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London and North Western, and Brecon and Merthyr Joint Committee
Catalogue reference: RAIL 402
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RAIL 402
Minutes etc. of the committee set up to operate that part of the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction railway which was jointly owned by the two companies concerned. In 1923 the committee was re-named the London Midland and Scottish and Great...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 402
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Title (The name of the record)
- London and North Western, and Brecon and Merthyr Joint Committee
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1879-1925
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes etc. of the committee set up to operate that part of the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction railway which was jointly owned by the two companies concerned. In 1923 the committee was re-named the London Midland and Scottish and Great Western Railways Joint Committee (London and North Western and Brecon and Merthyr Section).
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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)
- LNBM
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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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- Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Company, 1859-1922
- London and North Western Railway Company, 1846-1923
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4 rolls and volumes
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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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Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway was incorporated by act of 1st August 1859. Part of line became joint property of Brecon and Merthyr Railway Company and London and North Western Railway Company by virtue of Agreement dated 18th May 1874, scheduled and confirmed by section 56 of London and North Western (New Lines and Additional Powers) Act 19th July 1875; but first meeting of Joint Committee took place on 23rd May 1879.
Brecon and Merthyr Railway Company was absorbed into Great Western Railway Company as from 1st July 1922 under Great Western Railway (Western Group) Preliminary Absorption Scheme No. 2, 24th July 1922.
Functions of Committee passed to London and North Western and Great Western Railways Joint Committee, subsequently 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/C12590/
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