The Clinker railway collection at Brunel University

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The collection's books cover British railway history from the earliest times to the early s. The railway maps include early Airey and Railway Clearing House maps, and also Ordnance Survey maps and railway junction diagrams. There are substantial collections of Bradshaw guides, and working and passenger timetables.

Clinker wrote numerous books and pamphlets on railway history; his Clinker's Register of closed passenger stations and goods depots in England, Scotland and Wales, (, revised ) is widely regarded as his magnum opus.

He died inleaving his collection to Brunel University Library. Brunel University Library Special Collections – Transport History Collection Version 27 Charles Ralph Clinker was born at Rugby in and joined the Great Western Railway from school in as a passenger train runner.

By the. In the early s two substantial bequests, the Clinker and Garnett collections, were left to Brunel University Library. Charles Clinker and David Garnett were two railway historians, and their collections went on to form the basis of what is now known collectively as the Transport History Collection.

Brunel University Library Special Collections – Transport History Collection Version 27 14/D Ballochney Railway Revenue figures to The Clinker Collection at Brunel University. Catalogue of Printed Books. Brunel University Library The Railway Year Book for The Railway News The Wordsworth Railway Dictionary Jackson AA Wordsworth Sekon's Dictionary of Railway Words and Phrases.

Sekon GA The Railway. You can find out more on the collection’s webpage, search the library catalogue to discover the books and contact us to make an appointment to view any of those items.

Collection descriptions for the Clinker (railway history) and Mowat (railway photographs) collections were added to ArchivesHub, making them discoverable by a much wider audience. Brunel University Library Special Collections – Transport History Collection Version 27 CR15 – PUBLISHED BOOKS, ARTICLES & NEWSLETTERS, DRAFTS & MANUSCRIPTS 15/1 BIRMINGHAM & DERBY JUNCTION (C.R.

Clinker) Copy of published book and a. History of the Brunel Collection The original collection was given to the University Library by Brunel's grand-daughter, Lady Celia Noble, in It comprises letter books, sketchbooks, calculation books, documents and drawing instruments of Isambard Kingdom Brunelcertain papers of Isambard Brunel, Jr.

and Sir. Brunel University Library Special Collections – Transport History Collection Version 27 CR14 – LOCATIONS (and surrounding areas) * = Donated by Richard Maun d “See 14/xx” means ‘see the file’ not the entry in. The collection was previously housed at the Runnymede campus (now closed) of Brunel University, but is now held in Special Collections within the University Library at Uxbridge.

The Mowat Collection passed into the possession of Clinker and thence to Brunel University with the. Brunel University Library LibGuides Special Collections Second World War Search this Guide Search. Special Collections: Second World War. Overview; Using our collections An account of the history and development of the Bodmin & Wadebridge Railway is part of the Clinker collection (Clinker ).

Find out more about accessing the : Katie Flanagan. There is a large collection of early railway maps including Airey and Railway Clearing House (RCH) maps; also Ordnance Survey maps and railway junction diagrams, and a substantial collection of Bradshaw guides, and working and passenger timetables, with the following archival material: Clinker Collection comprising notes and correspondence relating to the publications of Charles Ralph Clinker on railway history.

The shelfmark ranges for each floor are detailed below and further information is available in our finding books by shelfmark guide. Which shelfmarks are on which floor.

Floor 3: The Law Library (includes books and journals of shelfmark K); journals with shelfmarks A-Z. Floor 2: Books with shelfmarks J-Z. Floor 1: Books with shelfmarks : Shazia Arif. LNWR Society Book Bibliography This bibliography lists books and other monographs on the LNWR, its constituents, joint companies and related subjects.

The Clinker Collection at Brunel University. Catalogue of Printed Books. Brunel University Library The Railway Year Book for The Railway News The Wordsworth. The Brunel Collection can be consulted at the Brunel Institute, a collaborative venture of the University of Bristol and the SS Great Britain Trust.

To make an appointment to view the Collection, please contact the Brunel Institute, SS Great Britain, Great Western Dockyard, Bristol, BS1 6TY,   SAGE Knowledge is an e-book platform where you will find a range of SAGE e-book and e-reference content including encyclopaedias, handbooks and major works which, as part of SAGE Navigator, show the key readings in a research field over is provided to a selection of the business and management collection, totalling : Shazia Arif.

Special Collections: I K Brunel Collection Description: Various papers of I K Brunel, engineer to the Great Western Railway. The collection includes Brunel's letter books,and his notes on a wide range of engineering matters. Date: Held by: The National Archives, Kew.

You can find out more on the collection’s webpage, search the library catalogue to discover the books and contact us to make an appointment to view any of those items.

Collection descriptions for the Clinker (railway history) and Mowat (railway photographs) collections were added to ArchivesHub, making them discoverable by a much wider. Through his work he met the railway historian Charles Clinker.

Upon his death Mowat bequeathed his collection to Clinker, and it became part of his much larger collection, which was made available to railway enthusiasts in order to purchase copies.

Later this substantial collection was left to Brunel University. Content: Circa 1, maps. OS at scales ,/,and ,/, Airey Railway Clearing House area maps and Railway Junction diagrams.Charles Ralph Clinker was born at Rugby in and joined the Great Western Railway from school in as a passenger train runner.

By the time of the outbreak of World War Two he had risen to become liaison officer for the four major railway companies with Southern Command HQ, and as such was involved in the planning and execution of the Dunkirk evacuation in and the D-Day Landings in.Brunel University Library: Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH ( ) Transport History Collection comprises: Clinker collection of railway books and papers; Garnett collection of railway maps; J.

E. C. Palmer notes on Victorian railway periodicals and Eastern Counties Railway; Borley papers on London railways; L. James railway chronology.