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Register of drivers, many of whom joined the company as firemen or cleaners. Gives...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 23/49
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This record is about the Register of drivers, many of whom joined the company as firemen or cleaners. Gives... dating from [1888-1908] in the series Barry Railway Company. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 23/49
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1888-1908]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Register of drivers, many of whom joined the company as firemen or cleaners.
Gives details of name, date entered service, occupation, dates of attaining different grades as firemen or drivers, and remarks including names of stations at which based and information on departure from service.
Pencil additions often give what appear to be date of birth and age on entering service.
Piece described at item level.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arranged roughly by the date the individual became a spare pilot driver.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also RAIL 23/51
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- BRY15/4
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Railways
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1819636/
Series information
RAIL 23
Barry Railway Company
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