COLLECTIONS RELATING TO THE MID- LIGHT RAILWAY IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES NB: Images recorded in the Notes section are stored in the D:\Record Offices\National Archive s folder on the Museum server.

Reference Title Date Range Digitised? Notes Museum Archive

AN 13/1753 British Transport Commission: Chief Secretary's Office: 1952 N Copied 08/10/2020 (14pp) 2020.A.1617 Correspondence and Papers. Railway Closures. Correspondence to/from the Railway Executive, Transport Users Consultative Committee, Ministry of Transport & and Branch. British Transport Commission regarding the closure of the Haughley - Laxfield branch, Jan 1952 to Mar 1953.

BT 285/772 Board of Trade: Companies Registration Office: Railway 1903 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Companies Securities Act, 1866: Returns. Mid-Suffolk Light Board of Trade file 1903 to 1923. Railway Company. MSLR Statutory Accounts & statistical Returns to BoT for 1913-1923. MSLR Returns under Railway Companies Securities 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. Light Railway. Top Board of Trade file May 1899 onwards. File No: R 12412. Newspaper notices of proposed railway. Plans of proposed railway. Detailed estimates for construction (Jeyes & Godden). Draft order authorising construction (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. Objections to the Scheme. Minutes of Consideration of Objections. Finalised Order authorising construction. 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 deviation of railway near Haughley. Silver St now being crossed on level instead of bridge over railway, railway undertakes to erect cottage 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 Images MT 6-1075-2 0/1/2 File No: R 6464. Board of Trade file Nov 1900 - Jun 1901. Nov 1900 - Draft Order amending MSLR Order 1900. Mar 1901 - Report of Lt Rly Commissioners & correspondence on MSLR (Amendment) Order. May 1901 - Report of Lt Rly Commissioners & objections of Blything RDC. May-Jun 1901 - Confirmation of Order by Lt Rly Commissioners, final versions of Order.

- 1 - 22/10/2020 13:55 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 Deviation Order 1903: Halesworth deviation. Top File No: R14322. May 1903 - estimate, draft Order, plan, notice in newspaper. Aug 1904 - notice that MSLR applying for powers to extend limits of deviation as detailed in May 1903 application, revised estimate. Aug 1904 - report of Lt Rly Commissioners on MSLR (Halesworth Deviation) Order 1904, Order itself, confirmation that notices published in various newspapers. Dec 1904 - various correspondence. Jan 1905 - agreement between GER and MSLR to construct junction & associated works at Halesworth, contract and plan on waxed paper. Feb 1905 - Light Rly Commissioners correspondence. Feb 1905 - Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (Halesworth Deviation) Order 1905 final version. Dec 1905 - notification 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 application to the Court for a Stop Order on these funds.

MT 6/1737/10 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1908 N Copied 09/08/2014 (15pp) 2015.A.0578 Correspondence and Papers. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway: Images in MT 6-1737-10 Byelaws Byelaws. Top File No: R11053. Board of Trade file 30 Sep 1908 Approval for Byelaws for MSLR Article 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 Board of Trade file Nov 1906 onwards. File No: R13064. Nov 1906 - MSLR (Deviation) Order 1906, estimate, plan, Reference Book (land required, owners & occupiers). May 1909 - MSLR (Amendment) Order 1909 draft 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 depositing of documents. Sep 1909 - Report of Lt Rly Commissioners on the MSLR (Amendment) Order 1909. Aug 1909 - Notices printed in EADT re the 1909 Order. Oct 1909 - Confirmation that no objections 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) 2014.D.0094 & Correspondence and Papers. Mid: Suffolk Light Railway: Images in MT 6-2081-4 Sale 2020.A.1305 proposed sale. Top File No: R3505. Board of Trade file 28 Mar 1912. Correspondence with solicitors re potential sale of MSLR to unnamed party and whether this would be permitted under the governing Lt Rly Orders. Incident noted in Comfort. 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 Statistical Returns for 1913 & 1914. Accounts. Top File No: R5365. Correspondence about whether a railway in administration needs to provide this information.

