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Barry Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 23
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RAIL 23
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Barry Dock and Railway Company, later the Barry Railway Company, the construction of railway track, associated buildings, and the acquisition of rolling stock.Records include...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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RAIL 23
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Title (The name of the record)
- Barry Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
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1882-1923
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Barry Dock and Railway Company, later the Barry Railway Company, the construction of railway track, associated buildings, and the acquisition of rolling stock.
Records include general, board and committee minutes, reports to the board, press cuttings, staff records, accident registers, plans and agreements.
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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)
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BRY
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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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- Barry Dock and Railway Company, 1884-1891
- Barry Railway Company, 1891-1922
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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128 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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
- Construction industries
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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 Barry Dock and Railway Company was incorporated by the Barry Dock and Railway Company Act of 14th August 1884.
On 5th August 1891, the name of the company was changed by the Barry Dock and Railways Act to the Barry Railway Company.
The company was amalgamated with Great Western Railway Company as from 1st January 1922 under Great Western and Barry railway companies' Preliminary Amalgamation Scheme 8th May 1922.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12211/
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