Research Guidance - Sources

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Locking Sketches

To be sorted by:

• location (east to west, main line, then Badminton, then Kemble)
• then date

To be entitled:

• Company
• Locking Area name
• "Locking Sketch"
• 'S' Reference
• Date

ie, "BR(W) Chippenham Locking Sketch, S318/2, 1983".

Uploaded files to be named:

• Locking Area name
• "Locking Sketch"
• Date

ie, "Chippenham Locking Sketch 1983.pdf"

Signalling Notices

To be sorted by:

• Serial number (should also be date)

To be entitled:

• "Signalling Notice"
• Serial Number
• Hyphen (-)
• Title
• If there is more than one file making up the notice:
  • Another hyphen (-)
  • Identifier of this part (ie, "Map" or "Text")

ie, "Signalling Notices S.2503 - Swindon: Stage 3 Thingley Junction to Bathampton and Bradford Junction - Map"

Uploaded files to be named:

• Serial Number

ie, "S2503.pdf"

Photographs

To be entitled:

• Brief name of subject
• Date

ie, "Uffington crossovers 1992"

include enough information in the title that it is unlikely to be duplicated with another photo, but also not too much.

Uploaded files to be named:

• Same as title.