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Series
Strabane and Letterkenny Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 672
What's it about?
RAIL 672
Board minutes of the Strabane and Letterkenny 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 672
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Title (The name of the record)
- Strabane and Letterkenny Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1911-1920
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Description (What the record is about)
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Board minutes of the Strabane and Letterkenny 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)
- SAL
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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)
- Strabane and Letterkenny Railway Company, 1904-1906
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 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 as Strabane, Raphoe & Convoy Railway Company under act of 14th August 1903. Under Section 55 of Strabane, Raphoe & Convoy Railway (Extension to Letterkenny) Act of 15th August 1904, name of Company was changed to Strabane & Letterkenny Railway Company. By Agreement dated 5th April 1904, line was worked by Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland).
By virtue of Great Northern (Ireland) and Midland Railways Act 4th August 1906, Joint Committee comprising representatives of Great Northern Railway (Ireland) and Midland railway companies was constituted and incorporated as body corporate under name of "County Donegal Railways Joint Committee" and working of Strabane & Letterkenny Railway Company then passed to this Joint Committee.
Midland Railway Company became part of London Midland & Scottish Railway Company as from 1st January 1923 under North Western, Midland & West Scottish Group Amalgamation Scheme 1922 dated 30th December 1922, and rights and duties of London Midland & Scottish Railway in this Joint Committee vested in British Transport Commission as from 1st January 1948 when London Midland & Scottish Railway became vested in British Transport Commission under Transport Act 1947.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12860/
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Strabane and Letterkenny Railway Company
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