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Central Wales and Carmarthen Junction Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 104
What's it about?
RAIL 104
This series consists of minutes of the Central Wales and Carmarthen Junction Railway Company.
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 104
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Title (The name of the record)
- Central Wales and Carmarthen Junction Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1871-1891
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of minutes of the Central Wales and Carmarthen Junction Railway Company.
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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)
- CWC
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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)
- Central Wales and Carmarthen Junction Railway Company, 1873-1891
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 volume(s)
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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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Under Swansea & Carmarthen Railways Act of 16th June 1871, "Swansea lines undertaking, Carmarthen line undertaking, and Mumbles Extension & Pier" were severed from undertaking of Llanelly Railway Company and incorporated as Swansea & Carmarthen Railways Company. Under Swansea & Carmarthen and London & North Western Railway Act 21st July 1873, part of undertaking was to be vested in London & North Western Railway Company on or before 15th September 1873, and by virtue of Central Wales & Carmarthen Junction Railway Act of 28th July 1873, the name of the company was changed to Central Wales & Carmarthen Junction Railway Company. Power was given to abandon Mumbles Extension and Section 13 of this latter act deals with application of moneys arising from sale authorised by act of 21st July 1873.
Central Wales & Carmarthen Junction Railway Company was dissolved and vested in London & North Western Railway Company under Section 38 of London & North Western Railway Act 21st July 1891.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12292/
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