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Series
Halesowen Railway Joint Committee
Catalogue reference: RAIL 287
What's it about?
RAIL 287
Minutes of the committee set up by the Great Western and Midland railway companies to operate the Halesowen railway.
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 287
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Title (The name of the record)
- Halesowen Railway Joint Committee
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1884-1894
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes of the committee set up by the Great Western and Midland railway companies to operate the Halesowen railway.
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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)
- HLN
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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)
- Great Western Railway Company, 1835-1947
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 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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By Minute dated 9th January 1884, it is recited that certain individuals had been appointed by the Great Western and Midland railway companies respectively to form joint committee as provided by Article 14 of agreement of 30th July 1872. This committee continued its meetings until 2nd May 1894, after which its functions passed to Great Western and Midland Railways Joint Committee, which on 1st January 1923 became London Midland and Scottish and Great Western Railways Joint Committee, and which ceased on nationalisation of railways 1st January 1948, under Transport Act of 1947.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12475/
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