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201-300 No 265 Birmingham Small Heath goods depot installation of unique conveyor;...
Catalogue reference: AN 79/4
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This record is about the 201-300 No 265 Birmingham Small Heath goods depot installation of unique conveyor;... dating from 1956-1957 in the series British Transport Commission and Successor Boards: Press Notices. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- AN 79/4
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1956-1957
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Description (What the record is about)
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201-300 No 265 Birmingham Small Heath goods depot installation of unique conveyor; No 271 Birmingham area improved services by diesel trains; No 277 Birmingham South Wales diesel service now 'Inter City'; No 300 Birmingham Lichfield diesel services introduced 5 March; improvements to Aire and Calder Navigarion by BT Waterways 1957 (No. 286)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- PN1/3
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- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Transport management
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3439983/
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AN 79
British Transport Commission and Successor Boards: Press Notices
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