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Series
Lancashire Union Railways Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 345
What's it about?
RAIL 345
This series consists of deeds, agreements, contracts, specifications, estimates, plans, minutes and reports of the Lancashire Union Railways 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 345
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Title (The name of the record)
- Lancashire Union Railways Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1864-1883
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of deeds, agreements, contracts, specifications, estimates, plans, minutes and reports of the Lancashire Union Railways 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)
- LAU
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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)
- Lancashire Union Railways Company, 1864-1883
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4 rolls 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 under act of 25th July 1864. Power was given by sections 61 &c for London & North Western Railway Company to subscribed to undertaking and appoint Directors. Section 74 authorised Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company to become joint owners of Lancashire Union Railways Company on certain conditions. Under London & North Western Railway (New Railways) Act 16th July 1883, Lancashire Union Railways Company was vested in London & North Western Railway Company as from 1st July 1883.
London & North Western Railway Company was vested in London Midland & Scottish Railway Company under North Western, Midland & West Scottish Group Amalgamation Scheme 1922 dated 30th December 1922.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12533/
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