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Malton and Driffield Junction Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 453
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RAIL 453
Correspondence, papers, registers, reports etc of the Malton and Driffield Junction Railway Company.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 453
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Title (The name of the record)
- Malton and Driffield Junction Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1845-1863
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence, papers, registers, reports etc of the Malton and Driffield Junction 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)
- MDJ
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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)
- Malton and Driffield Junction Railway Company, 1846-1854
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 7 files 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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Incorporated under act of 26th June 1846 (9 and 10 Vic, cap.77). By provisions in North-eastern Railway Company's Act of 31st July 1854 (17 and 18 Vic, cap.211), Malton and Driffield Junction Railway Company was to be amalgamated with North-eastern Railway Company within three months of passing of act, and this amalgamation took effect as from 28th October 1854. North-eastern Railway Company later became known as North Eastern Railway Company.
North Eastern Railway Company, Hull and Barnsley Railway Company, and Hull Joint Dock Committee were dissolved and united into one company by name North Eastern Railway Company as from 1st April 1922 by virtue of North Eastern, and Hull and Barnsley railway companies Amalgamation Scheme 1922 dated 1st April 1922. This North Eastern Railway Company became part of London and North Eastern Railway Company as from 1st January 1923 under North Eastern, Eastern, and East Scottish Group Amalgamation Scheme 1922 dated 30th December 1922.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12641/
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