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Publications formerly held by the British Transport Historical Records Office library
Catalogue reference: ZLIB
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ZLIB
Publications formerly held by the British Transport Historical Records Office library relating to a variety of transport topics.Comprises: Biographical, ZLIB 1Ports, harbours and docks, ZLIB 2Canals and inland waterways, ZLIB 3Railways,...
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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ZLIB
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Title (The name of the record)
- Publications formerly held by the British Transport Historical Records Office library
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Date (When the record was created)
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1675-1982
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Description (What the record is about)
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Publications formerly held by the British Transport Historical Records Office library relating to a variety of transport topics.
Comprises:
- Biographical, ZLIB 1
- Ports, harbours and docks, ZLIB 2
- Canals and inland waterways, ZLIB 3
- Railways, historical, ZLIB 4
- Locomotives, steam engines and rolling stock, ZLIB 5
- Railways, general, ZLIB 6
- Railway signalling, safety, and telegraphs, ZLIB 7
- Electrification, including London Underground Railways, ZLIB 8
- Engineering and scientific works including Railway Permanent Way, ZLIB 9
- Transport in wartime, ZLIB 10
- Transport - historical and general, ZLIB 11
- Road transport - historical and general, ZLIB 12
- Shipping, ZLIB 13
- Canadian and American transport, ZLIB 14
- Pamphlets (general - old and new), ZLIB 15
- British empire and foreign: transport and general, ZLIB 16
- General subjects, ZLIB 17
- Guides (railway), ZLIB 18
- Guides (topographical), ZLIB 19
- Legal, including rates and charges, ZLIB 20
- Minutes of proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers, ZLIB 21
- Institute of Mechanical Engineers, ZLIB 22
- Journals of the Society of Telegraph Engineers and Electricians, ZLIB 23
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Mechanics Institute, Horwich, ZLIB 24
- Great Western Railway Mechanics Institution, Swindon, ZLIB 25
- Proceedings of American Railway Engineering Association, ZLIB 26
- Minutes of Proceedings of Institution of Locomotive Engineers, ZLIB 27
- British Waterways Board: Annual Reports and Accounts, ZLIB 28
- York Library Collection, ZLIB 29
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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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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- British Railways Board, British Transport Historical Records Office, 1963-1972
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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29 series
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 1972 British Railways Board, British Transport Historical Records Office
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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The Public Record Office took over the administration of the records of the British Transport Historical Records Office in 1972.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C265/
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