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Longstanton and Bourn Railway

Catalogue reference: Q/RUm/68

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Reference
Q/RUm/68
Title
Longstanton and Bourn Railway
Description

Title: Longstanton and Bourn Railway.

Description:

- Construction of a railway from Longstanton, crossing by bridge over the Great Eastern Railway's line from Cambridge to St. Ives, and terminating by a junction with the London and North Western Railway's Bedford and Cambridge line at Bourn.

Passing through the following parishes:

- Longstanton All Saints, Swavesey, Lolworth, Boxworth, Childerley, Caldecote, Bourn, all in the county of Cambridgeshire.

Comprising:

- Plans and sections. 7 sheets, 15½ x 21.

- Book of reference.

- Printed summary of bill.

Scales:

- Plan and section: Horizontal- 6 chains (132 yards) to 1 inch; Vertical- 100 feet to 1 inch.

- Cross section: Horizontal- 6 chains (132 yards) to 1 1 inch; Vertical- 40 feet to 1 inch.

Engineers: David Oldfield and G. Wells Owen.

Held by
Cambridgeshire Archives
Language
English
Immediate source of acquisition

Date of deposit: 30 November, 1870.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/91945168-a847-4d59-89c5-79fad0381b43/

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Q/RUm

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Longstanton and Bourn Railway