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Series
Light Railway Orders
Catalogue reference: MT 58
What's it about?
MT 58
This series consists of bound sets of papers relating to Light Railway Orders made under the Light Railways Acts of 1896 and 1912, and Section 68 of the Railways Act 1921.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MT 58
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Title (The name of the record)
- Light Railway Orders
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1896-1937
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of bound sets of papers relating to Light Railway Orders made under the Light Railways Acts of 1896 and 1912, and Section 68 of the Railways Act 1921.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The volumes in this series are in chronological order. Most contain a map, a copy of the promoter's draft order, a descriptive note, a note of the Inquiry, the Commissioners' report and a copy of the confirmed order.
In addition, some contain an estimate of the cost of construction and a book of reference.
Listed at the end of the series are some volumes concerning a few of the applications for Orders which, for various reasons, were not confirmed.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Hearings of objections to proposals for light railways are in MT 130
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Light Railways Commission, 1896-1922
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 510 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Department of Transport , in 1972 , in 1985
Department of the Environment , in 1972 , in 1985
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Railways
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11107/
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Light Railway Orders
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