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Birkenhead Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 35
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RAIL 35
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Birkenhead Railway Company, and the construction of railway track and associated buildings.Records include minutes, reports, agreements, contracts, specifications and plans;...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 35
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Title (The name of the record)
- Birkenhead Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1845-1925
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Birkenhead Railway Company, and the construction of railway track and associated buildings.
Records include minutes, reports, agreements, contracts, specifications and plans; records of locomotives and rolling stock; and accountants' ledgers.
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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)
- BRK
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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)
- Birkenhead Railway Company, 1859-1947
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 63 files 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 Birkenhead Railway Company was incorporated under the Birkenhead Railway Act of 1st August 1859. Section 27 of the act provided for a change of name from the Birkenhead, Lancashire & Cheshire Junction Railway Company (incorporated under an act of 26th June 1846), to the Birkenhead Railway Company.
The company's predecessors included the Chester & Birkenhead Railway, (incorporated under act of 12th July 1837) which amalgamated with the Birkenhead, Lancashire & Cheshire Junction Railway by an act of 22nd July 1847.
Birkenhead Railway Company was vested in London & North Western and Great Western Railways jointly by Birkenhead Railway (Vesting) Act 11th July 1861, and was managed by a Joint Committee appointed for the purpose. The functions of this committee passed to London & North Western and Great Western Railways Joint Committee by their minuted resolution of 4th October 1867, and this committee became London Midland & Scottish and Great Western Railways Joint Committee as from 1st January 1923, ceasing on nationalisation of the railways on 1st January 1948.
The Birkenhead Railway Company passed to British Transport Commission under the Transport Act 1947.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12223/
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