Collection GB 0074 ACC/1297/LER - LONDON ELECTRIC RAILWAY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/1297/LER

Title

LONDON ELECTRIC RAILWAY

Date(s)

  • 1908-1933 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

0.7 linear metres

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Name of creator

Biographical history

The Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited was a holding company made up of three separate companies, the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway; Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway and the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway. These railway companies founded sections of the Bakerloo Line, Northern Line and Piccadilly Line respectively. From 1908 they referred to themselves as the Underground Group andintroduced fare agreements. In 1910 the London Electric Railway Amalgamation Act was passed, merging these three companies into the London Electric Railway Company.

The London Electric Railway Company purchased the London General Omnibus Company in 1912, and also had joint ownership of the London and Suburban Traction Company which operated many tramways. In 1933 the Company was liquidated and nationalised, and services came under the control of the London Passenger Transport Board.

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/1297/LER 1908-1933 Collection 0.7 linear metres London Electric Railway Company

The Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited was a holding company made up of three separate companies, the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway; Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway and the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway. These railway companies founded sections of the Bakerloo Line, Northern Line and Piccadilly Line respectively. From 1908 they referred to themselves as the Underground Group andintroduced fare agreements. In 1910 the London Electric Railway Amalgamation Act was passed, merging these three companies into the London Electric Railway Company.

The London Electric Railway Company purchased the London General Omnibus Company in 1912, and also had joint ownership of the London and Suburban Traction Company which operated many tramways. In 1933 the Company was liquidated and nationalised, and services came under the control of the London Passenger Transport Board.

Received in 1975 as part of an accession of records from London Transport.

Records of the London Electric Railway Company, comprising minutes of Board Meetings; minutes of General Meetings; volumes of monthly reports and operating statistics.

Records arranged in two series: ACC/1297/LER/01: Meetings; ACC/1297/LER/04: Monthly reports.

Available for general access.

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

English

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

November 2009 to February 2010 Great Northern , Piccadilly and Brompton Railway Company Charing Cross , Euston and Hampstead Railway Company Organizations Underground railway networks Company archives Urban transport Railways Transport infrastructure Transport organizations Documents Information sources Business records Companies Enterprises Transport companies Public transport Transport Transport planning Urban transport development London Electric Railway Company Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Company Underground Electric Railways Company of London Ltd London England UK Western Europe Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Received in 1975 as part of an accession of records from London Transport.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the London Electric Railway Company, comprising minutes of Board Meetings; minutes of General Meetings; volumes of monthly reports and operating statistics.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Records arranged in two series: ACC/1297/LER/01: Meetings; ACC/1297/LER/04: Monthly reports.

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Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

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Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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