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Surrey and Sussex Junction Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 676
What's it about?
RAIL 676
Miscellaneous books and records of the Surrey and Sussex 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 676
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Title (The name of the record)
- Surrey and Sussex Junction Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1864-1867
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous books and records of the Surrey and Sussex 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)
- SSX
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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)
- Surrey and Sussex Junction Railway Company, 1865-1869
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 5 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 1865. On 10th December 1867, London Brighton & South Coast Railway Company filed bill in Chancery against Surrey & Sussex Junction Railway Company, but principal parties to that suit entered into agreement dated 1st May 1868 for reference to arbitration of matters in difference between them. Duke of Richmond acted as arbitrator and his award was dated 22nd March 1869 (copy annexed to London Brighton & South Coast Railway Act 1869).
Surrey & Sussex Junction Railway Company was amalgamated with London Brighton & South Coast Railway Company under London Brighton & South Coast & Surrey & Sussex Junction railway companies Amalgamation Act 12th July 1869. Under Railways (Southern Group) Amalgamation Scheme 1922, dated 22nd December 1922, London Brighton & South Coast Railway Company became part of Southern Railway Company.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12864/
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Surrey and Sussex Junction Railway Company
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