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Cleator and Furness Railway Committee

Catalogue reference: RAIL 118

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RAIL 118

This series contains minutes of joint committee meetings of the Cleator and Furness Railway Committee.

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RAIL 118

Title
Cleator and Furness Railway Committee
Date

1866-1870

Description

This series contains minutes of joint committee meetings of the Cleator and Furness Railway Committee.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

CFJ

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Cleator and Furness Railway Committee, 1866-1877
Physical description

1 volume(s)

Subjects
Topics
Railways
Administrative / biographical background

Under Cleator & Furness Railway Act 28th June 1866, Whitehaven & Furness Junction Railway Company and Whitehaven, Cleator & Egremont Railway Company were authorised to construct a railway as recited therein and to appoint three persons from each company, and their successors in office, to be called Cleator & Furness Railway Committee. Whitehaven & Furness Junction Railway Company was amalgamated with Furness Railway Company under Furness Railway (Whitehaven Amalgamation) Act of 16th July 1866, and Whitehaven, Cleator & Egremont Railway Company was vested in London & North Western Railway Company as from 1st July 1877 under London & North Western Railway (Whitehaven, Cleator & Egremont Railway Vesting) Act 1877, but by London & North Western and Furness railway companies (Whitehaven, Cleator & Egremont Vesting) Act of 17th June 1878, Whitehaven, Cleator & Egremont Railway Company was vested in London & North Western Railway Company and Furness Railway Company jointly to be maintained and managed by Joint Committee as set forth in section 4 of the act.

Furness Railway Company and London & North Western Railway Company were amalgamated into London Midland & Scottish Railway Company under North Western, Midland and West Scottish Group Amalgamation Scheme 1922 dated 30th December 1922.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12306/

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