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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D6261
TitleBritish Railway Engineering Ltd (BREL)
Date[1900s-1980s]
DescriptionStaff Service Record cards for BREL employees at Derby, with earlier cards relating to the London Midland and Scottish (LMS) Railway Co.

The cards vary in the level of detail provided: most record name, date of birth, qualifications and service record, including date of entering service, grade/positions with dates, department or station, location, class/salary and pension. Additional details can include medical details, training courses and examination results, disciplinary matters, accidents, date of resignation and general comments.
Extent6 boxes
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorBritish Railway Engineering Ltd (BREL)
Custodial HistoryRecords transferred from the former British Rail Records Centre in London, via Cheshire Record Office to Derbyshire Record Office under Section 4(1) of the Public Records Act in July 2004 and February 2006.
ArrangementArranged alphabetically (letters A-P only, with few additional records for S & T). A database of names has been constructed for the purposes of quick reference to these records. Please ask staff for further information.
Organisation Sub-TypeRailway companies
Vehicle manufacturers/products
Access ConditionsThese records are closed for up to 86 years from the date of the last record. Please contact us for further information.
Related MaterialFor additional staff records, British Rail, London Midlands Division, see D3220. Amongst others, these include records for employees of the Carriage and Wagon Works, Litchurch Lane, Derby, and the Locomotive Works, Siddals Road, Derby.
TermBusiness
Places
Place (click for further details)Type
Derby 
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