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Series
Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railways Committee
Catalogue reference: RAIL 518
What's it about?
RAIL 518
The series consists of minutes down to 1928 and miscellaneous books and records.
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 518
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Title (The name of the record)
- Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railways Committee
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1897-1938
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series consists of minutes down to 1928 and miscellaneous books and records.
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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)
- NAS
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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)
- Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railways Committee, 1898-1948
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 15 volume(s)
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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 the Great Eastern Railway Company and Midland and Great Northern Railway Joint Committee Act 25th July 1898, the committee consisting of four members nominated by the directors of the Great Eastern Railway Company and two each representing the Midland and Great Northern railway companies.
As from 1st January 1923 the Great Eastern and the Great Northern railway companies were vested in the London & North Eastern Railway Company under the North Eastern, Eastern & East Scottish Group Amalgamation Scheme 1922 dated 30th December 1922, and the Midland Railway Company was vested in the London Midland & Scottish Railway Company under the North Western, Midland and West Scottish Group Amalgamation Scheme 1922 dated 30th December 1922.
The Norfolk & Suffolk Joint Railways Committee was vested in the British Transport Commission as from 1st January 1948 under the Transport Act 1947.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12706/
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