- 2 - 22/10/2020 13:55 MT 6/2881 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1920 N Viewed 09/08/2014 2015.D.0104 Correspondence and Papers. Light Railways (Investigation) Copy acquired May 2015 Committee: Mid-Suffolk Light Railway. File No: CL.36. Ministry of Transport file 1920 Light Railway (Investigation) Committee. Statement of Information relative to the Construction and Working of Light Railways. Questionnaire sent to & completed by MSLR. Correspondence between MoT & MSLR incl notes signed by Dalgleish & Lindsey-Badcock. Questionnaire includes statistics on railway, construction, traffic, rolling stock, nos of staff, finance, working timetables, accounts 1913 & 1919.

MT 54/199 Light Railway Plans. Plans Deposited May 1899. Mid Suffolk. Undated N Copy already in MSLR Museum Archive 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 (Deviation & Amendment) Order 1903, Light Railways Act 1896-7, Nov 1902 Session. Plans & sections 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 Undated N Viewed 07/02/2015 Light Railway. Images MT 54-412 0 to 7 Prepared for Halesworth Deviation May 1903, Light Railways Act 1896-7, May 1903 Session. Plans and sections of Halesworth Deviation. OS map with original and deviated lines. Reference Book & covering letter. MT 54/494 Light Railway Plans. Plans Deposited November 1906. Mid Nov 1906 N Viewed 07/02/2015 2015.A.0592 (part) Suffolk Light Railway. Image MT 54-494 Prepared for Halesworth Deviation Nov 1906, Railways nos 1B, 2B & 3B. Plans and sections. OS map with original and deviated lines. Cost estimates. Reference Book. Notice of application to Lt Rly Commissioners. NB Engineer is William RP Hederstedt.

MT 58/74 Light Railway Orders. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, 1900. 1899 - 1900 N Copy already in MSLR Museum Archive 2008.D.0049

MT 58/110 Light Railway Orders. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway 1900 - 1901 N Copy already in MSLR Museum Archive 2008.D.0011 (Amendment), 1901. MT 58/185 Light Railway Orders. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (Deviation 1902 - 1903 N Copy already in MSLR Museum Archive 2008.D.0012 and Amendment), 1903. MT 58/239 Light Railway Orders. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (Halesworth 1903 - 1905 N Copy already in MSLR Museum Archive 2008.D.0013 & Deviation), 1905. 0050 MT 58/341 Light Railway Orders. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway 1906 - 1909 N Copy already in MSLR Museum Archive 2008.D.0038 (Amendment), 1909.

MT 130/3 Light Railway Orders: Hearings of Objections. Evidence and Undated N Viewed 09/08/2014 Notes: Mid Suffolk. Leatherbound book, front cover missing, back cover detached. Objections to various light railways including MSLR. Pp1-16 are Minutes of Proceedings before BoT considering objections to MSLR Order 1899, on 15 Feb 1900 (also included in MT 6/970/1).

- 3 - 22/10/2020 13:55 MT 130/4 Light Railway Orders: Hearings of Objections. Evidence and Undated N Viewed 07/02/2015 2015.A.0592 (part) Notes: Mid Suffolk (Amendment). Bound book, covers missing. 797 typed pages, handwritten 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 proportion of Preference shares vis-a-vis Ordinary shares. See separate notes.

RAIL 390/6 London and North Eastern Railway Company: Minutes and 1923 - 1925 N Part (3pp) copied 08/10/2020 2020.A.1618 Reports. Minutes and Reports. Minutes of meetings of Item 327, report from Chief Legal Adviser dated 21/07/1924 regarding the LNER Bill going through Parliament, Board, and Index which originally included a clause relating to the terms for absorption of the MSLR, although that was later removed. RAIL 390/77 London and North Eastern Railway Company: Minutes and 1923 - 1924 N Part (4pp) copied 08/10/2020 2020.A.1619 Reports. Minutes and Reports. Index to Board and List of items referring to absorption of MSLR: O.157, B.327, F.116g, F.159c, F.195(1d), F.215(3a), F.233(1a), Committee minutes F.246(1b), F.265(3a), F.277, F.372, F.403, F.504, F.618, F.650, F.665 (red indicates these are in RAIL 390/386) B = Board, F = Finance Committee, O = Organisation Committee

RAIL 390/386 London and North Eastern Railway Company: Minutes and 1923 N Viewed 09/08/2014 2020.A.1620 Reports. Secretarial Papers relating to Board. LNER Copied 08/10/2020 (65pp) Absorption Scheme: Mid Suffolk Light Railway. App. 48pp of internal LNER minutes and reports relating to the financial terms for taking over the MSLR (covered in some detail in Paye), dated Jan 1923 to Nov 1924. Statutory Order no 427 (3 Apr 1924) 'Railway Amalgamation Scheme: The London and North Eastern Railway (Mid-Suffolk Light Railway) Absorption Scheme, 1924' (4pp). Document 'The London and North Eastern Railway (Mid-Suffolk Light Railway) Absorption Scheme 1923' (8pp).

