Railway History Cards copy service
Important Note! These Railway Personal History Cards only cover those employees born before 1900 who were in employment from 1910 and onwards.
Placing your order
Online payment is not available for this service. Download the print-friendly order form and post/fax it back to us along with your payment.
Information you need to provide
In order for us to copy the correct card/s we need you to provide specific information. The most important details we need for each entry are name (in full) and the date or year of birth. If we do not receive this information we cannot proceed with your order.
In carrying out your own research most of you would be aware of the many common names that exist in the records. For this reason we need to have as much detail about the person's name as you can provide. For instance, looking for the name Richard Boyd Thompson is more accurate than, R Thompson. In fact, we may not be able to identify the record you requested if we only had this information.
You must provide:
* Name in full (include middle name if known), and
* Date or year of birth - this will help staff to identify the correct card
* Item No. use this list to obtain the item number
Additional information may also be of assistance, such as:
- Place of work (if known) e.g. Newcastle, or
- Branch (if known)
If you have provided insufficient information you will be contacted and your money will be refunded.
Service Fee
The fee for this service is $25.00 which includes the copies for the first entry, the administrative fee and postage/handling. Additional entries (up to five) are $5.00 each. Overseas orders incur an additional $3.65 postage charge.
We accept Visa and MasterCard. Cheques or money orders should be made payable to State Records. We do not accept personal cheques from foreign banks. Express postage is available on request, extra charges will apply.
What if there is no card?
If no card exists matching the particulars of the rail employee a partial refund will be made.
- $14.00 refund for the first entry
- $5.00 refund for each additional entry
The $11.00 administration fee will still be charged if no card is located.
