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NPR - National Corporation: Railways - 19th century-21st century

1 - Staff and employment records - 1846-1983

2 - Operational records - 1877-1964

4 - Corporate records

5 - Internal administration - 1841-1986

6 - Premises and property records - 1853-1969

7 - Accounting and financial records - 1854-1925

8 - Legal - 1838-1969

9 - Plans

1 - Engineering plans

1 - Stations and buildings

2 - Bridges, tunnels, footbridges, culverts and viaducts

1 - Ashton branch, bridge no.12 - 1950s

2 - Battyeford and Mirfield footbridge at station - 1901

3 - Beckermet station bridge girder details - n.d.

4 - Bedford Viaduct, Leigh Branch (Eccles, Tyldesley and Wigan Railway) - n.d. [copies of 1862 originals]

5 - Birkenhead, bridges - c 1866

6 - Birkenhead, landing stage at low water basin - 1871

7 - Bollin Viaduct, Macclesfield - 1918-1929

8 - Bollin Viaduct, Macclesfield - n.d.

9 - Bramhall, bridge and platforms - 1910-1927

10 - Bristol & Gloucester Line, Yate to Wickwar section - n.d.

11 - Buxton, bridges - c 1882-1893

12 - Cheadle Hulme, proposed reconstruction of bridge no.9 - 1903

13 - Chester; culverts, cuttings, fencing, gates, level crossings, porters lodges, bridges - 1845

14 - Church, Aspen Valley viaduct - n.d.

15 - Cleckheaton, viaduct and approach road to station - 1899

16 - Clifton Hall Tunnel closure - c 1954-1955

17 - Clifton Hall Tunnel closure - 1954

18 - Clifton Tunnel - 1848-1953

19 - Cornbrook - 1909

20 - Cornbrook - 1911

21 - Deansgate Junction, reconstruction of bridges - 1940-1941

22 - Dursley branch, footbridge - 1953

23 - Egremont - Viaduct - n.d.

24 - Frizington - 1896-1931

25 - Frome Avoiding Line - 1933

26 - Harecastle tunnel - n.d.

27 - Helmshore station and viaduct - 1957

28 - Hooton to Helsby, various bridges - 1861-1895

29 - Hopton tunnel - 1910

30 - Huyton and St Helens branch, bridge details - 1866-1868

31 - Kelston and Weston Stations, reconstruction of bridge - 1934

32 - Keswick - Strengthening of bridges nos 65 and 66 - n.d.

33 - Lancashire Union Railway Branch, various bridges - 1888-1889

34 - Leamington, extension of viaduct - n.d.

35 - Leigh Station, cast iron bridge over canal - n.d.

36 - Liverpool Central Station, section of tunnel - n.d.

37 - Liverpool - East Lancashire road railway bridge no 4 - 1923

38 - Longcliffe, proposed alterations to Bridge No.50 - 1919

39 - Lydgate Tunnel, between Grotton and Greenfield Stations - n.d.

40 - Macclesfield, Bollington & Marple Railway line - Public road bridge at 6 miles 41½ chains [Poynton?] - 12 Jul 1867

41 - Macclesfield Central, reconstruction of footbridge - 7 Jun 1922

42 - Macclesfield Central, proposed removal of retaining wall - n.d.

43 - Manchester Victoria, luggage bridge - n.d.

44 - Manchester Victoria, east junction proposed extension of bridge and widening of viaduct - n.d.

45 - Methley, bridge no.230 - 1930

46 - Middlewood, reconstruction of bridge at 7miles 33ch. - c 1921

47 - Middlewood, proposed footbridge - 1913

48 - Middlewood- Norbury level crossing - 1921

49 - Mirehouse Junction and Sellafield branch, bridge no.19 steelwork details - 1943

50 - Morecambe, southern approach and bridge over South Road - 1922

51 - Newlay and Horsforth, reconstruction of bridge no.29 - 1948

52 - New Mills, footbridge and bridge - 1883

53 - Northwich Viaduct - n.d.

54 - Old Trafford Tunnel - 19th century

55 - Ormskirk Station, proposed platforms footbridge - 1883

56 - Pennington, bridge - 1899

57 - Penrith and Keswick branch bridge no.59 - n.d.

58 - Port Carlisle branch - Viaduct no 3 - 1938

59 - Preston to Blackpool branch bridge for road extension near 17 miles 18 chains for Blackpool Corporation - 1923

59 - Runcorn Railway Bridge (Runcorn Branch Line) - 1864- 1873

60 - Rainhill, footbridge at level crossing - 1909

61 - Rowsome bridge (between Keswick and Threlkeld) - 1937

62 - Rugby, various bridges - 1882

63 - Rugby and Leamington viaduct - n.d.

64 - Runcorn Bridge and Ditton Viaduct - 1863-1894

66 - Runcorn, details of staircase on Cheshire side of river - 1865

67 - Skipton, part reconstruction of bridge no 93 over river Aire - 1925

68 - St Helens, proposed pedestrian footbridge (clock face bridge) - 1951

69 - Standedge Tunnel (South End) - 1894

70 - Throstle Nest - 1904

71 - Throstle Nest Tunnel - 1911

72 - Trafford Park main outfall sewer - 1903

73 - Warmley Station, proposed footbridge - 1899

74 - West Kirby extension, bridges and culverts - 1884-1885

75 - Whitehaven junction line bridge no 36 reconstruction - 1980

76 - Whitehaven Colliery, proposed culvert under London & North Western Railway - 1889

77 - Workington, proposed new bridge and road - 1884

78 - Yanwath (near Penrith) bridge no.166 - 1912

3 - Signalling plans and diagrams

4 - Inspection sketches and signaling estimates - 1875-1935

5 - Line widening

6 - Schools

7 - Track maintenance schedule plans

8 - Accident diagrams

9 - Other engineering works

2 - Estate plans

3 - Deposited Parliamentary plans

4 - Books of reference - 1864-1950

10 - Ephemera - 1899-1904