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Train Services between Barrhead and Glasgow; transport of Irish labourers via Holyhead;...
Catalogue reference: AN 2/749
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This record is about the Train Services between Barrhead and Glasgow; transport of Irish labourers via Holyhead;... dating from 1940-1945 in the series War of 1939-1945: Railway Executive Committee: Files. 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)
- AN 2/749
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Train Services between Barrhead and Glasgow; transport of Irish labourers via Holyhead; train facilities to the National Eisteddfod of Wales 1947; transport facilities between Bridgend and Ogmore and Garw Valleys; transport of trailer caravans by rail 1945; loading facilities at Sedgebrook Station; fires caused by incendiary bombs at Hanley LMS Station on 26 June 1940
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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)
- 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/C4490439/
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Series information
AN 2
War of 1939-1945: Railway Executive Committee: Files
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Within the series: AN 2
War of 1939-1945: Railway Executive Committee: Files
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