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Series
Great Central, Hull and Barnsley, and Midland Railways Joint Committee
Catalogue reference: RAIL 225
What's it about?
RAIL 225
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Great Central, Hull and Barnsley, and Midland Railways Joint Committee.Documents include minutes of meetings of the committee, accountant's records, contracts and specifications.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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RAIL 225
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Title (The name of the record)
- Great Central, Hull and Barnsley, and Midland Railways Joint Committee
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Date (When the record was created)
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1906-1938
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Great Central, Hull and Barnsley, and Midland Railways Joint Committee.
Documents include minutes of meetings of the committee, accountant's records, contracts and specifications.
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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)
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GCHB
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Great Central Railway Company, 1897-1923
- Midland Railway Company, 1844-1923
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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11 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 Great Central, Hull and Barnsley, and Midland Railways Joint Committee was formed when the Midland Railway Company joined the already existing Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Railways Joint Committee, the committee being formed by the Midland Railway Act 1907. It was responsible for 5 miles of route from Braithwell Junction and Braithwell Northern Junction to Laughton Junction (Yorkshire).
The committee continued after the Hull and Barnsley Railway was vested in the North Eastern Railway on 1st April 1922 and the Great Central and North Eastern Railways became part of the London and North Eastern Railway Company and the Midland as part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company on the Grouping on 1st January 1923. The committee responsibilities were transferred to the London, Midland and Scottish and London and North Eastern Railways Joint Committee on 1st August 1924.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12413/
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