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Caledonian Railway Association Archive CATALOGUE Title Caledonian Railway Association Archive Reference CRA Dates of 1840 – date creation Extent 22 metres Name of creator Caledonian Railway Association (railway association: 1983-: Glasgow, Scotland) Administrative The Caledonian Railway Association (CRA) was established 1983 to promote the study, history acquisition and preservation of information, documents, illustrations and artefacts relating to the Caledonian Railway, its constituents and successor companies and to facilitate research into the history of the Company, by fostering the collation and dissemination of the information collected. The CRA publishes a quarterly Journal The True Line (free to members) and hosts talks in Glasgow on first Saturday of October, November, December and February. Membership is open to all and the membership year is from 1st May. The Caledonian Railway Company, Scotland, was incorporated by the Caledonian Railway Act of 1845. The line provided a service from Carlisle, England, to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Greenhill (near Castlecary), Scotland. The first section of the railway between Carlisle and Beattock, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, was opened in 1847. The line was completed to Glasgow and Edinburgh, along with line to Castlecary, Stirlingshire in 1848 where it joined the Scottish Central Railway. The line to Glasgow utilised the earlier railways Glasgow, Garnkirk & Coatbridge, and the Wishaw & Coltness, which it purchased in 1846 and 1849 respectively. In 1853, Edinburgh Station, Edinburgh, was opened along with a line from Slateford, Edinburgh to Haymarket, Edinburgh. The Company expanded by acquisition and amalgamation as well as by building new lines. Between 1849 and 1864 the company repeatedly tried to absorb the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway Co. into the Caledonian system. If it had succeeded the Caledonian would have had a virtual monopoly of Scottish Railways. In 1865 it absorbed the Scottish Central Railway and in 1866 the Scottish North Eastern Railway and thus extending their line to Callander, Aberdeen and Dundee. The Caledonian Railway also operated a number of lines that it did not own. Among them were the Callander & Oban and the Lanarkshire & Ayrshire Railways. The Caledonian Railway, throughout its history, was in competition for traffic, urban space and local influence with the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway, the North British Railway and the Glasgow & South Western Railway, in a battle that lasted for nearly 60 years and led to much duplication of lines and services. The company was grouped with the Glasgow & South Western Railway, the Highland Railway, the London & North Western Railway, the Midland Railway and a number of smaller railways across Scotland and England to form the London, Midland & Scottish Railway Co in 1923. This company was nationalised as part of British Rail in 1948. The Forth and Clyde Navigation, started in 1768 along with the Docks at Bowling and Grangemouth, were amalgamated with the Caledonian Railway Company in 1867. The Caledonian Steam Packet Company, incorporated in 1889 to operate Steamers on the Issued December 2017 Page 1 Caledonian Railway Association Archive CATALOGUE Clyde, was a subsidiary of the railway company Scope and The Archive has been brought together by the Caledonian Railway Association. The records content catalogued under reference CRA1 were created by the Association in the course of its business. The remainder of the Archive encompasses the records of the Caledonian Railway Company, its constituent (including the Canals, Docks and Steamers companies), its successor companies and records of other organisations and individuals which relate to the history of the Caledonian Company. The Archive encompasses: Records of the Caledonian Railway Association Records relating to the Caledonian Railway Company: Company Records, including Acts of Parliament establishing railway companies, 1830-1927 Operating Records, including timetables, notices and circulars, 1840-1974 Promotional Records, 1850s-1940s Staff Records, 1890-1939 Drawings and Plans of locomotives, rolling stock, railway lines, stations and property Photographs of locomotives, rolling stock, stations and property, and staff Maps of railways and canals, 1846-1967 Publications relating to railway history, 1861- 2012 Conditions All records open with the exception of CRA1/1, CRA1/2, CRA1/3 and CRA1/4. Access to governing these series with the permission of the CRA Committee. access Conditions Requests to publish or reproduce records for a commercial purpose must be referred to the governing use Caledonian Railway Association Archival Managed by the Caledonian Railway Association; stored at Glasgow University Archive history Services