and the operation of some of its principle contracts.
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 204
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Railways Board: Charterail Limited: Records
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Date (When the record was created)
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1978-1993
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the business and financial strategy and performance of Charterail, it's inception and winding up, and the operation of some of its principle contracts.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Chronological.
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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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- Charterail, 1990-1992
- Railfreight Distribution, 1988-1997
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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65 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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From 2002 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)
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Created under the British Railways Board and passed to British Railways (Residuary) Ltd in February 2001
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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1990-1992
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Non-accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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Selected to illustrate the social, economic and demographic condition of the UK. Selected records include Charterail board minutes and minutes of liaison meetings with Railfreight Distribution and British Rail, policy files on the creation and operation of the company, financial information including budgeting and investment, and records on traffic flows.
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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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Charterail was formed in 1990 as a joint venture between the British Railways Board, GKN Industrial Systems and City institutions. It hired locomotives and leased wagons from British Rail to operate freight services and had some success moving soft goods such as food and drink. Although it gained customers after the withdrawal of Speedlink in July 1991 it faced increasing financial difficulties and ceased operations in August 1992.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15932/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AN
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British Railways Board: Charterail Limited: Records