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Four documentary services are available to members; Library, Archive,
Photographic and Drawing.
comprises a collection of books with some periodicals and
videos, which can be loaned to members by post. A large computer based
bibliography of books and periodicals with LNWR  references is available
to members in either printed or computer file forms. The bibliography is
coded, by subject and location, for search purposes.
a collection of original material,
such as working timetables,
rule books, operating instructions, diagram books, postcards, drawings
and photographs. To make this collection more
accessible, photocopies of many of the items can be purchased. The archive
and photocopy lists are available to members. The archive listing is also
stored on computer and can be searched using the same codes as for the
bibliography.
supplies
copies of photographs held in the large Society collection of negatives.
Lists are available to members and are produced by computer. As an expansion
to this service, we are working on listing LNWR items available from other
sources such as the NRM, to assist members researches.
provides prints from a collection of microfilms
taken from original material or prints, many of which reside in the archive.
The collection covers a wide range of subjects, in addition to locomotives
and rolling stock. A similar scheme to that for photographs is underway
to identify other drawings in collections outside of the Society.
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