COLLECTIONS RELATING TO THE MID-SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
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BT 285/772 Board of Trade: Companies Registra on Office: Railway 1903 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Companies Securi es Act, 1866: Returns. Mid-Suffolk Light Board of Trade file 1903 to 1923. Railway Company. MSLR Statutory Accounts & sta s cal Returns to BoT for 1913-1923. MSLR Returns under Railway Companies Securi es Act 1866: Return of Statement on the New Borrowing Power for Oct 1903. Return of Copy of Loan Capital Half-Yearly Account for Dec 1903 - Jun 1911.
MT 6/970/1 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1889 - 1900 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Correspondence and Papers. Mid Suffolk Light Railway. Top File Board of Trade file May 1899 onwards. No: R 12412. Newspaper no ces of proposed railway. Plans of proposed railway. Detailed es mates for construc on (Jeyes & Godden). Dra order authorising construc on (WH Smith & Sons). MSLR Reference Book - land to be purchased, owners & occupiers (WH Smith & Sons). Report of Lt Rly Commissioners to BoT. Report of Col. Marindin. Objec ons to the Scheme. Minutes of Considera on of Objec ons. Finalised Order authorising construc on. MT 6/1065/11 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1902 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Correspondence and Papers. Mid Suffolk Light Railway: Board of Trade file Mar 1902. Haughley. Top File No: R 4421. Correspondence re devia on of railway near Haughley. Silver St now being crossed on level instead of bridge over railway, railway undertakes to erect co age and provide crossing keeper. Plan. MT 6/1075/2 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1900 - 1902 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Correspondence and Papers. Mid Suffolk Light Railway. Top File Images MT 6-1075-2 0/1/2. No: R 6464. Board of Trade file Nov 1900 - Jun 1901. Nov 1900 - Dra Order amending MSLR Order 1900. Mar 1901 - Report of Lt Rly Commissioners & correspondence on MSLR (Amendment) Order. May 1901 - Report of Lt Rly Commissioners & objec ons of Blything RDC. May-Jun 1901 - Conforma on of Order by Lt Rly Commissioners, final versions of Order. MT 6/1424/7 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1903 - 1905 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Correspondence and Papers. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway: MSLR Devia on Order 1903: Halesworth devia on. Top File No: R14322. May 1903 - es mate, dra Order, plan, no ce in newspaper. Aug 1904 - no ce that MSLR applying for powers to extend limits of devia on as detailed in May 1903 applica on, revised es mate. Aug 1904 - report of Lt Rly Commissioners on MSLR (Halesworth Devia on) Order 1904, Order itself, confirma on that no ces published in various newspapers. Dec 1904 - various correspondence. Jan 1905 - agreement between GER and MSLR to construct junc on & associated works at Halesworth, contract and plan on waxed paper. Feb 1905 - Light Rly Commissioners correspondence. Feb 1905 - Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (Halesworth Devia on) Order 1905 final version. Dec 1905 - no fica on of misprint in Order. MT 6/1600/3 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1902 - 1907 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Correspondence and Papers. Mid: Suffolk Light Railway: Images MT 6-1600-3 0/1 deposits. Top File No: R7972. Board of Trade file Jan 1902-Jun 1907. Jan 1902 - correspondence re payment of deposit of £10,000 to the Supreme Court of Judicature, in accordance with the terms of the Lt Rly Order 1900. Jan 1902 - correspondence to allow the deposit to be paid in form of 23/4% Consolidated Stock rather than cash. Jun 1907 - Request from BoT for addresses of those named as providing the deposit (Stevenson, Earl of Stradbroke, Chevallier, Remnant & Cobbold), re an applica on to the Court for a Stop Order on these funds.