RAIL 392/91 London and North Eastern Railway Company: 1926 N Copied 08/10/2020 (7 images) 2020.A.1621 Miscellaneous Records: Plans. Kenton Station. Coloured plan on linen roll. Scale 1 chain:1 inch, surveyed by FH Headley April 1926.

RAIL 479 Mid Suffolk Light Railway Company. Stock and share 1900 - 1924 26 volumes registers, accountant's records and minutes RAIL 479/1 Minutes etc.: Meetings of Proprietors, and Board of 1900 - 1921 N Viewed 09/08/2014 and 07/02/2015 2015.D.0102 & Directors Copy acquired May 2015 2015.A.0592 (part) 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 Meeting Minutes 17 May 1900 (1st) to 11 Feb 1921 (50th) - ink handwriting + typed letter from Jackson & typed minutes of 10 Oct 1912 meeting. NB No Board Meetings between no 48 (1 Oct 1914) and no 49 (16 Jan 1920). pp131-140: General Meetings of Shareholders Minutes 3 May 1902 (1st) to 26 Mar 1908 (7th) - ink handwriting.

- 4 - 22/10/2020 13:55 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 (ordinary shares) MEMBERS SHARE LEDGER ANNUAL LIST & SUMMARY REGISTER OF TRANSFERS and M.S.L.R.Co. on spine in gold. Ink handwriting. 1. Tabbed alphabetical index pages with shareholder names and references to ledger folio. 2. Ledger folio with details of 200 shareholders, showing name, address, dates, shares allotted, 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 ledger and annual list and summary register of transfers shares (ordinary shares) (Preference Shares) 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 handwriting. 1. Tabbed alphabetical index pages with stockholder names and references to register. 2. Register (52 pp) with stockholder details and their Acquisitions (date, acquired from, certificate no, amount) and Transfers (date, transferred to, amount, balance). Transaction dates Oct 1903 - Dec 1922. Interest rates 3% or 4%. RAIL 479/6 Accountant's Records: Summary of receipts and 1906 - 1919 N Viewed 07/02/2015 expenditure 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 handwriting. 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 1920 - 1923 N Presume similar to RAIL 479/6 but covering different period expenditure RAIL 479/8 Accountant's Records: Cash book - Messrs. Bacon Cobbold 1901 - 1907 N Viewed 07/02/2015 & Co. 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 handwriting. 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

- 5 - 22/10/2020 13:55 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 handwriting. Period Sep 1904 to Dec 1916. Monthly breakdown by station giving receipts by traffic class (merchandise, coal & coke etc), other receipts (eg sack hire), total receipts, cash remitted direct to head office and by station agents. Initially for Haughley only, from Jan 1905 for all stations except Wilby & Brockford, later a restricted set of stations. 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 handwritten 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 handwriting. Period Sep 1904 to May 1921. Monthly breakdown by station giving receipts from passengers, parcels & misc, sundry debits, cash remitted, float retained and outstanding receipts. Initially Haughley only, Kenton & Stradbroke added Apr 1905, Laxfield added May 1905, 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 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 handwriting. 1 double page spread per month except when number of items mean continuation page required. For each item: invoice date, who payable to, description, 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 handwriting. 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

- 6 - 22/10/2020 13:55 RAIL 479/18 Accountant's Records: Cash book 1904 - 1912 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Images RAIL 479-18 0 to 3 Large leatherbound volume, embossed MID-SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY on cover and CASH BOOK No 1 on spine in gold. 301pp in ink handwriting. Cash receipts & payments Sep 1904 - Sep 1912, incl loose note headed Accountants Office, back used for calculations. 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 operating expenses

RAIL 479/24 Accountant's Records: Ledger 1904 - 1919 N Viewed 07/02/2015 2015.A.0592 (part) 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 handwriting. Covering Sep 1904 to 1919. Section of alphabetical tags with index of companies etc, and references to pages in following section. 502 pages with sections for various companies, individuals and categories (eg Station Agents, Parcels, Freight Earnings), double entry records.

