NRS-16444 | Particulars of Tenders to and from Workshops

Full description

The cards in this series record the movement of tenders (coal and water carrying vehicles) from and to workshops. The cards are arranged according to engine type. At the head of the card is the number and description of the tender. This may include the number or type of wheels and the class of the engine it serviced. (e.g. 6 wheel, 32 class). The following information is recorded on the cards - date the tender left the workshop; name of the workshop; the engine to which the tender was attached; the depot to which the tender was attached; date to returned to workshop; the engine to which it was attached; and the depot. The remarks area at the bottom of the card is normally used to record the disposition of the tender.

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 R269. It may have been viewed in the State Rail Archives as series R269 and could have been previously cited as such in notes by researchers at State Rail Archives or in publications or in publications or unpublished works.