Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants for Scotland

This material is held atModern Records Centre, University of Warwick

  • Reference
    • GB 152 RSS
  • Former Reference
    • GB 152 RSS
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1890-1891
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 box

Scope and Content

Notice of alteration to rules, 1890; rule book, 1891; financial report, 1890.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants for Scotland was founded in 1872 and amalgamated with the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in 1892.

Reference: P.S. Bagwell, 'The railwaymen. History of the National Union of Railwaymen' (George Allen and Unwin, 1963) and P.S. Bagwell, 'The railwaymen. Volume 2: Beeching era and after' (George Allen and Unwin, 1982).

Access Information

This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/

Other Finding Aids

Link to full catalogue: http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/RSS

Custodial History

The papers form part of the archive of the National Union of Railwaymen. The initial deposit relating to this archive was made in April 1976 and accruals are listed under the entry for the National Union of Railwaymen (MSS.127/NU).