NRS-15998 | Indexes to Way and Works Branch Maps and Plans

Full description

This series of indexes was used to reference maps, plans and technical diagrams produced by the Way and Works Branch.

Indexes are in booklet form, each representing a particular subject or location. The title is hand written on the front cover and the top and bottom edges of intact booklets. Entries are handwritten and are recorded either alphabetically or by subject. Upon each page entries are in the following format: name of fitting, structure or place; date; map, plan or diagram number.

The subject matter referenced in the indexes includes the location and design of Permanent Way fittings, components and structures; drains and sewerage lines; street located in relation to rail routes; proposed routes; yards, stations and sidings. References are also given to surveys, heliographic diagrams and plans of land areas and districts. Earlier indexes from the series are also referred to but these no longer exist.

Item numbers have been imposed upon booklets within the series for identification purposes. Entries recorded within items [1], [2], [3], [6], and [8] are alphabetically arranged, while those of items [4], [5], and [7] are divided by location name or subject. Items [6] and [7] are incomplete due to damage.

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 R210. It may have been viewed in the State Rail Archives as series R210 and could have been previously cited as such in notes by researchers at State Rail Archives or in publications or unpublished works.