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North and South Western Junction Railway Company: Records
Catalogue reference: RAIL 521
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RAIL 521
Under the North and South Western Junction Railway Act, 1871 the company was leased to the London and North Western, the Midland and the North London railway companies and a Committee set up to manage the undertaking which was absorbed in the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 521
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Title (The name of the record)
- North and South Western Junction Railway Company: Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1851-1923
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Description (What the record is about)
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Under the North and South Western Junction Railway Act, 1871 the company was leased to the London and North Western, the Midland and the North London railway companies and a Committee set up to manage the undertaking which was absorbed in the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company in 1923. The eries consists principally of Board and Committee minutes.
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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)
- NSW
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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)
- North and South Western Junction Railway Company, 1851-1923
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 22 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- 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)
- No further accruals 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 act of 24th July 1851.
Under the North & South Western Junction Railway Act 14th August 1871 the undertaking was leased in perpetuity, in terms of an agreement dated 25th April 1871 scheduled to the Act, to the London & North Western, the Midland and the North London railway companies, and a joint committee for the management of the company was to be appointed in the terms of the Act. The lease was to take effect from 1st January 1871.
The North and South Western Junction Railway Company was vested in the London Midland & Scottish Railway Company as from 1st January 1923 under the London Midland & Scottish Railway Preliminary Absorption Scheme 1923 dated 3rd April 1923.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12709/
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