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Peterborough, Wisbeach and Sutton Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 564
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RAIL 564
Minutes and reports of the Peterborough, Wisbeach and Sutton Railway Company.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 564
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Title (The name of the record)
- Peterborough, Wisbeach and Sutton Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1863-1883
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes and reports of the Peterborough, Wisbeach and Sutton 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)
- PWS
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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)
- Peterborough, Wisbeach and Sutton Railway Company, 1863-1883
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4 files and volumes
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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 by act of 28th July 1863, company was amalgamated with Eastern and Midlands Railway Company as from 1st July 1883.
By virtue of 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 as a body corporate, 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.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12752/
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