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. Handwritten on cover Passenger Receipts Commenced January 13 Finished M S L Rly. Ink handwriting. Period Jan 1913 to Jun 1924. Monthly passenger receipts and numbers of passengers broken down by 1st & 3rd class, for each individual station. Annual summaries of same. GER returns showing passengers booking through trains to MSLR destinations, Aug 1914. Details of passengers booked by MSLR to GER destinations. Details of excursions to & Felixstowe.

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. Handwritten label on cover Tonnage M S Lt Rly. Ink handwriting. Period Jan 1916 to 1924. Broken down by month and station, 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 station, livestock numbers: 1. Local - trucks, horses, cattle, sheep & lambs, calves, pigs, other animals 2. Foreign - trucks, pigs Annual summaries.

- 7 - 22/10/2020 13:55 RAIL 798/251 London and North Eastern Railway Company, and British May 1936 N Viewed 07/02/2015 2015.D.0103 Transport Commission, British Railways Eastern Region: Copy acquired May 2015 Mileage Diagrams. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway: Haughley to Images RAIL 798-251 0 to 2 Laxfield. 29 sheets of LNER standard forms showing all level crossings, pipes under the line, mileposts, stations and all other relevant features with the location in miles, chains & links, measured from the end of the platform at Haughley. Ink handwriting. May 1936 with later amendments.

RAIL 981/336 Special and Miscellaneous Timetables, etc. Railway 1911, 1920 - N Copied 07/02/2015 Jul 1920: Timetables, etc. Mid Suffolk Light Railway: Timetables. 5 1922 Images RAIL 981-336 0/1/2 2008.A.0079 & sheets. MSLR Timetable posters dated Jul 12th 1920 (copy already in MSLR Museum Archive), Oct 3rd 1921, Jul 10th 2015.A.0586 1922. Oct 1921: All also part of RAIL 981/337. 2015.A.0588 Jul 1922: 2015.A.0589 RAIL 981/337 Special and Miscellaneous Timetables, etc. Railway 1920 - 1922 N Viewed 07/02/2015 and Oct 1920 timetable copied Jul 1920: Timetables, etc. Mid Suffolk Light Railway: Another set, Images RAIL 981-337 0/1/2/3 2008.A.0079 & excepting 1911 (4). MSLR Timetable posters, mounted on card, dated Jul 12th 1920, Oct 4th 1920, Oct 3rd 1921, Jul 10th 1922. 2015.A.0586 All except second also in RAIL 981/336. Oct 1920: 2015.A.0587 Oct 1921: 2015.A.0588 Jul 1922: 2015.A.0589

RAIL 1172/1223 Railways Staff Conference: Correspondence and Papers. Oct - Nov 1925 N Copied 07/02/2015 2015.A.0590 NATIONAL UNION OF RAILWAYMEN AND RAILWAY CLERKS Images RAIL 1172-1223 0/1/2 ASSOCIATION PROGRAMMES. Circumstances by which 1 printed & 13 typed sheets in card covers, with Treasury tag. Cambrian Railway, Colne Valley and Halstead Railway and MSLR-related material: Mid-Suffolk Light Railway entered into agreement with 1. Letter (2 typed pages) from LNER dated 5 Nov 1925 explaining that MLSR staff had been paid less than national trade unions by which staff received 10% reduction in rates, and that LNER was now paying national rates. wages 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 cuttings, postcards, photographs 1 Apr 1898 - 31 N Viewed 09/08/2014 etcetera, relating to the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, minor, Dec 1963 Label inside cover of folder 'Final completion MICHAEL WINDEATT 1966' light and narrow-gauge railways and including extracts from the 'Railway Year Book, 1909 and 1920.

ZSPC 11/364/1 W E Hayward Collection. Booklet, 'The Mid-Suffolk Light 1963 N Copy already in MSLR Museum Archive 2012.R.0153 Railway' by N A Comfort, Oakwood Press Locomotion Papers No. 22, 1963. ZSPC 11/364/2 W E Hayward Collection. Cutting from 'The Railway 1952 N Copy already in MSLR Museum Archive 2012.A.0433 & Magazine' 1952, 'Mid-Suffolk Railway Closed'. 0471 ZSPC 11/364/3 W E Hayward Collection. Cutting from unnamed journal 1908 N Copy already in MSLR Museum Archive 2013.A.0441 [actually The Locomotive] , 'Opening of the Mid-Suffolk Copied 09/08/2014 Light Railway', c.1908. Image ZSPC 11-364-3

