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Series
Bedford and Cambridge Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 27
What's it about?
RAIL 27
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Bedford and Cambridge Railway Company. Records include minutes of the provisional committee, the board, the proprietors and the Joint Committee; and plans.
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 27
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Title (The name of the record)
- Bedford and Cambridge Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1858-1864
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Bedford and Cambridge Railway Company. Records include minutes of the provisional committee, the board, the proprietors and the Joint Committee; and plans.
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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)
- BCR
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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)
- Bedford and Cambridge Railway Company, 1860-1865
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 8 rolls and volumes
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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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The Bedford and Cambridge Railway Company, originally promoted as the Bedford Potton and Cambridge Railway, was incorporated under the Bedford and Cambridge Railway Company Act of 6th August 1860.
In accordance with the provisions of Sections 50-60 of the Act, directors of the London & North Western Railway were authorised to appoint certain members to the board of the Bedford and Cambridge Railway Company. These nominees, together with the directors of the Bedford and Cambridge Railway Company, formed a Joint Committee of Directors.
In 1865, under Section 67 of the London & North Western (Additional Powers England) Act 5th July 1865, the Bedford & Cambridge Railway Company was dissolved, except for the purpose of winding up its affairs, and vested in the London and North Western Railway Company.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12215/
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