- 1 - 30/05/2020 04:12 MT 6/1737/10 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1908 N Copied 09/08/2014 (15pp) -see BKFRM:2015.A.0578 Correspondence and Papers. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway: Byelaws. Images in MT 6-1737-10 Byelaws Top File No: R11053. Board of Trade file 30 Sep 1908 Approval for Byelaws for MSLR Ar cle in Making Tracks 92 MT 6/1855/5 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1906 - 1909 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Correspondence and Papers. Mid Suffolk Light Railway. Top File Board of Trade file Nov 1906 onwards. No: R13064. Nov 1906 - MSLR (Devia on) Order 1906, es mate, plan, Reference Book (land required, owners & occupiers). May 1909 - MSLR (Amendment) Order 1909 dra order, Reference Book. May 1909 - Amendments to Reference Books for 1903 & 1904. May 1909 - Correspondence with East Suffolk CC over their right to charge the Railway a fee of 10/6 for the deposi ng of documents. Sep 1909 - Report of Lt Rly Commissioners on the MSLR (Amendment) Order 1909. Aug 1909 - No ces printed in EADT re the 1909 Order. Oct 1909 - Confirma on that no objec ons had been received. Nov 1909 - Final version of 1909 Order, Agreement with GER & plan of proposed work at Halesworth. Dec 1909 - Updated version of Order. MT 6/2081/4 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1912 N Copied 09/08/2014 (6pp) Correspondence and Papers. Mid: Suffolk Light Railway: Images in MT 6-2081-4 Sale proposed sale. Top File No: R3505. Board of Trade file 28 Mar 1912. Correspondence with solicitors re poten al sale of MSLR to unnamed party and whether this would be permi ed under the governing Lt Rly Orders. Incident noted in Comfort. Copies lodged in MSLR archive. MT 6/2375/8 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1914 - 1915 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Correspondence and Papers. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway: Returns to BoT - Accounts and Sta s cal Returns for 1913 & 1914. Accounts. Top File No: R5365. Correspondence about whether a railway in administra on needs to provide this informa on. MT 6/2881 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1920 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Correspondence and Papers. Light Railways (Inves ga on) Ministry of Transport file 1920 Commi ee: Mid-Suffolk Light Railway. File No: CL.36. Light Railway (Inves ga on) Commi ee. Statement of Informa on rela ve to the Construc on and Working of Light Railways. Ques onnaire sent to & completed by MSLR. Correspondence between MoT & MSLR incl notes signed by Dalgleish & Lindsey-Badcock. Ques onnaire includes sta s cs on railway, construc on, traffic, rolling stock, nos of staff, finance, working metables, accounts 1913 & 1919. Copied as BKFRM:2015.D.0104.
MT 54/199 Light Railway Plans. Plans Deposited May 1899. Mid Suffolk. Undated N Same as BKFRM:2010.D.0086 Light Railway. MT 54/395 Light Railway Plans. Plans Deposited November 1902. Mid Nov 1902 N Viewed 07/02/2015 Suffolk Light Railway. Prepared for MSLR (Devia on & Amendment) Order 1903, Light Railways Act 1896-7, Nov 1902 Session. Plans & sec ons of Rly No. 3 from 5m 2f 4.5ch to 8m 0f 5ch. Reference Book. MT 54/412 Light Railway Plans. Plans Deposited May 1903. Mid Suffolk Light Undated N Viewed 07/02/2015 Railway. Images MT 54-412 0 to 7 Prepared for Halesworth Devia on May 1903, Light Railways Act 1896-7, May 1903 Session. Plans and sec ons of Halesworth Devia on. OS map with original and deviated lines. Reference Book & covering le er. MT 54/494 Light Railway Plans. Plans Deposited November 1906. Mid Nov 1906 N Viewed 07/02/2015 Suffolk Light Railway. Image MT 54-494 Prepared for Halesworth Devia on Nov 1906, Railways nos 1B, 2B & 3B. Plans and sec ons. OS map with original and deviated lines. Cost es mates. Reference Book. No ce of applica on to Lt Rly Commissioners. NB Engineer is William RP Hederstedt - see notes in BKFRM:2015.A.0592.
