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Series
Great Western Railway Company; Severn Tunnel Railway
Catalogue reference: RAIL 775
What's it about?
RAIL 775
The records in this series relate in the main to pumping and ventilation, although there are some few plans and sections &c. Although apparently complementary, some distinction exists in so far as the records in RAIL 775 (which were...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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RAIL 775
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Title (The name of the record)
- Great Western Railway Company; Severn Tunnel Railway
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Date (When the record was created)
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1852-1941
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records in this series relate in the main to pumping and ventilation, although there are some few plans and sections &c. Although apparently complementary, some distinction exists in so far as the records in RAIL 775 (which were discovered in 1974 in GWR unclassified miscellanea) relate specifically to the Severn Tunnel Railway and the building of the tunnel, whereas those in RAIL 265 are more concerned with the maintenance of the tunnel itself.
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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)
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SEVT
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Great Western Railway Company, 1835-1947
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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27 files and rolls
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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 by act of 27th June 1872 to construct a tunnel under the Severn from the Bristol and South Wales Union to the South Wales. The powers conferred by this Act were exercised by the Great Western Railway, in their own name, under the provisions of the Act.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12963/
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