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Series
Shrewsbury & Wellington Joint Line Committee
Catalogue reference: RAIL 618
What's it about?
RAIL 618
Miscellaneous books and records, minutes and plans of the Shrewsbury & Wellington Joint Line Committee.
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 618
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Title (The name of the record)
- Shrewsbury & Wellington Joint Line Committee
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1846-1881
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous books and records, minutes and plans of the Shrewsbury & Wellington Joint Line 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)
- SHW
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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)
- Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Company, 1846-1854
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 12 rolls and volumes
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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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This committee was set up under terms of Sections 32 & 33 of Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Act of 3rd August 1846. Shrewsbury & Birmingham Railway Company was amalgamated with Great Western Railway Company as from 1st September 1854 (see special report in appendix to Bradshaw's Manual for 1855).
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company was vested in London & North Western Railway on 1st January 1923 by virtue of London & North Western Railway (Shropshire Union Railways & Canal Co.) Preliminary Absorption Scheme 29th December 1922.
By Minute of London & North Western and Great Western Railways Joint Committee dated 4th October 1867 business hitherto managed by Shrewsbury & Birmingham and Shropshire Union Railways & Canal Company Joint Committee was to be dealt with by London & North Western and Great Western Railways Joint Committee, subsequently London Midland & Scottish and Great Western Railways Joint Committee. This committee functioned until nationalisation of railways on 1st January 1948 under Transport Act of 1947.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12806/
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