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British Railways Board: London Rail Development Projects: Correspondence and papers

Catalogue reference: AN 211

What's it about?

AN 211

Records of policy, strategic planning and correspondence concerning London Rail Development projects of the 1980s and 1990s, including Thameslink 2000, CrossRail and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.

Full description and record details

Reference
AN 211
Title
British Railways Board: London Rail Development Projects: Correspondence and papers
Date
1975-1997
Description

Records of policy, strategic planning and correspondence concerning London Rail Development projects of the 1980s and 1990s, including Thameslink 2000, CrossRail and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.

Arrangement

Broadly chronological

Related material

For records of Network SouthEast see: AN 188

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
British Railways Board, 1963-2001
Physical description
312 file(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure
Immediate source of acquisition

In 2004 BRB (Residuary) Ltd

Custodial history
Created by the British Railways Board and passed to British Railways Board (Residuary) Ltd in February 2001.
Accumulation dates
1980-1997
Accruals
This series is not accruing
Selection and destruction information
Illustrating the social, economic and demographic condition of the UK. Records selected to show the strategic development of major rail schemes for London, particularly Thameslink, CrossRail and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.
Administrative / biographical background

The London regional project managers were officers of the Network SouthEast sector.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15996/

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British Railways Board: London Rail Development Projects: Correspondence and papers