Series
British Railways Board: Railfreight Distribution: European Business
Catalogue reference: AN 207
What's it about?
AN 207
Contains policy files on the strategy for Channel Tunnel freight and freight transported by ferry and correspondence and discussions with key customers and with European train operators.
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 207
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Railways Board: Railfreight Distribution: European Business
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1984-1996
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Description (What the record is about)
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Contains policy files on the strategy for Channel Tunnel freight and freight transported by ferry and correspondence and discussions with key customers and with European train operators.
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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 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)
- English and French
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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)
- 259 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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In 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)
- Created and held by the British Railways Board until handed over to British Railways Board (Residuary) Ltd in February 2001.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- File series ran between 1988 to 1997
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Non-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 have been selected. records about staff and records of European organisations 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 European was formed in October 1988 assuming the responsibility for continental freight traffic formerly operated by Railfreight International. It was responsible for promoting freight routes into Europe by forming joint venture companies with European rail operators and the road haulage industry.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15954/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AN
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British Railways Board: Railfreight Distribution: European Business