- 8 - 22/10/2020 13:55 ZSPC 11/364/4 W E Hayward Collection. Extracts and cuttings on the Mid- 1 Nov 1924 - 30 N 1) Copy already in MSLR Museum Archive 1) 2013.A.0447 Suffolk Light Railway: Jun 1937 2) Copy already in MSLR Museum Archive 2) 2013.A.0448 1) Extract from 'The Railway Magazine' November 1924 Copied 09/08/2014 pages 347 to 352. Image ZSPC-11-364-4 2) Cutting from unnamed journal [actually Railway 3) Does not exist (see ZSPC 11/364/5) Magazine] , March 1937. 3) Cutting from 'The Railway Magazine', June 1937. ZSPC 11/364/5 W E Hayward Collection. Extract from 'The Railway Jun 1937 N Copy already in MSLR Museum Archive 2013.A.0448 Magazine' June 1937 page 459, 'The Mid-Suffolk Light Copied 09/08/2014 Railway'. Image ZSPC 11-364-5 ZSPC 11/364/6 W E Hayward Collection. Extract and cutting on Mid-Suffolk 1 Jun 1902 - 15 N 1) Copy already in MSLR Museum Archive 1) 2013.A.0439 Light Railway: 1) Extract from 'The Locomotive' 15 May May 1907 2) Copied 09/08/2014 2) 2014.A.0572 1907. 2) Cutting from unnamed journal, June 1902, Image ZSPC 11-364-6 describing cutting the first sod by the Duke of Cambridge.

ZSPC 11/364/7 W E Hayward Collection. Timetable leaflet, Mid-Suffolk Sep 1908 N Copy already in MSLR Museum Archive 2013.D.0089 & Light Railway, September 1908. Copied 09/08/2014 0090 Images ZSPC 11-364-7a/b ZSPC 11/364/8 W E Hayward Collection. Two timetables cut from 1 Jul 1912 - 31 N Copied 09/08/2014 'Bradshaw', July 1912 and March 1920, and one undated Mar 1920 Images ZSPC 11-364-8a/b ticket, Mid-Suffolk Light Railway. ZSPC 11/364/9 W E Hayward Collection. Envelope containing two 1910 N Copied 09/08/2014 1) 2011.P.1406 & monochrome photographic postcards of Mid-Suffolk Light Image ZSPC 11-364-9 2017.P.1594 Railway: 1) Showing 0-6-0 tank locomotives No.s 1 and 2, 2) 2007.P.0864 c.1910. [F.Moore on rear] 2) Showing goods train, c.1910. [F. Moore on rear] ZSPC 11/364/10 W E Hayward Collection. Envelope containing five cuttings 1 Jan 1925 - 12 N Copied 09/08/2014 1) 2005.P.0305 of illustrations of Mid-Suffolk Light Railway trains: 1) Nov 1953 Image ZSPC 11-364-10 2) 2007.P.0041 London and North Eastern Railway mixed train, c.1925. 2) 3) 2005.P.0300 Mixed train, June 1947. 3) Mixed train 5 July 1952. 4) 4) 2019.P.1684 Passenger train 26 July 1952. 5) Track removal train 12 5) 2005.P.0069 November 1953. ZSPC 11/364/11 W E Hayward Collection. Cutting from 'The Locomotive' Oct 1905 N Copied 09/08/2014 October 1905, advertisement for Hudswell, Clarke and Image ZSPC 11-364-11 Company, Railway Foundry, Leeds showing Mid-Suffolk Light Railway 0-6-0 tank locomotive 'Haughley'.

ZSPC 11/364/12 W E Hayward Collection. Cutting from 'The Locomotive' 15 15 Jun 1907 N Copied 09/08/2014 2014.A.0575 June 1907, Mid-Suffolk Light Railway goods brake and cattle Image ZSPC 11-364-12 wagons.

