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Actions	Papers of Alfred J. Boston Remove from selection Add to selection TitlePapers of Alfred J. Boston ReferenceBOST CreatorBoston, Alfred 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. Date 1952-1991 Scope and ContentThe 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. Extent3 boxes LanguageEnglish Archival historyMr Boston bequeathed the archive material in his Will. The material arrived at the NRM in 1992. Levelfonds Repository nameNational Railway Museum, York SubjectRailways, Correspondence, Relics Conditions governing accessAccess is given in accordance with the NRM access policy. Material from this collection is available to researchers through Search Engine Conditions governing ReproductionCopies 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. Related object Records of the Museum of British Transport, Clapham Hierarchy browser BOST Papers of Alfred J. Boston 1952-1991 fonds contains 2 parts

TitlePapers of Alfred J. Boston

ReferenceBOST

Date

1952-1991

Scope and ContentThe 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.

Extent3 boxes

LanguageEnglish

Archival historyMr Boston bequeathed the archive material in his Will. The material arrived at the NRM in 1992.

Levelfonds

Repository nameNational Railway Museum, York

SubjectRailways, Correspondence, Relics

Conditions governing accessAccess is given in accordance with the NRM access policy. Material from this collection is available to researchers through Search Engine

Conditions governing ReproductionCopies 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.

Related object

Records of the Museum of British Transport, Clapham