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Series
Newcastle, Derwent and Weardale Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 508
What's it about?
RAIL 508
Miscellaneous books and records of the Newcastle, Derwent and Weardale 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 508
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Title (The name of the record)
- Newcastle, Derwent and Weardale Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1861-1861
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous books and records of the Newcastle, Derwent and Weardale 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)
- NDW
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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)
- Newcastle, Derwent and Weardale Railway Company, 1861-1861
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 files 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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Scheme for this railway came before Parliament on 24 May 1861, and preamble to Bill was declared proved by House of Commons on 21 June 1861. Bill was, however, thrown out by Committee of House of Lords on 27 July 1861.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12696/
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Newcastle, Derwent and Weardale Railway Company
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