Series
British Railways Board: Railfreight Distribution: Senior Officers Records
Catalogue reference: AN 206
What's it about?
AN 206
This series contains files of the directors of Railfreight Distribution and its predecessor, Freightliners Ltd. Most files originate from Ian A Brown, the Managing Director of Railfreight Distribution. Issues covered include; operating 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 206
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Railways Board: Railfreight Distribution: Senior Officers Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1981-1995
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files of the directors of Railfreight Distribution and its predecessor, Freightliners Ltd. Most files originate from Ian A Brown, the Managing Director of Railfreight Distribution.
Issues covered include; operating and marketing strategy; budgets, investment and financial performance; correspondence and agreements with customers, such as the car industry; management and development of regional freight terminals; preparations for the opening of the Channel Tunnel; joint ventures with UK and European partners, particularly in the field of intermodal or combined transport; the privatisation of Freightliner and restructuring of Railfreight Distruibution
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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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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Railfreight Distribution policy files AN 205
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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)
- Miscellaneous
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Railfreight Distribution, 1988-1997
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 390 file(s)
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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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From 2003 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)
- Created and held by the British Railways Board, passed to British Railways Board (Residuary) Ltd in February 2001
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- File series ran from 1988 to 1997
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Selected to illustrate the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK. Policy files and records on strategy have been selected. Personnel records and non-startegic records have not been selected.
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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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Railfreight Distribution was formed in October 1988 by the merger of Speedlink Distribution, Railfreight International and Freightliners Ltd. In 1991, under the Organising for Quality reforms, it became a separate business from Trainload Freight. The Speedlink service was withdrawn in July 1991 leaving Railfreight Distribution with the core business of Channel Tunnel and deep-sea container traffic. It was privatised in 1997.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15953/
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British Railways Board: Railfreight Distribution: Senior Officers Records