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Severn and Wye Railway and Canal Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 604
What's it about?
RAIL 604
Minutes of the Severn and Wye Railway and Canal Company.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 604
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Title (The name of the record)
- Severn and Wye Railway and Canal Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1809-1879
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes of the Severn and Wye Railway and Canal 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)
- SWR
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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)
- Severn and Wye Railway and Canal Company, 1810-1879
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 11 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 as Lydney & Lidbrook Railway Company under Lydney & Lidbrook Railway Act of 10th June 1809. Company changed its name to Severn & Wye Railway & Canal Company under Severn & Wye Railway Act of 21st June 1810. Company was amalgamated with Severn Bridge Railway Company to form Severn & Wye & Severn Bridge Railway Company under Severn & Wye & Severn Bridge Railways Act of 21st July 1879.
This latter Company was vested in Great Western Railway Company and Midland Railway Company jointly as from 1st July 1894 by Great Western and Midland railway companies (Severn & Wye & Severn Bridge Railway) Act 17th August 1894. Midland Railway Company was amalgamated into London Midland and Scottish Railway Company as from 1st January 1923 under North Western Midland & West Scottish Group Amalgamation Scheme 30th December 1922. London Midland and Scottish Railway and Great Western Railway Joint Committee (Severn & Wye & Severn Bridge Railway) was vested in British Transport Commission under the Transport Act 1947.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12792/
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