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Series
Stockport and Woodley Junction Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 664
What's it about?
RAIL 664
Miscellaneous books and records and minutes of the Stockport and Woodley Junction Railway 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 664
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Title (The name of the record)
- Stockport and Woodley Junction Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1860-1865
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous books and records and minutes of the Stockport and Woodley Junction 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)
- SWJ
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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)
- Stockport and Woodley Junction Railway Company, 1860-1865
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 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 15th May 1860, and absolutely transferred to and vested in Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire, and Great Northern railway companies under Cheshire Lines Transfer Act 5th July 1865, management being vested in Committee to be called Cheshire Lines Committee consisting of 8 persons, 4 being nominated by each company.
Under Section 43 of 1865 Act, Midland Railway Company was to be admitted to ownership of Stockport and Woodley Junction Railway Company under conditions therein set forth, and Cheshire Lines Committee thereafter consisted of 9 persons nominated by three companies in whom undertaking had been vested.
By virtue of Cheshire Lines Act 15th August 1867, Cheshire Lines Committee was incorporated This undertaking was left out of grouping authorised by Railways Act of 1921 and continued as separate company managed by Joint Committee of 6 representatives of London and North Eastern Railway and 3 representatives of London Midland and Scottish Railway with authorised capital in proportion of two thirds by London and North Eastern Railway and one third by London Midland and Scottish Railway. Cheshire Lines Committee passed to British Transport Commission under Transport Act of 1947.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12852/
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Stockport and Woodley Junction Railway Company
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