NRS-22490 | Instruction Books and Manuals

This series consists of instruction books and manuals, as well as some rules and regulations, issued by Branches for the information of their staff. Included are some manuals provided by private companies which built and supplied rolling stock or parts bought or used by the Railways; special provisions to apply during World War II; books of catechism for revision or ready reference, issued by the Railway Institute; and technical and procedural manuals. Among interesting early items are ambulance handbooks with copious illustrations, dating from 1887. Custody History From 1955 until 2000 the State Rail Authority of New South Wales maintained an 'in house archives' consisting of the archival records of the Authority, its predecessor agencies and the private railway companies taken over by the government. The date ranges of the records were from 1849 until 2000. When the decision was made to close the 'State Rail Archives' the parts of the collection that were required as State archives were transferred to the State Records Authority of NSW. Those record series were incorporated into the State Records series system of archives control and were re-numbered. This series was formerly part of the State Rail Archives collection where it was identified as series R284. It may have been viewed in the State Rail Archives as series R284 and could have been previously cited as such in notes by researchers at State Rail Archives or in publications or unpublished works.