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Oldham, Ashton-under-Lyne and Guide Bridge Junction Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 551
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RAIL 551
This series includes minutes of general meetings and meetings of the Board of Directors and proprietors, including reports and accounts, minutes of the Oldham Railway Committee, stock and share registers, ledgers, journals, cash books and other...
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- RAIL 551
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Title (The name of the record)
- Oldham, Ashton-under-Lyne and Guide Bridge Junction Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1857-1947
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series includes minutes of general meetings and meetings of the Board of Directors and proprietors, including reports and accounts, minutes of the Oldham Railway Committee, stock and share registers, ledgers, journals, cash books and other accountant's records, plans and deeds of covenant. In 1905 the company became the responsibility of the Great Central and London and North Western Railways Joint Committee.
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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)
- OAG
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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)
- Oldham, Ashton-under-Lyme and Guide Bridge Junction Railway Company, 1857-1948
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 38 volume(s)
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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 act of 10th August 1857. By act of 30th June 1862, company was leased to London and North Western Railway Company (subsequently the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company) and Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Company (later Great Central Railway Company and subsequently London and North Eastern Railway Company) who guaranteed dividends. Undertaking was transferred to British Transport Commission by virtue of Transport Act 1947.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12739/
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