Immediate Initial deposit from J.D. MacIntosh, Chairman, Caledonian Railway Association; further source of deposits from T. McGhie, D. Blevins, A Ferguson, Archivists, Caledonian Railway acquisition Association. Details of individual deposits of records to the Caledonian Railway Association can be found in the Register of Donations (ref: CRA1/4/1). System of The Records of the Caledonian Railway Association are arranged into series in line with its arrangement functions. The records relating to the Caledonian Railway Company are arranged into artificial series in line with administrative functions generally in chronological order, with the exception of the Drawings and Plans, Photographs and Maps series, which are arranged by record type. Author Dave Luck, CRA Cataloguing Assistant (Placement), Glasgow University Archive Services, David Blevins, Archivist. (updated by Jim MacIntosh, Allan Ferguson) Date(s) of December 2010, updated June 2011, updated May 2012, updated June 2013 descriptions Issued December 2017 Page 2 Caledonian Railway Association Archive CONTENTS ARCHIVE CATALOGUE – MAIN SECTION HEADINGS Ref No Page No. CRA1 RECORDS OF THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION 5 CRA1/1 Constitution and formal papers, including charity registration CRA1/2 Minutes of AGM and Committee CRA1/3 Annual Accounts and Financial Records CRA1/4 Collection Listings CRA1/5 The True Line, Journal of the Caledonian Railway Association CRA1/6 Reprints of Company Documents (available for purchase) CRA1/7 CRA Publications CRA1/8 Reference Books, CRA Library CRA1/9 Digital Back-up of Records and Catalogue Files RECORDS OF THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY COMPANY CRA2 COMPANY RECORDS 10 CRA2/1 Legislation CRA2/2 Legal Records CRA2/3 Records of Executive Management CRA2/4 Financial Records CRA3 OPERATING RECORDS 21 CRA3/1 Timetables CRA3/2 Special Notices and Alterations to Timetables CRA3/3 Operating Rules and Regulations CRA3/4 Rolling Stock Construction and Maintenance CRA3/5 Operational Paperwork CRA3/6 Accidents CRA3/7 Line and Rail Engineering CRA3/8 Station Paperwork CRA3/9 Staff Circulars/Notices CRA3/10 Canals, Docks and Steamers CRA4 PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL 39 CRA4/1 Guide Books and Tourist Maps (including Steamers) CRA4/2 Postcards CRA5 STAFF RECORDS 41 CRA5/1 Official Records CRA5/2 Biographical Notes (including photos of individuals) Issued December 2017 Page 3 Caledonian Railway Association Archive CONTENTS CRA5/3 Photographs of Staff Groups CRA6 DRAWINGS AND PLANS 43 CRA6/1 Rolling Stock CRA6/2 Buildings, including Piers CRA6/3 Track Plans and Layout Diagrams CRA6/4 Bridges and Infrastructure CRA6/5 Permanent Way CRA6/6 Signalling Layouts and Signal Boxes CRA6/7 Canals and Docks CRA6/8 Drawings on CD (as referenced in lists 1 to 6 above) CRA7 PHOTOGRAPHS 46 CRA7/1 Rolling Stock CRA7/2 Stations and Buildings CRA7/3 Bridges and Infrastructure CRA7/4 Signals CRA7/5 Official Event Photographs CRA7/6 Caledonian Steam Packet Co Steamers CRA7/7 Canals and Docks CRA8 MAPS 49 CRA8/1 Caledonian Company Maps of Railways, Canals, Property CRA8/2 Ordnance Survey Maps with Caledonian Railways, Canals and Property CRA8/3 Railway Clearing House Maps, Junctions Diagrams, Instructions and Publications CRA9 PUBLICATIONS 51 CRA9/1 Contemporary General Railway, Business Publications CRA9/2 Journal, Newspaper and Magazine Reports and Extracts CRA9/3 Resource Packs, Information Portfolios Issued December 2017 Page 4 Caledonian Railway Association Archive CRA1: Association CRA1 RECORDS OF THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION The records of the Caledonian Railway Association (CRA). These records relate to the founding and activities of the Association, including the publication of books and journals. Please note that CRA1/1, CRA1/2, CRA1/3 and CRA1/4 are closed to the public unless permission for access is granted by the CRA Committee. All other items are open for use. CRA1/1 Constitution and formal papers, including charity registration CRA1/1/1 Charity Registration 16 September 2005 CRA1/1/2 Constitution (2 items) March 2002, March 2007 CRA1/2 Minutes of Committee and Annual General Meetings CRA1/2/1 Minutes of AGM 1984-2010 CRA1/2/2 Minutes of the Committee April 1998 – June 2006 CRA1/3 Financial records CRA1/3/1 Accounts and balance sheets 1984-2002 CRA1/3/2 Financial Records 1984-2005 CRA1/3/3 Notes regarding Harold Bowtell Bequest Aug-01 CRA1/4 Collection Listings CRA1/4/1 Register of donated collections CRA1/5 The True Line Journal with index The Association membership journal/magazine. When first formed the CRA issued a regular newsletter The True Line and an occasional more substantial publication The Caledonian Journal, from no.23 these were merged under the title The True Line and each issue now includes historic articles, as well as news of association events and activities.