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Colne and Bradford Extension Railway
Catalogue reference: RAIL 127
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RAIL 127
This series documents the brief existence of the Colne and Bradford Extension Railway.The documents consist of a volume of minutes which records the formation of the committee to promote the railway and the subsequent withdrawal of the bill.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 127
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colne and Bradford Extension Railway
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1856-1857
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the brief existence of the Colne and Bradford Extension Railway.
The documents consist of a volume of minutes which records the formation of the committee to promote the railway and the subsequent withdrawal of the bill.
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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)
- CBE
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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)
- Colne and Bradford Extension Railway, 1856-1857
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 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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A committee was formed on 15th December 1856 to promote the Colne and Bradford Extension Railway but the bill was withdrawn on 28th January 1857.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12315/
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