The story of
The General Strike
In May 1926 over 1.5 million UK workers went on strike, bringing Britain to a standstill. Our records provide an insight into its origins and impact.
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General strike: circulars
Catalogue reference: RAIL 393/261
What’s it about?
This record is about the General strike: circulars dating from 1926 in the series London and North Eastern Railway Company: Miscellaneous Books and Records. 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 393/261
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1926
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Description (What the record is about)
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General strike: circulars
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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)
- LNE4/419
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3058513/
Series information
RAIL 393
London and North Eastern Railway Company: Miscellaneous Books and Records
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