Deposits of private collections (forming part of the Gifts and Deposits series) are also an important source for railway history. These include:
- The W E Boyd collection, which includes photographs of steam locomotives (NRS reference GD257).
- The A G Dunbar collection (NRS reference GD344).
- The records of D S Macdonald, a former official of the Glasgow and South Western Railway and later the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (NRS reference GD360).
- The papers of David L Smith, author of histories of the Glasgow and South Western railway (NRS reference GD422).
- The papers of Sir Thomas Bouch (1822-1880), engineer of the first and ill-fated Tay Bridge (NRS reference GD266).
- The private diaries and papers of George Graham (1822-1899), engineer-in-chief of the Caledonian Railway (NRS reference GD1/1160).
All railway records and publications may be consulted at our Historical Search Room at General Register House.
Information on our railway records is given in 'Tracing Scottish Local History', chapter 12, and the NRS publication, The Scottish Railway Story.
We are represented on the Railway Heritage Committee and its Scottish and Record Sub-committees. The Committee's role is to identify and designate railway records and artefacts that merit preservation and to ensure that they will be held in good condition in appropriate locations.
