Royal Logistics Corps Museum
Dr Anthony Morton, Archivist, Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut, Camberley GU16 6RW
Archon : 1820
Email : rlcmuseum@btconnect.com
A11 Railways : Longmoor
A Short History of the Transportation Centre, Royal Engineers, Longmoor, by Col. G. Williams (92pp typescript, c.1964). Some Notes on the Military History of Longmoor and Bordon, by Lt Col. L. Cromwell (56pp, revised edition, 1970). Miscellaneous papers, memorabilia, published articles and press cuttings. File of lists of contents of the railway display at the Museum of Army Transport, Beverley. 2 issues of "The Bullet" (Journal of the Royal Corps of Transport Railway Society, c.1968-9). Proposal for establishing a Historic Transport Centre at Longmoor (12pp typescript, c.1969)
A11 Railways: British Berlin Military Train
British Berlin Military Train ("The Berliner" ran daily between Berlin and Brunswick, 1945-90): standing orders, documentation, historical notes, press cuttings, photographs, memorabilia, video of 40th anniversary celebrations. Command train of British Rhine Army Commander-in-Chief's command train (1956-76): "A Short History of the Command Train" (12pp typescript); 2 visitors' books (containing photographs of the train).
A11 Railways: General
Text books and pamphlets on military railway engineering and railway sabotage (6 items, 1898-1959). Report and paper on Army railway re-organisation (1974-9). Accounts of use of railways in war zones, including Siberia and Malaya (3 items, 1907-1961).
A11 Railways: Historical
Historical notes on Royal Engineers railway squadrons (3 items, 1887-1956), and on British Army rail transport (1988). Notes on the Royal Corps of Transport Railway Model Room and Museum at Longmoor. Letter (3pp) re preservation of ADRS locomotives (1983). 5 letters on naming policy for RCT locomotives (1987). Programme of ceremony of dedication of locomotive 8233 as war memorial on Severn Valley Railway (1986). Copies of various published historical articles.
[Updated 13 Apr 12]