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This series contains correspondence, memoranda and extracts from minutes concerning arrangements for the coronation of George VI including details of measures to control passenger traffic and congestion, openings and closures of stations, the rehearsal of the procession, special travel services and facilities and references to the coronation of Edward VIII.
This series is arranged according to Frank Pick's original filing system found in (NEW)LT000576.
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Correspondence and memoranda concerning the arrangements for the coronation of King George VI on 11 May 1937, including details of modifications to stations, and the regulation of passenger traffic in stations. Includes a report concerning passenger traffic leading up to the coronation day, on the day itself and also during the post-coronation period, with details of numbers of passengers on Underground trains.
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Correspondence, memoranda and extracts from minutes concerning arrangements for the coronation including details of expenditure on maps and literature, passenger traffic in stations, measures to control passenger traffic and congestion, openings and closures of stations, and a summary of letters of appreciation for the help, services and facilities of transport officials. Also includes details of the rehearsal of the procession, special travel services and facilities, decorations and the impact of a bus strike, and references to the coronation arrangements for Edward VIII.
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Minutes relating to arrangements for the coronation of George VI including details of a proposed coronation map, special coach operations, measures for controlling passenger traffic and congestion, the use of direction signs, crowd control, arrangements for schoolchildren to view the procession, and transport requirements.
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