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British Rail
Catalogue reference: BTBR
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This record is about the British Rail dating from 1847 - 1993.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BTBR
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Rail
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1847 - 1993
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Description (What the record is about)
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The collection consists of Engineering plans deposited by the British Rail Engineer's Department at Preston in instalments over a period of years. Plans encompass railway and dock installations, mainly in the Barrow district.
Collection consists of three Series:
BTBR Furness Railway and British Rail / London Midland Region plans
BTBR Bundle British Rail / London Midland Region plans
BTBR Box Furness Railway plans
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cumbria Archive and Local Studies Centre, Barrow
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>British Railways, 1848-1994</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 series
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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When Nationalisation of most of the private railway companies took effect in january 1948, the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company formed the basis of British Railways / London Midland Region. British Railways' name was later shortened to British Rail.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f24b86e9-458b-40e8-b12f-ffe171dc8b94/
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This record is held at Cumbria Archive and Local Studies Centre, Barrow
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