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Otley and Ilkley Joint Line Committee: Records
Catalogue reference: RAIL 554
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RAIL 554
Miscellaneous records of the Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway Company.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 554
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Title (The name of the record)
- Otley and Ilkley Joint Line Committee: Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1861-1929
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous records of the Otley and Ilkley Joint 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)
- OIJ
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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)
- Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway Company, 1861-1923
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 25 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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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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Under Midland Railway (Otley and Ilkley Extension) Act and North Eastern Railway Act, both dated 11th July 1861, Midland, and North Eastern railway companies were authorised to construct railway. Joint Committee was formed called Otley and Ilkley Joint Line Committee to manage railway.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12742/
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