- 2 - 30/05/2020 04:12 MT 58/74 Light Railway Orders. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, 1900. 1899 - 1900 N Same as BKFRM:2008.D.0049 MT 58/110 Light Railway Orders. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (Amendment), 1900 - 1901 N Same as BKFRM:2008.D.0011 1901. MT 58/185 Light Railway Orders. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (Devia on and 1902 - 1903 N Same as BKFRM:2008.D.0012 Amendment), 1903. MT 58/239 Light Railway Orders. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (Halesworth 1903 - 1905 N Same as BKFRM:2008.D.0013 & 0050 Devia on), 1905. MT 58/341 Light Railway Orders. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (Amendment), 1906 - 1909 N Same as BKFRM:2008.D.0038 1909.
MT 130/3 Light Railway Orders: Hearings of Objec ons. Evidence and Undated N Viewed 09/08/2014 Notes: Mid Suffolk. Leatherbound book, front cover missing, back cover detached. Objec ons to various light railways including MSLR. Pp1-16 are Minutes of Proceedings before BoT considering objec ons to MSLR Order 1899, on 15 Feb 1900 (also included in MT 6/970/1). MT 130/4 Light Railway Orders: Hearings of Objec ons. Evidence and Undated N Viewed 07/02/2015 Notes: Mid Suffolk (Amendment). Bound book, covers missing. 797 typed pages, handwri en index to several Light Railways. MSLR on pp 173-179. Minutes of Proceedings before Board of Trade on Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (Amendment Order) 1901, largely concerning MSLR's wish to increase propor on of Preference shares vis-a-vis Ordinary shares. See notes in BKFRM:2015.A.0592.
RAIL 390/386 London and North Eastern Railway Company: Minutes and 1923 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Reports. Secretarial Papers rela ng to Board. LNER Absorp on App. 48pp of internal LNER minutes and reports rela ng to the financial terms for taking over the MSLR (covered in some Scheme: Mid Suffolk Light Railway. detail in Paye). Statutory Order no 427 (3 Apr 1924) 'Railway Amalgama on Scheme: The London and North Eastern Railway (Mid-Suffolk Light Railway) Absorp on Scheme, 1924' (4pp). Document 'The London and North Eastern Railway (Mid-Suffolk Light Railway) Absorp on Scheme 1923' (8pp).
RAIL 479 Mid Suffolk Light Railway Company. Stock and share registers, 1900 - 1924 26 volumes accountant's records and minutes RAIL 479/1 Minutes etc.: Mee ngs of Proprietors, and Board of Directors 1900 - 1921 N Viewed 09/08/2014 and 07/02/2015 Maroon leatherbound volume, embossed MID. SUFFOLK. LIGHT. RAILWAY. CO. on cover and MINUTES BOOK on spine in gold. Images RAIL 479-1 0/1. pp1-127: Board Mee ng Minutes 17 May 1900 (1st) to 11 Feb 1921 (50th) - ink handwri ng + typed le er from Jackson & typed minutes of 10 Oct 1912 mee ng. NB No Board Mee ngs between no 48 (1 Oct 1914) and no 49 (16 Jan 1920). pp131-140: General Mee ngs of Shareholders Minutes 3 May 1902 (1st) to 26 Mar 1908 (7th) - ink handwri ng. Copied as BKFRM:2015.D.0102. RAIL 479/2 Stock and Share Registers etc.: Register of members, share 1902 - 1910 N Viewed 07/02/2015 ledger and annual list and summary register of transfers Black & maroon leatherbound volume, embossed MID-SUFFOLK LIGHT RLY. Co. on cover and REGISTER OF MEMBERS (ordinary shares) SHARE LEDGER ANNUAL LIST & SUMMARY REGISTER OF TRANSFERS and M.S.L.R.Co. on spine in gold. Ink handwri ng. 1. Tabbed alphabe cal index pages with shareholder names and references to ledger folio. 2. Ledger folio with details of 200 shareholders, showing name, address, dates, shares allo ed, payments made, shares transferred. 3. Register of Directors & Managers - blank. 4. Summary of Capital & Shares - list of people & shares held on specific date(s) - only one set (undated). 5. Register of Transfers - date, transfer from & to, no of shares. RAIL 479/3 Stock and Share Registers etc.: Register of members, share 1904 - 1920 N Presume similar to RAIL 479/2 but covering a different set of shareholders ledger and annual list and summary register of transfers (Ordinary shares) No.2 RAIL 479/4 Stock and Share Registers etc.: Register of members, share 1902 - 1914 N Presume similar to RAIL 479/2 but covering a different set of shareholders and for preference as well as ordinary shares ledger and annual list and summary register of transfers (ordinary shares) (Preference Shares)
