Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This is a new way to search our records, which we're still working on. Alternatively you can search our existing catalogue, Discovery.

Series

British Railways Board: Retail Circulars

Catalogue reference: AN 153

What's it about?

AN 153

This series consists of copies of Sales Circular and Retail Circular produced by the British Railways Board in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The circular contained information about ticket designs, special offers and promotions (both by railway...

Full description and record details

Reference

AN 153

Title
British Railways Board: Retail Circulars
Date

1986-1994

Description

This series consists of copies of Sales Circular and Retail Circular produced by the British Railways Board in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The circular contained information about ticket designs, special offers and promotions (both by railway and outside bodies), station name changes, advertising leaflets, special services and service alterations. Opportunity was taken to inform the sales outlets of stolen or lost tickets, passes and warrants and other irregularities.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Chronological and by edition number

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

13 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

In 1996 British Railways Board

Accruals

No future accruals expected

Administrative / biographical background

The Retail Circular was issued by British Rail to booking offices and travel agents to keep them informed of ticket changes and other arrangements.

The circular was first published under the name Sales Circular on 12 April 1986 and its name was changed to Retail Circular during the period between July 1989 and February 1991. The frequency of publication fluctuated between weekly and fortnightly. The last edition was published on 16 April 1994 after which it was replaced by Newsrail Express.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2345/

Catalogue hierarchy

Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

49,779 records

Within the department: AN

Records created or inherited by the British Transport Commission, the British Railways...

You are currently looking at the series: AN 153

British Railways Board: Retail Circulars