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  • Title
    Trade literature for GEC Traction Ltd and Predecessor Companies
  • Reference
    YA1997.11
  • Production date
    1945 - 1990
  • Creator
    • Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co LtdBiography
    • Ruston-Paxman GroupBiography
    • English Electric-AEI Traction LimitedBiography
    • GEC Traction LimitedBiography
  • Scope and Content
    A large number of brochures produced by AEI Ltd, AEI Traction, GEC Ltd, GEC Traction Ltd, GEC Diesels Ltd, Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. Ltd, English Electric Co., English Electric-AEI Traction Ltd., Ruston Paxman and MetroTec relating to railway locomotives, mainly diesel-electric locomotives; articles from the Railway Gazette, and Engineering. Included in the series of printed material is a report from the Traction projects department which investigated Trolleybus Data and includes data and reports on various makes of electric vehicle looked at in June, 1945. Customers covered by the brochures include British Railways, New Zealand Government Railways, Bolivian Government Railways, Western Railway (India), Central Railway of Brazil, New South Wales Government Railways, Pakistan Western Railway, Malayan Railways, and Ghana Railway and Ports.
  • Physical description
    Good
  • Language
    English
  • Archival history
    The donor is a former employee of GEC Ltd, Trafford Park. He collected the trade literature to inform his work at GEC Ltd, which was in the area of transportation projects. When the donor moved offices, the material was no longer needed by him for his work.
  • Level of description
    TOP
  • Repository name
    Science and Industry Museum
  • Associated people and organisations
    • Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co LtdBiography
    • Associated Electrical Industries (AEI)Biography
    • English Electric-AEI Traction LimitedBiography
    • Ruston-Paxman GroupBiography
    • GEC Traction LimitedBiography
  • Subject
  • Conditions governing access
    Open access.
  • Conditions governing Reproduction
    Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.
  • External document
  • System of arrangement
    Artificial system of arrangement based on company and publication number.