- 3 - 30/05/2020 04:12 RAIL 479/5 Stock and Share Registers etc.: Register of debenture 1903 - 1922 N Viewed 07/02/2015 stockholders Image RAIL 479-5 Black & maroon leather/fabric bound volume, embossed REGISTER OF DEBENTURE STOCK-HOLDERS on cover in gold. Ink handwri ng. 1. Tabbed alphabe cal index pages with stockholder names and references to register. 2. Register (52 pp) with stockholder details and their Acquisi ons (date, acquired from, cer ficate no, amount) and Transfers (date, transferred to, amount, balance). Transac on dates Oct 1903 - Dec 1922. Interest rates 3% or 4%. RAIL 479/6 Accountant's Records: Summary of receipts and expenditure 1906 - 1919 N Viewed 07/02/2015 Image RAIL 479-6 Very lge black, maroon & tan leatherbound volume, embossed MID-SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE on cover and SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE No 1 and M-S.L.R. on spine in gold. Ink handwri ng. 157 double page spreads. Covering mix of year and half-year periods commencing with year ending 30 Jun 1906 and ending with year ending 31 Dec 1919. For each period: 1. Receipts broken down by passenger, parcels, goods, C&D, mileage & demurrage 2. Expenditure broken down by department (eg Loco, Traffic, Engineering) and/or cost element (eg Mtce & renewal rolling stock, loco running expenses) RAIL 479/7 Accountant's Records: Summary of receipts and expenditure 1920 - 1923 N Presume similar to RAIL 479/6 but covering different period RAIL 479/8 Accountant's Records: Cash book - Messrs. Bacon Cobbold & Co. 1901 - 1907 N Viewed 07/02/2015 Maroon leatherbound volume, embossed CASH BOOK M.S.L.R. B.C. & Co. on spine in gold. Pp 1-36 covering Nov 1901 to Jul 1907. Ink handwri ng. Cash receipts and debits for bank account with Bacon, Cobbold & Co. RAIL 479/9 Accountant's Records: Cash book - Barclay & Co. Ltd. 1901 - 1906 N Presume similar to RAIL 479/8 but for a different banker RAIL 479/10 Accountant's Records: Summary of receipts: merchandise, 1904 - 1916 N Viewed 07/02/2015 mineral and live stock traffic Black, tan & maroon leatherbound volume embossed SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS MERCHANDISE MINERAL & LIVE STOCK TRAFFIC on spine in gold. Ink handwri ng. Period Sep 1904 to Dec 1916. Monthly breakdown by sta on giving receipts by traffic class (merchandise, coal & coke etc), other receipts (eg sack hire), total receipts, cash remi ed direct to head office and by sta on agents. Ini ally for Haughley only, from Jan 1905 for all sta ons except Wilby & Brockford, later a restricted set of sta ons. For some 6 month periods, includes summary of total receipts. Also a loose sheaf of typed invoices from LNER to MSLR covering May 1923 - Sep 1924 for materials & services supplied (eg coal, sleepers, maintenance), plus handwri en covering note from Mr Dalgleish. RAIL 479/11 Accountant's Records: Summary of receipts: merchandise, 1917 - 1924 N Presume similar to RAIL 479/10 but covering different period mineral and live stock traffic RAIL 479/12 Accountant's Records: Summary of Receipts: passenger & 1904 - 1921 N Viewed 07/02/2015 parcels Images RAIL 479-12 0 to 6 Black & tan leatherbound volume embossed RECEIPTS FROM PASSENGER AND PARCELS TRAFFIC on cover. Ink handwri ng. Period Sep 1904 to May 1921. Monthly breakdown by sta on giving receipts from passengers, parcels & misc, sundry debits, cash remi ed, float retained and outstanding receipts. Ini ally Haughley only, Kenton & Stradbroke added Apr 1905, Laxfield added May 1905, Mendlesham added Aug 1905, Aspall added Apr 1906, Aspall & Mendlesham removed Mar 1913, Mendlesham added Mar 1914, Aspall added May 1918. RAIL 479/13 Accountant's Records: Summary of Receipts: passenger & 1921 - 1924 N Presume similar to RAIL 479/12 but covering different period parcels
