Catalogue description The Andrews collection of prints showing the Mobile Testing Plant of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway

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Details of The Andrews Collection
Reference: The Andrews Collection
Title: The Andrews collection of prints showing the Mobile Testing Plant of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Description:

This collection primarily consists of prints showing the operations of the Mobile Testing Plant of the LMS, which Andrews had played an instrumental role in establishing. The photographs include trials on vehicles and the permanent way. Most of the prints are captioned.
Date: 1937-1962
Held by: Search Engine (National Railway Museum), not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Andrews, H I, fl 1920-1962, Special Lecturer, Electric Traction, Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London
Physical description: 24 negatives; 196 prints in 5 albums
Subjects:
  • Railway transport
  • Electrical engineering
Administrative / biographical background:

Dr H I Andrews worked for British Railways in the senior position of Assistant Electrical Engineer, before taking up the post of Special Lecturer, Electric Traction at the Imperial College of Science and Technology at the University of London.

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