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Buckingham and Brackley Junction Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 85
What's it about?
RAIL 85
This series details the establishment and administration of the Buckingham and Brackley Junction Railway Company.Records include board minutes and six contract drawings of bridges signed by Thomas Brassey.
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 85
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Title (The name of the record)
- Buckingham and Brackley Junction Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1846-1847
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series details the establishment and administration of the Buckingham and Brackley Junction Railway Company.
Records include board minutes and six contract drawings of bridges signed by Thomas Brassey.
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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)
- BBJ
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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)
- Buckingham and Brackley Junction Railway Company, 1846-1847
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 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 Buckingham and Brackley Junction Railway Company was incorporated under the Buckinghamshire Railway (Buckingham and Brackley Junction) Act 27th July 1846.
Under Section 34, company was required, on completion of works, to grant to London and Birmingham Railway Company a lease in perpetuity on which London and Birmingham Railway Company was authorised to exercise powers etc. conferred by this Act. Under Section 38 power was also conferred to sell to London and Birmingham Railway Company.
Under the Buckinghamshire Railway Act 22nd July 1847, Buckingham and Brackley Junction Railway Company was (with certain other companies therein recited) dissolved. Said dissolved companies were vested in a new company incorporated as Buckinghamshire Railway Company. Railways operating as a result of this authority were to be called "The Buckinghamshire Railways".
Buckinghamshire Railway Company was dissolved and vested in London and North Western Railway Company by London and North Western Railway (Additional Powers) Act 21st July 1879.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12273/
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