- 4 - 30/05/2020 04:12 RAIL 479/14 Accountant's Records: Expenditure journal 1904 - 1924 N Viewed 07/02/2015 Tan, maroon & black leatherbound volume, embossed MID SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY EXPENDITURE JOURNAL on cover and EXPENDITURE JOURNAL No 1 and M.S.L.Ry on spine in gold. Pages 1-298 covering Oct 1904 to Jun 1924. Ink handwri ng. 1 double page spread per month except when number of items mean con nua on page required. For each item: invoice date, who payable to, descrip on, amount, ref to ledger folio, dept to be charged (Engineering, Loco & C&W, Traffic, General). RAIL 479/15 Accountant's Records: Journal 1904 - 1911 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Leatherbound volume, embossed MID-SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY on cover and JOURNAL on spine in gold. Image RAIL 479-15 496pp in ink handwri ng. Journal entries Sep 1904 - Aug 1911, with entries against various a/cs including expenses (eg salaries & wages, loco coal, payments to GER), receipts (freight, parcel, passenger) and capital. RAIL 479/16 Accountant's Records: Journal 1911 - 1916 N Presume similar to RAIL 479/15 but covering a different period RAIL 479/17 Accountant's Records: Journal 1916 - 1924 N Presume similar to RAIL 479/15 but covering a different period RAIL 479/18 Accountant's Records: Cash book 1904 - 1912 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Images RAIL 479-18 0/1/2/3. Large leatherbound volume, embossed MID-SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY on cover and CASH BOOK No 1 on spine in gold. 301pp in ink handwri ng. Cash receipts & payments Sep 1904 - Sep 1912, incl loose note headed Accountants Office, back used for calcula ons. RAIL 479/19 Accountant's Records: Cash book 1912 - 1915 N Presume similar to RAIL 479/18 but covering a different period RAIL 479/20 Accountant's Records: Cash book 1915 - 1920 N Presume similar to RAIL 479/18 but covering a different period RAIL 479/21 Accountant's Records: Cash book 1920 - 1924 N Presume similar to RAIL 479/18 but covering a different period RAIL 479/22 Accountant's Records: Journal 1901 - 1907 N Presume similar to RAIL 479/15 but covering a different period RAIL 479/23 Accountant's Records: Journal - capital 1901 - 1907 N Presume similar to RAIL 479/15 but covering a different period and capital rather than opera ng expenses RAIL 479/24 Accountant's Records: Ledger 1904 - 1919 N Viewed 07/02/2015 Images RAIL 479-24 0 to 11 Very lge tan, green, gold, red & black leatherbound volume, embossed LEDGER No 1 and M.S.L.Ry on spine in gold. Ink handwri ng. Covering Sep 1904 to 1919. Sec on of alphabe cal tags with index of companies etc, and references to pages in following sec on. 502 pages with sec ons for various companies, individuals and categories (eg Sta on Agents, Parcels, Freight Earnings), double entry records. See notes in BKFRM:2015.A.0592. RAIL 479/25 Accountant's Records: Passenger receipt book 1913 - 1924 N Viewed 07/02/2015 Images RAIL 479-25 0 to 20 Marbled & leatherbound volume. Handwri en on cover Passenger Receipts Commenced January 13 Finished M S L Rly. Ink handwri ng. Period Jan 1913 to Jun 1924. Monthly passenger receipts and numbers of passengers broken down by 1st & 3rd class, for each individual sta on. Annual summaries of same. GER returns showing passengers booking through trains to MSLR des na ons, Aug 1914. Details of passengers booked by MSLR to GER des na ons. Details of excursions to Ipswich & Felixstowe.
