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Major accessions to repositories in 2018 relating to Transport |
Business
- Monarch Airlines, charter and scheduled airline, Luton: marketing material, novelties, and uniform pieces 1967-2017 (HAT2018/16)
Local
- Vickers, Sons & Maxim Naval Construction Works: drawings (44) for Great Western Railway 1897-1905 (WCD/473, WM/2656, WSD/892)
- Various records rel to trams, tramway system and illustrations of Penponds, Camborne by Betty Rule and various unknown c 1899-1980 (AD2601)
- Frank Chapman (fl 1935-1942), local sailor: official papers, corresp, photographs and ephemera 1935-1942
- Moor Street Station Historical Society: minutes, reports, newsletters, photographs, correspondence, accounts 1988-2018 (MS 4940)
- Gerald Serpell-Morris (fl 1870-2010), of Bristol: collection of ring binders of Bristol tram and bus tickets 1870-2010 (46093)
- Bristol City Council: records rel to public enquiries incl Cribbs Causeway and National Ports Council 1977-1989 (46029)
- Port of Bristol Boatmen and Hobblers Holiday Fund: audited accounts information 1979-1996 (46141)
- Marlow to Maidenhead Passengers Association: records c1960-2018 (AR 94/2018)
- Footner family of Cheshire: handwritten notes and photographs documenting lives of family members incl Harry Footner (1840-1931), railway engineer 1900-1930 (D 9099)
- Geraint Wynne Madoc-Jones (fl 1925-1928), civil engineer: photographs of construction of road from Bylchau to Llanfairtalhaiarn 1925-1928 (CP676)
- Cornercroft Ltd, motor vehicle and aircraft component manufacturers, Coventry: photographs of factory interior and exterior c1920-1979 (PA3218)
- Furness Railway Co: enlarged plan and section of the railway line across the River Calder for the Duddon Crossing 1864 (BDX 787)
- Henry Ralph Sealby, Penrith, haulage contractor: ledger and day book (1942), Skelton parish news, press cuttings, bills and papers and ironmonger's stock book 1925-1985 (DB 190)
- National Union of Railwaymen, Carlisle branch: records incl minute book, cash books (secretary's account and Orphans fund), corresp and papers 1931-1998 (DSO 455)
- Gervase Taylor, carrier and car proprietor, Crich: register of Controlled Premises and Quantities of Coal and Coke Supplied under the Fuel and Lightning Registration and Distribution Order, 1942, work tickets and other papers 1894-1963 (D8133)
- Mike Oakley (fl 1960-2011), local historian and writer: collection of photographs and research notes rel to Dorset railway stations 1920s-2016 (D-2920)
- The Greyhound, Revenue Cutter: administrative documents 1806-1815 (D-3061)
- Amundsen & Smith, chartered shipbrokers, Co Durham: shipping and docking charges records 1945-2009 (D/X 2159)
- Stephen Watson, haulier: client account books, day books, work and expenses notebooks c1925-1966 (DDX2206)
- John Paterson Motors Ltd, Glasgow: minutes, directors' reports, financial statements, register of members, pension corresp 1934-1995 (TD2042)
- Western Welsh Omnibus Company: records incl of related companies Lewis & James Bus Garage Co of Cross Keys and Newbridge c1920-1975 (Accession 6410)
- North Eastern Railway Co: corresp rel to applications and references for crane operators at King George Dock 1910-1917 (C DIBT)
- The Direct Birmingham and Leicester Railway: plans, section and book of reference 1845 (DE9619)
- Friends of Liverpool Airport: newsletters and DVD 1981-2007 (IB 145)
- Friends of Crystal Palace Subway: records rel to oral history project 'Inspired by the Subway', recording memories of subway users over the years 2001-2014 (LMA/4665)
- William Repton (1783-1858), solicitor: Aylsham Navigation papers c1773-1879 (MC 3453)
- North Coates Flying Club: records rel to RAF North Coates and RAF Binbrook 1939-1988 (1469; 2018/018)
- North Eastern Railway Co: plan of railway lines 1878-1903 (Z.1604)
- Bishophouse Junction signalman's logbook 1885-1905 (Z.1603)
- Corresp and papers from an unnamed individual rel to the South Otterington railway disaster 1892-1902 (Z.1622)
- Orkney Islands Council: marine services plans for Lyness; Kirkwall Bay; Stromness Berths; island piers; Houton Bay, Scapa Flow and others 1947-1996 (AccNo 2388)
- Caledonian Railway: northern division plans of Perth, Stanley and Fairmuir stations c1890-1899 (18/99)
- National Union of Railwaymen, Perth no 2 branch: minutes 1922-1971 (18/45)
- Perth Harbour Commissioners: board business records incl arrivals and departures books, import register, tide books and photographs 20th cent (18/51)
- Unnamed motor garage, Shawbury area: ledger detailing fuel and services provided to named customers 1938 (9528)
- Perkins and Glover Ltd, transport, Southwark: papers incl ledgers, photographs and a published book by donor of Reed's history 1930-1954 (2018/7)
