Country code |
GB |
Repository code |
234 |
Repository |
National Records of Scotland |
Reference |
BR |
Title |
Records of British Railways Board |
Dates |
1845-1999 |
Access status |
Open |
Access conditions |
The 30-year Closure Rule is applicable to these records with the exception of timetables and publicity matter. |
Location |
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Description |
For production purposes, the reference number given for each entry should be quoted in full followed by the appropriate piece numbers, thus, BR/NBR/1/10, BR/LIB/S/5/14. Visitors to the National Archives of Scotland can use the comprehensive Search Room card index which covers record sources together with references to published articles and photographs relative to Scotland, and attention is directed to the Communications Source List held by NRS which identifies material in deposited collections.
As a rule, details of the records of each company or undertaking are preceded by a brief historical note. Company records are classified according to a BR system common to the former record departments at London, York and Edinburgh. This system was adopted by NRS and details follow this note together with a list of alphabetical references to record groups. System maps, etc which were transferred to the NRS under the BR/MPS(S) group have been retained under this classification. All maps, plans and drawings (civil engineering and technical) which have been passed to NRS since 1969 have been added to the Register House Plans series (reference RHP).
BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD RECORD REFERENCES COMPANY, UNDERTAKING OR SUBJECT
ABN Aberdeen Railway
ABP Ayrshire Bridge of Weir and Port Glasgow Junction Railway
ABR Aboyne and Braemar Railway
ABT Aberdeen and Turriff Railway
ADR Ayr and Dalmellington Railway
AFR Arbroath and Forfar Railway
AGN Aberlady Gullane and North Berwick Railway
AHT Alloa Harbour Trust
AJS Aberdeen Joint Passenger Station Committee
ALF Alford Valley Railway
ALL Alloa Railway
ALV Alva Railway
AMJ Ayr and Maybole Junction Railway
APS Acts of Parliament (Railway Acts, etc.)
AST Anstruther and St. Andrews Railway
AYH Ayr Harbour Trust
BAN Banffshire Railway
BCS Border Counties Railway
BER Brechin and Edzell District Railway
BFL Bankfoot Light Railway
BHC Burntisland Harbour Commission
BLRS Bye-Laws and Regulations
BMEX Banff Macduff and Turriff Extension Railway
BNH Bo'ness Harbour Commission
BRB British Railways Board
BRW Bridge of Weir Railway
BTC British Transport Commission
BVR Blane Valley Railway
BWR Berwickshire Railway
CAC Clyde Ardrishaig and Crinan Railway
CAL Caledonian Railway
CCC Carlisle Canal Company
CCL Caledonian Canal
CCP Clyde Coast Pool
CCS Clyde and Campbeltown Shipping Company
CDD Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway
CDF Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
CDR Cathcart District Railway
CERS Stock and Share Certificates
CGU City of Glasgow Union Railway
CJR Clydesdale Junction Railway
CLH Carlisle Langholm and Hawick Railway
CLI Carmyllie Light Railway
CMJ Crieff and Methven Junction Railway
COB Callander and Oban Railway
CRH Charleston Railway and Harbour Company
CRI Crinan Canal
CRJ Crieff Junction Railway
CSC Carlisle Citadel Station Committee
CSP Caledonian Steam Packet Co. Ltd.
CSR Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Company
DAJ Dundee and Arbroath Joint Line Committee
DAR Dundee and Arbroath Railway
DBJ Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Line Committee
DEE Deeside Railway
DEX Deeside Extension Railway
DGNS Deeside and G.N.S. Joint Committee
DKS Duke of Sutherland's Railway
DLR Dornoch Light Railway
DNR Dundee and Newtyle Railway
DPA Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Railway Junction Company
DQR Dunfermline and Queensferry Railway
DSK Dingwall and Skye Railway
DUC Dunblane Doune and Callander Railway
DVA Devon Valley Railway
EDB Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway
EDL Edinburgh Loanhead and Roslin Railway
EDP Edinburgh Perth and Dundee Railway
EDR Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
EFC East Fife Central Railway
EFR East of Fife Railway
EGR Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
EGU Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal
EHD Edinburgh Haddington and Dunbar Railway
EHR Edinburgh and Hawick Railway
ELG Edinburgh Leith and Granton Railway
ENO Edinburgh and Northern Railway
EPR Edinburgh and Perth Direct Railway (Company's petition for an Act was rejected in 1846, 1847 and 1848. No records)
ESS Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway
ESV Esk Valley Railway
EYR Eyemouth Railway
FBR Formartine and Buchan Railway
FCC Forth and Cart Junction Canal
FCJ Forth and Clyde Junction Railway
FCN Forth and Clyde Canal Navigation
FKR Fife and Kinross Railway
FOR Forth Bridge Railway
GAM Glasgow Airdrie and Monklands Junction Railway
GAR Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
GBH Glasgow Bothwell Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway
GBN Glasgow Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
GCD Glasgow City and District Railway
GCL Glasgow Central Railway
GDH Glasgow Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
GDU Glasgow Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
GENS General Information
GGC Glasgow Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway
GGR Gifford and Garvald Railway
GHC Gourock Harbour Company
GHT Greenock Harbour Trust
GIP Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway
GKJ Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Line Committee
GLN Gleneagles Ltd.
