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Series
Halesowen Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 286
What's it about?
RAIL 286
This series consists of minutes, deeds, agreements, contracts and miscellaneous books of the Halesowen 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 286
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Title (The name of the record)
- Halesowen Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1865-1910
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of minutes, deeds, agreements, contracts and miscellaneous books of the Halesowen 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)
- HAL
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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)
- Halesowen Railway Company, 1865-1906
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 8 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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Incorporated by Halesowen and Bromsgrove Railway Act of 5th July 1865. Company changed its name to Halesowen Railway Company under Section 14 of Halesowen Railway Act of 13th July 1876.
Line was worked and maintained by Great Western and Midland railway companies under agreement dated 30th July 1872, but Board continued to meet until final meeting of "Company in Liquidation" was held 22nd October 1907. Company was vested in Great Western and Midland railway companies jointly as from 30th June 1906 by section 45 of Midland Railway Act of 29th July 1906, management being vested in Great Western and Midland Railways Joint Committee, subsequently (on 1st January 1923) London Midland and Scottish and Great Western Railways Joint Committee, which Committee ceased on nationalisation of railways, 1st January 1948 under Transport Act 1947.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12474/
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