Railway transport
Found in 225 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 31 Jan 1941
Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on coal transport and shortages referring to "W.P.(R) (41) 6". [Copy; given running number 223a].
(Untitled), 24 Jan 1941
Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC submitting a draft minute on impeding railway traffic, particularly coal, from Germany to Italy. [Copy; given running number 217].
(Untitled), 21 Apr 1945
Telegram from Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon] (Washington [United States]) to WSC agreeing with his misgivings concerning the proposed boundaries of the French zone of occupation in Germany and its effect on railway links; and suggesting possible amendments. Copy.
(Untitled), 07 Jan 1903
Letter from [George Cornwallis-West] (North Stafford Station Hotel, Stoke on Trent [Staffordshire]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that the weather has been "beastly", that he is going to travel to Loughborough [Leicestershire] and that the Midland Railway are going to stop a train for him.
(Untitled), 28 Jun 1945
(Untitled), Jul 1945
(Untitled), 28 Mar 1945
(Untitled), 09 Dec 1921
Letter from [WSC] as president of the Early Closing Association (34-40 Ludgate Hill, London) to the press approving the extension of Christmas holidays for shop workers and appealing to the public to do their Christmas shopping as early as possible and to the railways to provide cheap and extensive services for the holiday period. Draft by Captain Albert Larking [secretary of the Association] amended by WSC. Sent with CHAR 2/118/39].
(Untitled), 12 Dec 1921
Letter from Lord Ashfield [earlier Albert Stanley] (Electric Railway House, Broadway, Westminster, London) to WSC enclosing a copy of proposals of the City and South London Railway Company, the London Electric Railway Company and the Cental London Railway Company for various improvements to their lines [see CHAR 2/118/49-53].
(Untitled), 12 Dec 1921
Letter from Lord Ashfield [earlier Albert Stanley] (Electric Railway House, Broadway, Westminster, [London]) to the Trade Facilities Act Advisory Committee setting forth proposals by the City and South London Railway Company, the London Electric Railway Company and the Central London Railway Company for improvements to their lines, which will alleviate unemployment. Typescript copy sent with CHAR 2/118/47.
(Untitled), 14 Jun 1922
Letter from Leo Weinthal (801 Salisbury House, London Wall, London) to WSC (2 Sussex Square) enclosing a copy of General Jan Smuts's introduction to the proposed history of the Cape to Cairo railway and river route [Africa] [see CHAR 2/123/50-54] and asking WSC for a contribution to the work and the loan of one or two of his Egyptian paintings for reproduction in it.
(Untitled), 26 May 1922
Introduction by General Jan Smuts to the history of the Cape to Cairo railway and river route [Africa]. Sent with CHAR 2/123/48-49.
(Untitled), 26 May 1922
Introduction by General Jan Smuts to the history of the Cape to Cairo railway and river route [Africa]. Sent with CHAR 2/124B/121.
(Untitled), [Sep] [1922]
Introductory note to the history of the Cape to Cairo railway and river route [Africa]. Draft written in WSC's name by C W Hobley and sent with CHAR 2/124B/129 for WSC's approval.
(Untitled), 09 Sep 1922 - 11 Sep 1922
Notes from [Edward Marsh] to [WSC] asking whether WSC is prepared to write anything for Leo Weinthal's history of the Cape to Cairo railway and river route [Africa] and whether he agrees to let Weinthal publish a passage from "My African Journey" and reproduce his pictures of Egypt. Annotated by WSC that he will not write anything and that he agrees to the publication of the passage but not to the reproduction of the pictures.
(Untitled), 11 May 1929
Extract from the "Times trade and engineering supplement" on railway modernisation.
(Untitled), 05 Jul 1919
Letter from WSC to Andrew Bonar Law on an apparent misunderstanding about the Government's commitment to the nationalisation of the railways, which WSC supports.Typescript copy.
(Untitled), [Oct] [1921]
List of the consultative committee and special contributors to the proposed history of the Cape to Cairo railway and river route. Sent with CHAR 2/116/123-124.
(Untitled), 31 Aug 1920
Reprint of an article in the Hong Kong Daily Express on Sir John Jordan's speech on the need to expand the railway network in China and Sir Robert Ho Tung's suggestion that the Boxer indemnity be spent on railway building and other improvements.
(Untitled), [1920]
Reprint of an article from the North China Daily News (Shanghai) on Sir Robert Ho Tung's suggestion that the balance of the British portion of the Boxer Indemnity applied to the completion of the Canton-Hankow railway.
(Untitled), 17 Jan 1921
Letter from W H Himbury, general manager of the British Cotton Growing Association (333-350, The Royal Exchange, Manchester) to WSC expressing delight that WSC could become Colonial Secretary because as Under-Secretary he had done much to promote cotton growing and other industries, for instance by being responsible for the construction of the Northern Nigerian Railway [Africa].
(Untitled), 25 Jan 1921
Letter from [WSC] to W H Himbury of the British Cotton Growers Association expressing pleasure at the success of the Northern Nigerian Railway [Africa] and referring to his continued interest in the promotion of cotton growing within the British Empire. Typescript copy.
(Untitled), 18 Nov 1907
Letter from General Sir Ian Hamilton (Head Quarters, Southern Command, Tidworth House, Andover, [Hampshire]) to WSC on: WSC's report on the French army manoeuvres; Lloyd George's successful intervention in the railway dispute; the reform of the Territorial Army and the South African constitution as the main achievements of the present government. Signed typescript.