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Boston, Alfred Biography Biography
Mr Alfred John Boston was born on the 8th November 1908. At an early age he became interested in railways, he started collecting Great Northern Railway (GNR) and London North Eastern railway (LNER) locomotive numbers. Later he became more interested in signalling. He joined the Stephenson Locomotive Society in 1928. He became a member of council in 1939 and during the war he acted as librarian for the Society. After the war, in 1945, he became chairman and got more involved in the preservation of locomotives. In 1958 he was elected vice-president to become president in 1961, a position which he held until April 1991. His greatest achievement was establishing a programme for railway preservation not only for locomotives but for all rolling stock. Other committees of which Mr. Boston was a member, are the National Railway Museum Advisory Panel, The Transport Trust and Railworld and he died in August 1992.

Scope and Content
The archive contains files relating to the Consultative Panel for the Preservation of British Transport Relics containing correspondence, agendas and minutes and Alfred J. Boston's personal papers.
Extent
3 boxes
Language
English
Archival history
Mr Boston bequeathed the archive material in his Will. The material arrived at the NRM in 1992.
Level of description
TOP
Repository name
National Railway Museum, York
Subject
Railways
Correspondence
Relics
Conditions governing access
Access is given in accordance with the NRM access policy. Material from this collection is available to researchers through Search Engine
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied of items in the collection, provided that the copying process used does not damage the item or is not detrimental to its preservation. Copies will be supplied in accordance with the NRM’s terms and conditions for the supply and reproduction of copies, and the provisions of any relevant copyright legislation.

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