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Series
Brandling Junction Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 64
What's it about?
RAIL 64
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Brandling Junction Railway Company.Records include minutes and reports, agreements, correspondence and cash books
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 64
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Title (The name of the record)
- Brandling Junction Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1833-1882
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Brandling Junction Railway Company.
Records include minutes and reports, agreements, correspondence and cash books
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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)
- BRJ
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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)
- Brandling Junction Railway Company, 1835-1844
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 23 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 Brandling Junction Railway Company was incorporated under the Brandling Junction Railway Act of 7th September 1835. On 13th August 1844, the undertaking was purchased by George Hudson in his own name, but on 16th August 1844 he transferred the purchase to Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Company. This company took possession as from 1st September 1844, though purchase was not legalised until an act of 1845.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12252/
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