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Aberdare Valley Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 3
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RAIL 3
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Aberdare Valley Railway Company, and the construction of relevant railway track. Records include board minutes, general minutes, agreements of transfers of ownership, and financial records.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 3
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Title (The name of the record)
- Aberdare Valley Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1855-1864
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Aberdare Valley Railway Company, and the construction of relevant railway track. Records include board minutes, general minutes, agreements of transfers of ownership, and financial records.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- ABV
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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)
- Aberdare Valley Railway Company, 1855-1864
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 10 files and volumes
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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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The Aberdare Valley Railway Company was incorporated under the Aberdare Valley Railway Act on 2nd July 1855. It was leased to the Vale of Neath Railway for 10 years as from 1st January 1857, and then, by the provisions of the Vale of Neath Railway Act 21st July 1859, was purchased by that company on 1st January 1864. The Vale of Neath Railway Company amalgamated with the Great Weatern Railway by the provisions of the Great Western Railway (Vale of Neath Amalgamation) Act 10th August 1866.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12191/
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