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Series
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 346
What's it about?
RAIL 346
This series consists of minutes, plans, agreements etc of the Lancaster and Carlisle 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 346
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Title (The name of the record)
- Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1843-1909
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of minutes, plans, agreements etc of the Lancaster and Carlisle 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)
- LAC
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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)
- Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Company, 1844-1879
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 30 files, 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 6th June 1844 to construct railway from Lancaster & Preston Junction Railway at Lancaster, to Carlisle. By Lancaster & Carlisle Railway Act of 13th August 1859, provision was made for amalgamation of Kendal & Windermere Railway Company and Lancaster & Preston Junction Railway Company with Lancaster & Carlisle Railway Company, and for London & North Western Railway Company to appoint Directors (Section 49).
Under London & North Western Railway (Additional Powers) Act 21st July 1879 (Section 40), Lancaster & Carlisle Railway Company was dissolved and its powers transferred to and vested in London & North Western Railway Company. 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/C12534/
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