- Mind the Gap project: Celebrating the Hidden Histories of the Rail Industry: research papers, oral history interviews and photographs 2017-2018 (HD3407)
- Wey and Arun Canal Trust: records incl minutes and reports (9884)
- D H Williams: Log of trip in punt 'Carpe Diem' on the Wey Navigation made with John Sturney and Michael Joynt 1946 (9897)
- Shipley Glen Tramway: records incl visitor books, financial records, photographs, plans, promotional and historical material 1982-2002 (WYB758)
- Orred Estate: title deeds, account books and court extracts rel to the Manchester Ship Canal 17th-20th cent (2342)
- Wolverhampton trolleybus photographs 1970-1979 (Acc no 2882)
National
- Richard James Church (b1862), railway engineer, British East Africa and West Africa: diary extracts and letters, incl corresp with his wife, Christine 'Cissie' Master (b1877) and their children, and misc family papers c1896-1928 (Add MS 89338)
- Brims & Co Ltd, public works contractors: photograph albums showing UK dock and road construction c1939-1964 (BCA01)
- Ocean Steam Ship Co Ltd (Blue Funnel Line): drawings of Blue Funnel ships 1850-1930 (MMM.2018.11)
- Frank Bustard, (1886-1974), shipping owner: vols (25) of Continental Traveller's Reports incl documentation of variety of meetings with diplomats, government officials etc. on behalf of White Star 1919-1932 (MMM.2018.15)
- South Wales and Liverpool Steamship Co: cash book 1886-1895 (MMM.2018.20)
- William James Pirie (1847-1924), 1st Viscount Pirrie: letter to Thomas Andrews in his capacity as chief of the design department at Harland & Wolf, ship manufacturer and repair 1911 (D4685/1/1)
- Frederic Strickland (1868-1934), Major, and civil engineer: collection of engineering drawings of early petrol car engines c1900-1920 (STR)
- British Aircraft Corporation: records rel to the construction and test flights of the Concorde 002 prototype aircraft 1960-1979 (CONC)
- Ezra Kitchin (fl 1936), signalman: corresp rel to a railway accident involving the Silver Jubilee train, and photographs of signal boxes 1936 (2018-405 - 411)
- Harry Neilson (fl 1925-1950), clerk of proceedings for Railway Queen events: material incl photographs, articles and corresp rel to Railway Queen activities c1925-1950 (2018-237)
- Ronald Nelson Redman (1931-2013), author: material rel to Hudswell, Clarke and Company Ltd., Leeds, incl photographs, steam index cards, corresp, manuals, reports engineering drawings and scrapbooks 1876-1996 (2018-236)
- R H Spencer (fl 1982-2010), railway worker: papers rel to British Railways Board, British Transport Officer's Guild, Reading Signalling Projects Group, ADtranz, Railtrack and Network Rail 1982 -2010 (2018-206)
- Harry Usher (d1927), railway manager: papers incl contracts, regulation books, and maps rel to Buenos Ayres & Pacific Railway in Uruguay, Mexico, Costa Rica, South Africa, Chile and Cuba 1889-1937 (2018-424)
- British Railways Engineers' Ex-Servicemen's Association: York North Eastern Railway war memorial papers, incl roll of honour, meeting minutes, corresp, research notes and photographs c1970-1980 (2018-211)
- Railfuture Ltd: records, incl of predecessor bodies, incl promotional material rel to campaigns, reports, corresp and minutes c1950- 2017 (2018-212 / RFT)
- General Post Office: Post Office (London) Railway documents and photographs 1930-1990 (E15884)
Special
- Denis C Howroyd (fl 1970-2015), electrical engineer: corresp rel to HS2 2014-2018 (SC MSS 305)
- Aire & Calder Navigation Co: survey maps of towpath ownership & charges (1777) and transparencies showing Stanley Ferry area with 'Tom Puddings' (1970) 1777-1970 (CRT/BMT/62-63)
- British Waterways Board: records of fatalities on canal network (restricted access until 31/12/2063) 1979-1988 (CRT/FAT)
- British Waterways Board: agreement for through tolls between Runcorn, Anderton Lift and Manchester, South Staffordshire and other canal routes 1894 (CRT/BMT/21)
- British Waterways Board: photograph albums rel to Newark Nether Lock, Stoke Lock and Hazleford Lock 1922-1928 (CRT/LOCK/1-3)
- British Waterways Board: annotated map books showing river authority boundaries for Lancashire and waters owned or managed by British Waterways Board in the Mersey & Weaver Authority areas c 1950 (CRT/MAP/2)
- British Waterways Board, Bulbourne workshop: specification drawings for lock gates on various canals 1990-2001 (CRT/BUL/1)
- Droitwich Canals Trust Ltd: minutes 1973-1982 (CRT/BMT/18)
- Grand Union Canal Co: Braunston Lock Keeper's log book 1958-1961 (CRT/BRAUNSTON)
- Shropshire Union Railway & Canal Co: corresp and drawings rel to disputed responsibility for the clearing of drain, Marbury Brook at Willymore, Cheshire 1842-1863 (CRT/BMT/54)