- 5 - 30/05/2020 04:12 RAIL 479/26 Accountant's Records: Tonnage and live stock book 1916 - 1924 N Viewed 07/02/2015 Images RAIL 479-26 0 to 41 Marbled & leatherbound volume. Handwri en label on cover Tonnage M S Lt Rly. Ink handwri ng. Period Jan 1916 to 1924. Broken down by month and sta on, weight (tons & cwt) of goods: 1. Local - carted, not carted, goods at rates on or below 3/- per ton, coal & coke, other minerals 2. Foreign forwarded - same categories 3, Foreign received - same categories Broken down by month and sta on, livestock numbers: 1. Local - trucks, horses, ca le, sheep & lambs, calves, pigs, other animals 2. Foreign - trucks, pigs Annual summaries.
RAIL 798/251 London and North Eastern Railway Company, and Bri sh May 1936 N Viewed 07/02/2015 Transport Commission, Bri sh Railways Eastern Region: Mileage Images RAIL 798-251 0 to 2 Diagrams. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway: Haughley to Laxfield. 29 sheets of LNER standard forms showing all level crossings, pipes under the line, mileposts, sta ons and all other relevant features with the loca on in miles, chains & links, measured from the end of the pla orm at Haughley. Ink handwri ng. May 1936 with later amendments. Copied as BKFRM:2015.D.0103.
RAIL 981/336 Special and Miscellaneous Timetables, etc. Railway Timetables, 1911, 1920 - 1922 N Copied 07/02/2015 - see BKFRM:2015.A.0586/0588/0589 etc. Mid Suffolk Light Railway: Timetables. 5 sheets. Images RAIL 981-336 0/1/2 MSLR Timetable posters dated Jul 12th 1920, Oct 3rd 1921, Jul 10th 1922. All also part of RAIL 981/337. 1920 t/t same as BKFRM:2008.A.0079. RAIL 981/337 Special and Miscellaneous Timetables, etc. Railway Timetables, 1920 - 1922 N Viewed 07/02/2015 and Oct 1920 metable copied - see BKFRM:2015.A.0586/0587/0588/0589 etc. Mid Suffolk Light Railway: Another set, excep ng 1911 (4). Images RAIL 981-337 0/1/2/3 MSLR Timetable posters, mounted on card, dated Jul 12th 1920, Oct 4th 1920, Oct 3rd 1921, Jul 10th 1922. All except second also in RAIL 981/336. Jul 1920 t/t same as BKFRM:2008.A.0079.
RAIL 1172/1223 Railways Staff Conference: Correspondence and Papers. Oct - Nov 1925 N Copied 07/02/2015 - see BKFRM:2015.A.0590 NATIONAL UNION OF RAILWAYMEN AND RAILWAY CLERKS Images RAIL 1172-1223 0/1/2 ASSOCIATION PROGRAMMES. Circumstances by which Cambrian 1 printed & 13 typed sheets in card covers, with Treasury tag. Railway, Colne Valley and Halstead Railway and Mid-Suffolk Light MSLR-related material: Railway entered into agreement with trade unions by which 1. Le er (2 typed pages) from LNER dated 5 Nov 1925 explaining that MLSR staff had been paid less than na onal rates, staff received 10% reduc on in wages and that LNER was now paying na onal rates. 2. Memorandum of agreement (1 typed page) between MSLR staff & Mr Parker (Receiver & Manager) agreeing reduced wages, March/April 1922.
