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Series
Great Western and Great Central Railways Joint Committee
Catalogue reference: RAIL 239
What's it about?
RAIL 239
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Great Western and Great Central Railways Joint Committee.Documents include minutes, contracts and agreements, accountants records as well as legal papers and documents.
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 239
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Title (The name of the record)
- Great Western and Great Central Railways Joint Committee
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1898-1947
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Great Western and Great Central Railways Joint Committee.
Documents include minutes, contracts and agreements, accountants records as well as legal papers and documents.
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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)
- GWGC
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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)
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- Great Central Railway Company, 1897-1923
- Great Western Railway Company, 1835-1947
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 187 files, rolls and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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BRB (Residuary) Ltd
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals expected
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12427/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Great Western and Great Central Railways Joint Committee
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