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Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 598
What's it about?
RAIL 598
Miscellaneous records of the Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway Company.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 598
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Title (The name of the record)
- Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1870-1883
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous records of the Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam 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)
- SNW
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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)
- Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway Company, 1871-1883
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 31 volume(s)
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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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Incorporated under act of 16th June 1871 (34 Vic, cap.48). Company was formerly known as Scotswood Newburn & Wylam Railway & Dock Company, but under act of 7th April 1876 (which authorised abandonment of construction of Dock and Branch Railway) name was changed by dropping "and Dock". Undertaking was vested in North Eastern Railway Company under act of 29th June 1883.
North Eastern Railway Company, Hull & Barnsley Railway Company, and Hull Joint Dock Committee were dissolved and united into one company by name North Eastern Railway Company as from 1st April 1922 by virtue of North Eastern and Hull & Barnsley railway companies Amalgamation Scheme 1922 dated 1st April 1922. This North Eastern Railway Company became part of London & North Eastern Railway Company as from 1st January 1923 under North Eastern, Eastern and East Scottish Group Amalgamation Scheme 1922 dated 30th December 1922.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12786/
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Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway Company
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