Series
British Railways Board: Members' Papers
Catalogue reference: AN 18
What's it about?
AN 18
These British Railways Board members' papers include mainly drafts of speeches, of Dr, later Baron, Beeching as chairman of the board, 1962-1965. Also included are newspaper cuttings and a final printed edition of The Reshaping of British Railways.
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 18
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Railways Board: Members' Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1961-2000
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Description (What the record is about)
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These British Railways Board members' papers include mainly drafts of speeches, of Dr, later Baron, Beeching as chairman of the board, 1962-1965. Also included are newspaper cuttings and a final printed edition of The Reshaping of British Railways.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
AN 18/1-4 are listed in the order of the reference given them by the former British Transport Historical Records Office. Other pieces are listed as they are transferred to the Public Record Office.
Drafts of Dr Beeching's speeches to various organisations are listed in the numerical order in which Dr Beeching filed them.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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2311 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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1979-2011 British Railways Board
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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No further accruals expected
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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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Dr Richard Beeching (1913-1985) was Chairman of the British Railways Board (BRB) from December 1962 until May 1965 although he had earlier associations with British Railways. He was appointed by the Minister of Transport, Ernest Marples, as a member of the Stedeford Group in March 1960. This group had been set up to examine the working of British Railways and its outcome was the 1962 Transport Act which disbanded the British Transport Commission (BTC) and formed the BRB. In June 1961 Dr Beeching was appointed as a part-time Board Member of the BTC. His previous career had been in industry and he was a director of Imperial Chemical Industries when he was seconded from ICI to be chairman of the BRB. Although his appointment as chairman was until May 1966, he returned to ICI in 1965, becoming deputy chairman from 1966 to 1968.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2225/
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British Railways Board: Members' Papers