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Series
Railway and Canal Commission
Catalogue reference: MT 68
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MT 68
This series consists of case papers of the Railway and Canal Commission (1888-1949) and annual reports of the Commission (1889-1919), and of its predecessor, the Railway Commission (1873-1888). The papers in this series relate to cases of railway...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MT 68
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Title (The name of the record)
- Railway and Canal Commission
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Date (When the record was created)
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1873-1949
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of case papers of the Railway and Canal Commission (1888-1949) and annual reports of the Commission (1889-1919), and of its predecessor, the Railway Commission (1873-1888). The papers in this series relate to cases of railway charges and facilities.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Further case papers reflecting the jurisdiction of the Commission are in J 75
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Railway and Canal Commission, 1888-1949
- Railway Commission, 1873-1888
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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31 files and volumes
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 1974 Department of Transport
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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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Initially set up under the title of the Railway Commission in 1873, the Railway and Canal Commission was established in 1888 by the Railway and Canal Traffic Act. The Lord Chancellor was responsible for the staff of the commission.
The Commission's jurisdiction was extended to cover telegraphic operations (from 1878), hours of railway employees (1893), metropolitan Water Supply (1897), orders under the Defence of the Realm (Acquisition of Land) Acts 1916 and 1920, appeals against rating decisions of the Railway assessment Authority (from 1930) and applications for variations of the constitution and rights of companies under various Mining (Working Facilities, etc.) Acts 1938.
These functions were retained until the abolition of the Commission under the Transport Act 1947, its jurisdiction over railway and canal company charges was largely transferred after the First World War to the Railway Rates Tribunal, and the Rates Advisory Committee respectively.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11117/
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