- 9 - 22/10/2020 13:55 ZSPC 11/364/13 W E Hayward Collection. Envelope containing images of 1910 - 1928 N Copied 09/08/2014 1) ? Mid-Suffolk Light Railway locomotives and trains: 1) Images ZSPC 11-364-13a/b/c/d 2) 2005.P.0392 & Monochrome photographic postcard, locomotive No.1, 2017.P.1584 c.1910. [Loco Publishing Co on rear] 2) Monochrome 3) ? photographic postcard, locomotives Nos.2 and 3, c.1920. 4) 2014.P.1537 [note no.3 running as 2-4-0-T and F. Moore on rear] 3) 5) 2007.P.0354 Monochrome photographic postcard, locomotive No.1 as 6) 2007.P.0352 London and North Eastern Railway No.8316, c.1928. [F. 7) ? Moore on rear] 4) Cutting illustrating train at Haughley station, November 1917. [separate photo of rear] 5) Cutting illustrating mixed train at Haughley, c.1920. 6) Locomotive No.2, c.1920. 7) Locomotive No.1 as London and North Eastern Railway No. 8316, c.1928.

ZSPC 11/364/15 W E Hayward Collection. Extract from 'Railway Year Book' 1909 N Copied 09/08/2014 2014.A.0573 1909 pages 260 to 272, 'Remaining British Railways Owning Images ZSPC 11-364-15a/b Rolling Stock' and 'Leased and Worked Railways, and Wales'. ZSPC 11/364/21 1920 N Copied 09/08/2014 2014.A.0574 W E Hayward Collection. Extract from 'Railway Year Book' Images ZSPC 11-364-21a/b 1920 pages 262 to 280, Remaining Railways Owning Rolling Stock, Joint Railways, and Leased and Worked Railways. ZSPC 11/364/27 W E Hayward Collection. Extracts from 'The Railway Oct - Nov 1915 N Not directly relevant to MSLR - not copied Magazine' 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.

ZSPC 11/364/28 W E Hayward Collection. Extract from 'Trains Annual' 1952 1952 N Very little on MSLR - not copied pages 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 Collection. Extract from 'The Railway and Nov 1917 N Copied 09/08/2014 Travel Monthly' November 1917 pages 277 to 284, Image ZSPC 11-364-29 'Wartime's Meagre Train Services' by G A Sekon: including services on Mid-Suffolk Light Railway

COLLECTIONS IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES WHICH HAVE BEEN EXAMINED BUT NO MSLR REFERENCES FOUND NB: There may be some references to the MSLR outside the areas of these documents which were checked, as noted below.

Reference Title Date Range Digitised? Notes

N London and North Eastern Railway Company: Minutes and RAIL 390/48 Reports. Minutes and Reports. Southern Area Local Board 1923 - 1925 No MSLR reference in index, no relevant items in 1923/4

London and North Eastern Railway Company: Minutes and RAIL 390/134 Reports. Agenda Books. Southern Area Local Board. Vol. 1 1923 - 1945 No relevant items in 1923/4 London and North Eastern Railway Company: Minutes and RAIL 390/88 Reports. Agenda Books. Board, Vol. 1 1923 - 1926 No relevant items in 1923/4

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Reference Title Date Range Digitised? Notes BRITISH POSTAL MUSEUM AND ARCHIVE: THE ROYAL MAIL ARCHIVE POST 114/40 Light Railway Orders. Copies of orders relating to the Light 8 Jan 1903 - 21 Copy already in MSLR Museum Archive 2008.D.0012 Railways Act, 1896. Includes The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Dec 1903 Same as TNA MT 58/185 (Deviation and Amendment) Order, 1903

POST 114/44 Light Railway Orders. Copies of orders relating to the Light 12 May 1908 - Copy already in MSLR Museum Archive 2008.D.0038 Railways Act, 1896. Includes The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway 31 Dec 1909 Same as TNA MT 58/341 (Amendment) Order, 1909 MUSEUM OF ENGLISH RURAL LIFE TR RAN/AC1/2 Private Ledger RSJ No 2. Accounts. Ledgers. Includes Mid 1 Jan 1896 - 31 Suffolk Light Railways Co. Dec 1907 TR RAN/AC1/3 Private Ledger RSJ No 3. Accounts. Ledgers. Bonds. Includes 1 Jan 1908 - 31 Mid Suffolk Light Railway Co. Mar 1920 TR RAN/AC1/4 Private Ledger RSJ No 4. Accounts. Ledgers. Includes Mid 1 Apr 1920 - 31 Suffolk Light Railway Co. Mar 1932 SUFFOLK RECORD OFFICE, IPSWICH 22 records, all are included in the separate spreadsheet for the Suffolk Record Office qv

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