The Signalling Record Society
Great Western Railway
Weekly & Periodical Notices Digital Archive
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Unless indicated otherwise, year sets are calendar year.
Page numbers generally ran on sequentially for a number of years.
| Notice | Period & Extent of Cover Included |
|---|---|
| 1907 | Worcester Division, No.3405, 24 November. Members' Download |
| 1912 | London Division E58. Week ending 13 April. |
| 1914 | Bristol Division, No.336, 23-29 May. Scanned from a disintegrating original hence odd 'holes' in scanned copy. |
| K2 1936 | Week 277 complete. |
| K2 1937 | Week 302 complete. |
| K2 1947 | Week 606 (pages 1-2, 71-72 missing (front and rear cover pages)); week 638 complete. |