GMJ Glasgow and Milngavie Junction Railway
GNI G.N.S. and Inverness & Aberdeen Joint Committee
GNM G.N.S. and Morayshire Joint Committee
GNS Great North of Scotland Railway
GPA Glasgow Paisley and Johnstone Canal
GPG Glasgow Paisley and Greenock Railway
GPJ Glasgow and Paisley Joint Line Committee
GPK Glasgow Paisley Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
GRD Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway
GRW Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
GSP Galloway Saloon Steam Packet Company
GSR Glasgow South Suburban Railway
GSW Glasgow and South Western Railway
GTG General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway
GYC Glasgow Yoker and Clydebank Railway
HMS Hamilton and Strathaven Railway
HOT Hotels Executive
HR Highland Railway
HRPS Historical Records, Papers, Notices, Forms and Circulars
IAJ Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway
IFA Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway
INR Inverness and Nairn Railway
IPJ Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
IRCS International Railway Congress Association
IRCHS Irish Railway Clearing House
IRR Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
KBR Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway
KCD Kirkcaldy and District Railway
KDR Keith and Dufftown Railway
KIR Kirkcudbright Railway
KLN Killin Railway
KRR Kinross-shire Railway
KTR Kilmarnock and Troon Railway
KVR Kelvin Valley Railway
LAD Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway
LAR Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
LASS Labour and Staff Matters
LCAS Law Cases and Arbitration
LEF Leven and East of Fife Railway
LEV Leven Railway
LHB Lesmahagow Branches (Caledonian Railway)
LIBS Library Books
LLD Leadburn Linton and Dolphinton Railway
LLR Lauder Light Railway
LMLN L.M.S.R. and L.N.E.R. Joint Committees
LMS London Midland and Scottish Railway
LNE London and North Eastern Railway
LR Leslie Railway
LSS Larne and Stranraer Steamship Joint Committee
MBR Montrose and Bervie Railway
MNK Monkland Railways
MOR Morayshire Railway
MPSS Maps, Plans and Surveys
MRSS Miscellaneous Returns and Statistics
MSC Midland and Scottish Conference
MTS Ministry of Transport
MYG Maybole and Girvan Railway
NBA North British Arbroath and Montrose Railway
NBR North British Railway
NBS North British Steam Packet Company
NHC Northumberland Central Railway
NMR North Monkland Railways
NNF Newburgh and North Fife Railway
NPR Newport Railway
PAM Perth Almond Valley and Methven Railway
PBD Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
PBH Paisley Barrhead and Hurlet Railway
PBR Peebles Railway
PCD Port Carlisle Dock and Railway Company
PCR Penicuik Railway
PDR Perth and Dunkeld Railway
PERS Periodicals
PGJ Portpatrick and Girvan Joint Committee
PNS Press Notices - B.R. (Scottish Region)
POR Portpatrick Railway
PRJ Prince's Dock Branch Joint Railway
PROSS Prospectuses and Relevant Documents
PRR Paisley and Renfrew Railway
PSH Perth Station Hotel Committee
PSJ Perth General Station Joint Committee
PWJ Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Committee
PYB/S Parliamentary Bills and Evidence
RACS Reports and Accounts
RBS Rule Books and Appendices
RCS Royal Commissions
RCAS Railway Companies Association
RCHS Railway Clearing House
RECS Railway Executive Committee
REXS Railway Executive
RRTS Railway Rates Tribunal
RSAS Railway Students Association
RSR B.R. (Scottish Region)
SAF Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway
SBB Symington Biggar and Broughton Railway
SCS Select Committees
SCC Scottish Central Railway
SCM Scottish Midland Junction Railway
SGMS Shareholders' Guides and Manuals
SGR Selkirk and Galashiels Railway
SIB Silloth Bay Steam Navigation Company
SJR Solway Junction Railway
SLD Sutherland Railway
SLK Sealink (UK) Limited
SNE Scottish North Eastern Railway
SNR St. Andrews Railway
SPC Special Collections and Donations
SRA Slammannan Railway
STD Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
STJ Strathearn Junction Railway
STM Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway
STY Strathspey Railway
SUBS Subscription Contracts and Original Railway Contracts
SUC Sutherland and Caithness Railway
TRTS Transport Tribunal
TTS Timetables and Relevant Notices
WBR Wansbeck Railway
WBS Williamson-Buchanan Steamers (1936) Ltd
WCC West Coast Conference
WEH West Highland Railway
WELS Welfare Societies, etc
WGT Wigtownshire Railway
WIC Wishaw and Coltness Railway
WIL Wilsontown Morningside and Coltness Railway
WLB Wick and Lybster Light Railway
WOF West of Fife Mineral Railway
COMMON CLASSIFICATIONS (All Companies)
SECTION CLASSIFICATION
1. Minutes and Reports
2. Stock and Share Registers etc.
3. Deeds, Agreements, Contracts, Specifications, Estimates, Plans
4. Miscellaneous Books and Records
5. Locomotive and Rolling Stock Records
6. Reports on Bills deposited in Parliament
7. Petitions and Memorials
8. Correspondence and Relevant Papers
9. Secretarial Papers
15. Staff Records
17. Statistics (Various)
18. Special Reports
19. Publications
23. Accountant's Records
24. Civil Engineer's Records
25. Estate and Rating Records
26. Solicitor's Records
30. Passenger and Goods Train Notices
31. Circulars
32. Marine Records
34. Property Records |
Level |
Fonds |
Format |
Text |
Language |
English |
Related record |
RHP140386 |
Archival history |
This catalogue relates to the Scottish historical records of British Railways Board which passed to the Secretary of State for Scotland in terms of Section 144 of the Transport Act, 1968, and which are now preserved in the National Records of Scotland (NRS), Edinburgh. The majority of these records were formerly housed in the British Transport Historical Records Department at 23 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh.
Records formerly at London and York are now held by the Public Record Office at Kew (now The National Archives), but some duplicate periodicals and other reference publications were transferred to the Library of the National Railway Museum, York.
On assuming control of the records in England in 1972, the Public Record Office decided to reclassify the records according to their own system. The allocation of numbers from London for common classes eg LMS, LNE accordingly ceased from 1 April 1972, and the NRS numbers run consecutively from that date in respect of records in Scotland. |
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