ZSPC 11/364 File of booklets, magazine cu ngs, postcards, photographs 1 Apr 1898 - 31 N Viewed 09/08/2014 etcetera, rela ng to the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, minor, light Dec 1963 Label inside cover of folder 'Final comple on MICHAEL WINDEATT 1966' and narrow-gauge railways and including extracts from the 'Railway Year Book, 1909 and 1920. ZSPC 11/364/1 W E Hayward Collec on. Booklet, 'The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway' 1963 N Same as BKFRM:2012.R.0153 by N A Comfort, Oakwood Press Locomo on Papers No. 22, 1963. ZSPC 11/364/2 W E Hayward Collec on. Cu ng from 'The Railway Magazine' 1952 N Same as BKFRM:2012.A.0433 & 0471 1952, 'Mid-Suffolk Railway Closed'. ZSPC 11/364/3 W E Hayward Collec on. Cu ng from unnamed journal 1908 N Same as BKFRM:2013.A.0441 [actually The Locomo ve], 'Opening of the Mid-Suffolk Light Copied 09/08/2014 Railway', c.1908. Image ZSPC 11-364-3
- 6 - 30/05/2020 04:12 ZSPC 11/364/4 W E Hayward Collec on. Extracts and cu ngs on the Mid- 1 Nov 1924 - 30 N 1) Same as BKFRM:2013.A.0447 Suffolk Light Railway: Jun 1937 2) Same as BKFRM:2013.A.0448 1) Extract from 'The Railway Magazine' November 1924 pages Copied 09/08/2014 347 to 352. Image ZSPC-11-364-4 2) Cu ng from unnamed journal [actually Railway Magazine], 3) Does not exist (see ZSPC 11/364/5) March 1937. 3) Cu ng from 'The Railway Magazine', June 1937. ZSPC 11/364/5 W E Hayward Collec on. Extract from 'The Railway Magazine' Jun 1937 N Same as BKFRM:2013.A.0448 June 1937 page 459, 'The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway'. Copied 09/08/2014 Image ZSPC 11-364-5 ZSPC 11/364/6 W E Hayward Collec on. Extract and cu ng on Mid-Suffolk Light 1 Jun 1902 - 15 N 1) Same as BKFRM:2013.A.0439 Railway: 1) Extract from 'The Locomo ve' 15 May 1907. 2) May 1907 2) Copied 09/08/2014 - see BKFRM:2014.A.0572 Cu ng from unnamed journal, June 1902, describing cu ng the Image ZSPC 11-364-6 first sod by the Duke of Cambridge. ZSPC 11/364/7 W E Hayward Collec on. Timetable leaflet, Mid-Suffolk Light Sep 1908 N Same as BKFRM:2013.D.0090 Railway, September 1908. Copied 09/08/2014 Images ZSPC 11-364-7a/b ZSPC 11/364/8 W E Hayward Collec on. Two metables cut from 'Bradshaw', 1 Jul 1912 - 31 N Copied 09/08/2014 July 1912 and March 1920, and one undated cket, Mid-Suffolk Mar 1920 Images ZSPC 11-364-8a/b Light Railway. ZSPC 11/364/9 W E Hayward Collec on. Envelope containing two monochrome 1910 N Copied 09/08/2014 photographic postcards of Mid-Suffolk Light Railway: 1) Showing Image ZSPC 11-364-9 0-6-0 tank locomo ves No.s 1 and 2, c.1910. [F.Moore on rear] 2) Showing goods train, c.1910. [F. Moore on rear] ZSPC 11/364/10 W E Hayward Collec on. Envelope containing five cu ngs of 1 Jan 1925 - 12 N Copied 09/08/2014 illustra ons of Mid-Suffolk Light Railway trains: 1) London and Nov 1953 Image ZSPC 11-364-10 North Eastern Railway mixed train, c.1925. 2) Mixed train, June 1947. 3) Mixed train 5 July 1952. 4) Passenger train 26 July 1952. 