- Roger F Hewitt: digital images rel to canal restorations, mainly Rochdale and Ashton Canal 1970-2018 (CRT/HEWITT)
- Daphne Roswell: slide transparencies and prints of British and Continental Waterways Mid 20th cent (CRT/BMT/13)
- Denys Hutchings: colour slide transparencies of various waterways subjects 1980-1989 (CRT/BMT/15)
- Denys Hutchings: research collection and cruising log books Mid 20th cent (CRT/BMT/17)
- Brian Smith, canal enthusiast: collection of scrapbooks containing articles on Manchester Ship Canal dock workers' disputes with other handbooks and booklets rel to dock working 1962-1972 (CRT/BMT/33)
- David Pollard, canal enthusiast: postcards and glass lantern slides illustrating a variety of British inland waterways 20th cent (CRT/POLLARD)
- Peter Wild: slide transparencies rel to inland waterways network: descriptions on most 20th cent (CRT/WILD)
- Documents, publications and research notes from a variety of sources rel to the employment of dock workers at major ports in the UK c1900-1950 (CRT/BMT/27)
- H E Evans: collection of black and white photographic prints showing various Midland canals 1950-1969 (CRT/EVA)
- E J D Greenwood: collection of colour prints and negatives showing North West canals, craft, boatyards and rallys 1970-2000 (CRT/GRE)
- Glass lantern slides (with digital copies) from an unknown origin of inland waterways in the UK 19th cent (CRT/RCHS (2018/64))
- Historic photographs of unknown origin of Ashton under Lyne (Portland Basin) and rel to First World War 20th cent (CRT/BURNIP)
- James Hewitt: collection of documents and image of pleasure craft 'Nippy' 1960-1969 (CRT/NIPPY)
- Collection of slide transparencies of unknown origin showing canal scenes and craft on 16 different canals 1960-1979 (CRT/BMT/81)
- Ernest Lloyd (fl 1910), canal inspector and works supervisor on the Bridgewater canal: black and white photographic prints 1910 (CRT/LLOYD)
- Peak Forest Canal Toll Office: toll collector's notebooks and other office reference items 1928-1935 (CRT/MARPLE)
- Lawrence Sands Photographic Services: black and white and colour negatives showing Anderton lift and environs 1960-1969 (CRT/BMT/49)
- British Waterways Fearns Wharf office: documents and publications rel to the Aire & Calder Navigation 1698-1980 (CRT/BMT/53)
- Albert Cliffe: collection of colour slide transparencies which supported talks on towpath walks in the 1970s and 1980s with notes and identifications late 20th cent (CRT/CLIFFE)
- Prof R B Schofield: slide transparencies rel to Lancaster and Bridgewater Canals 1960-1979 (CRT/SCHOFIELD)
- John Dodwell: photographic collection rel to scenes and craft on British canals c 1960-1980 (CRT/DODWELL)
- R C B Jones, leisure boater: photograph album rel to canal trip in 1925, incl toll tickets and photographs of Oxford and Gloucester Canal 1925 (CRT/JONES)
- Mollie Lawlor, leisure boater: travel diaries, photograph albums and scrapbooks rel to canal tours 1997-1993 (CRT/LAWLOR)
- Jeanne Renton (nee Hancock), leisure boater: photograph album of pleasure boating holidays incl the Shropshire Union Canal, Llangollen Canal, Trent & Mersey Canal, Cannock Extension Canal, Grand Union Canal, Oxford Canal and Stratford upon Avon Canal 1950-1969 (CRT/RENTON)
- Cultmark Canal Festival: pencil drawings rel to the Cultmark Canal Festival and Chester and Ellesmere Port 2005 (CRT/CULTMARK)
- Keith Jenkins, boat family researcher: records of Civil Registration and extracts from Parish Registers used in the compilation of the data for the 'Boat Families' website 1837-1932 (CRT/BOATFAMILIES)
- River Weaver Navigation Society: report on River Weaver Mileposts and Boundary Markers 2003 (CRT/BMT/82)
- G R Biddle: photographic collection of North West canals showing various scenes and craft on British canals, slide transparencies, photographic prints and digitised images 20th cent (CRT/BIDDLE)
- R Lorenz: Results of a survey of sunken boats and samples taken at Boothstown Basin, Manchester 1981 (CRT/BMT/101)
- Councillors, Messrs Greenwood & Turner (Canal Carriers) and Greenhalls Property Management: corresp rel to proposed harbour revision order at Walton Lock etc, Warrington 1991 (CRT/BMY/106)
- David Owen: slide transparencies, periodicals, drawings and corresp rel research on waterways for set up of museum at Ellesmere Port docks 20th cent (CRT/OWEN)
University
- John Wood & Co, shipbuilders, Port Glasgow: drawing of the paddle steamer Comet 1800-1820 (4178)
- Cunard Steamship Co Ltd: passenger lists, menu cards and postcards rel to the Queen Mary 1952-1952 (D1184)
- Cunard Steamship Co Ltd: Queen Mary photographic material 1949-1967 (D1181)
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