RAILWAY RECORDS: A GUIDE TO SOURCES.

Edwards, Cliff.

ISBN 10: 1903365104 / ISBN 13: 9781903365106

Published by Public Record Office, Richmond, Surrey, 2001

About this Item

222 pp, large 8vo (9 5/8" H). B&w illustrations. "This guide shows enthusiasts and researchers how to find records relating to railway companies, individuals who served on the railways and the trains themselves. From the first days of steam to the golden age of train travel at the start of the twentieth century, the railways have played a central role in British social history. When the remaining private railway companies were nationalized in 1948, their administrative records and those of the hundreds of companies they had absorbed were passed to the Public Record Office. The records include inform-ation on the estimated half million people employed by over two hundred separate rail companies at the start of the last century, and provide an important source of material for genealogists, economic historians and railway enthusiasts alike." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor wear at bottom of spine, very small scuff at bottom of rear hinge.

Seller Inventory # 20160

Bibliographic Details

• Title: RAILWAY RECORDS: A GUIDE TO SOURCES.
• Publisher: Public Record Office, Richmond, Surrey
• Publication Date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1903365104
• ISBN 13: 9781903365106
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Condition: Very Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • British History

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Synopsis

The nationalization of Britain's remaining private railway companies in 1948 was a boon to researchers, since all railway records were gathered at the Public Record Office in London. This is an important source of information for genealogists, economic historians and railroad buffs.