5) Track removal train 12 November 1953. ZSPC 11/364/11 W E Hayward Collec on. Cu ng from 'The Locomo ve' October Oct 1905 N Copied 09/08/2014 1905, adver sement for Hudswell, Clarke and Company, Railway Image ZSPC 11-364-11 Foundry, Leeds showing Mid-Suffolk Light Railway 0-6-0 tank locomo ve 'Haughley'. ZSPC 11/364/12 W E Hayward Collec on. Cu ng from 'The Locomo ve' 15 June 15 Jun 1907 N Copied 09/08/2014 - see BKFRM:2014.A.0575 1907, Mid-Suffolk Light Railway goods brake and ca le wagons. Image ZSPC 11-364-12 ZSPC 11/364/13 W E Hayward Collec on. Envelope containing images of Mid- 1910 - 1928 N Copied 09/08/2014 Suffolk Light Railway locomo ves and trains: 1) Monochrome Images ZSPC 11-364-13a/b/c/d photographic postcard, locomo ve No.1, c.1910. [Loco Publishing Co on rear] 2) Monochrome photographic postcard, locomo ves Nos.2 and 3, c.1920. [note no.3 running as 2-4-0-T and F. Moore on rear] 3) Monochrome photographic postcard, locomo ve No.1 as London and North Eastern Railway No.8316, c.1928. [F. Moore on rear] 4) Cu ng illustra ng train at Haughley sta on, November 1917. [separate photo of rear] 5) Cu ng illustra ng mixed train at Haughley, c.1920. 6) Locomo ve No.2, c.1920. 7) Locomo ve No.1 as London and North Eastern Railway No. 8316, c.1928. ZSPC 11/364/15 W E Hayward Collec on. Extract from 'Railway Year Book' 1909 1909 N Copied 09/08/2014 - see BKFRM:2014.A.0573 pages 260 to 272, 'Remaining Bri sh Railways Owning Rolling Images ZSPC 11-364-15a/b Stock' and 'Leased and Worked Railways, England and Wales'. ZSPC 11/364/21 W E Hayward Collec on. Extract from 'Railway Year Book' 1920 1920 N Copied 09/08/2014 - see BFRM:2014.A.0574 pages 262 to 280, Remaining Railways Owning Rolling Stock, Images ZSPC 11-364-21a/b Joint Railways, and Leased and Worked Railways. ZSPC 11/364/27 W E Hayward Collec on. Extracts from 'The Railway Magazine' Oct - Nov 1915 N Not directly relevant to MSLR - not copied October 1915 pages 279 to 286 and November 1915 pages 365 to 372, 'Light Railways' Nos. I and II by Harrison Veevers. Procedures under the Light Railway Acts 1896 and 1912 and the Rules of the Board of Trade.
- 7 - 30/05/2020 04:12 ZSPC 11/364/28 W E Hayward Collec on. Extract from 'Trains Annual' 1952 pages 1952 N Very li le on MSLR - not copied 68 to 72 and 85 to 88, 'Railway Byways in Eastern England' by H C Casserley: including Mid-Suffolk Light Railway ZSPC 11/364/29 W E Hayward Collec on. Extract from 'The Railway and Travel Nov 1917 N Copied 09/08/2014 Monthly' November 1917 pages 277 to 284, 'War me's Meagre Image ZSPC 11-364-29 Train Services' by G A Sekon: including services on Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
COLLECTIONS HELD IN OTHER ARCHIVES
Reference Title Date Range Digi sed? Notes
POST 114/40 Light Railway Orders. Copies of orders rela ng to the Light 8 Jan 1903 - 21 Bri sh Postal Museum and Archive: The Royal Mail Archive. Railways Act, 1896. Includes The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Dec 1903 Same as MT 58/185 (Devia on and Amendment) Order, 1903 POST 114/44 Light Railway Orders. Copies of orders rela ng to the Light 12 May 1908 - 31 Bri sh Postal Museum and Archive: The Royal Mail Archive. Railways Act, 1896. Includes The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Dec 1909 Same as MT 58/341 (Amendment) Order, 1909
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