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Special Train for the Enthronement of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Canterbury...
Catalogue reference: AN 2/768
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This record is about the Special Train for the Enthronement of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Canterbury... dating from 1941-1945 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 2/768
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1941-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Special Train for the Enthronement of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Canterbury Cathedral on 19 April 1945; visit of Minister of Fuel and Power to Collieries on North East Coast June 1944; provision of Special Trains and Special Coaches at request of Government Departments; permits for railway staff in protected Areas; Locomotive Building Programme 1946; loan of American Engines and Crews to British Railways 1944; Locomotive Repairs 1943 - Percentage of Operating Stock not available for Traffic; Locomotive Position for 1944; Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Requirements for 1945
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4490458/
Series information
AN 2
War of 1939-1945: Railway Executive Committee: Files
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