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Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 476
What's it about?
RAIL 476
Minutes of the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny 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)
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RAIL 476
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Title (The name of the record)
- Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
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1859-1866
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes of the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny 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)
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MTA
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway Company, 1859-1866
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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22 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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BRB (Residuary) Ltd
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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No further accruals are expected
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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 their act of 1st August 1859. Under Merthyr, Tredegar & Abergavenny Railway (Leasing) Act 7th August 1862, company was leased to London & North Western Railway Company in accordance with terms of Agreement scheduled to Act. By virtue of Merthyr, Tredegar & Abergavenny Railway Act of 30th July 1866, company was transferred to London & North Western Railway Company, and Merthyr, Tredegar & Abergavenny Railway Company dissolved. 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/C12664/
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Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway Company
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