Série 14 - Whipsnade railway

Zone d'identification

Cote

WHI/14

Titre

Whipsnade railway

Date(s)

  • 1970-present (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Série

Étendue matérielle et support

10 volumes

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Nom du producteur

Histoire archivistique

The Whipsnade & Umfolozi Railway opened on 26th August 1970, owned and run by Pleasurerail, a company set by William McAlpine specifically to run the railway. It started as a 1000 yard up down line, expanding to a 1.6 mile loop 2 years later. A new station was built and platforms erected, officially being opened by Princess Margaret on August 2nd 1973. The railway was handed over to ZSL in January 1991, when it was re-named the Great Whipsnade Railway.

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

Zone du contenu et de la structure

Portée et contenu

All passenger and revenue information still exists and has been collated in chronological order in an archive of raw data over 3 volumes. Additionally all correspondence and significant reports exist from 1968 to date, displaying the plans for the railway from the start right through to today. This has been chronologically put together over 7 volumes.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

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Conditions d’accès

The material is held in the Railway Signal Box at Whipsnade. An appointment needs to be made in advance

Items less than 40 years old are restricted

Conditions governing reproduction

Language of material

  • anglais

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    Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

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    Statut

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    Dates of creation revision deletion

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        Archivist's note

        Used to be WBA

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