Norwich and Spalding Railway Company

RAIL 544

1856-1877

Deeds, agreements and minutes of the Norwich and Spalding Railway Company.

NSP

Public Record(s)

English

6 files and volumes

Topics

Railways

Incorporated by act of 4th August 1853. Under Lynn and Sutton, Spalding and Bourne, and Norwich and Spalding railway companies' Act 23rd July 1866, lease of Norwich and Spalding Railway Company to Midland and Eastern Railway Company for 999 years was confirmed, and by Midland and Eastern and Norwich and Spalding Railways Act 12th August 1867, agreements were made for Great Northern and Midland railway companies to work Midland and Eastern, and Norwich and Spalding railway companies jointly.

By act of 12th July 1877, Norwich and Spalding Railway Company was amalgamated with Midland and Eastern Railway Company.

By Eastern and Midlands Railway (Amalgamation) Act 18th August 1882, Lynn and Fakenham, and Yarmouth and North Norfolk (Light) Railways were dissolved as from 31st December 1882 and were united and incorporated as one company by name Eastern and Midlands Railway Company. By Section 17 of same act, Midland and Eastern, and Peterborough, Wisbeach and Sutton railway companies were also (on 1st January or 1st July next following date at which continuous lines of railway between Fakenham on one hand and Yarmouth and Norwich on other hand had been completed and opened for public traffic (see Act)) dissolved, and were united and incorporated into Eastern and Midlands Railway Company. This amalgamation took effect as from 1st July 1883.

By Section 36 etc. of Midland Railway Act 24th June 1889 certain portions of Eastern and Midlands Railway were transferred to and vested in Midland Railway Company and Great Northern Railway Company jointly. Under Midland and Great Northern railway companies (Eastern and Midlands Railway) Act 9th June 1893, Midland and Great Northern Railways Joint Committee was incorporated and Eastern and Midlands Railway Company was transferred to and vested in this Joint Committee as from 1st July 1893; Eastern and Midlands Railway Company was to be wound up and Company dissolved.

Midland Railway Company became part of London Midland and Scottish Railway Company under North Western, Midland and West Scottish Group Amalgamation Scheme 1922 dated 30th December 1922, and Great Northern 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.

Midland and Great Northern Railways Joint Committee retained its name and was transferred to and vested in British Transport Commission as from 1st January 1948 under Transport Act 1947.