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London and North Eastern Railway: North and South Shields Light Railway (Kearney...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 780
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RAIL 780
Articles, papers etc of the London and North Eastern Railway: North and South Shields Light Railway (Kearney Tube).
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 780
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Title (The name of the record)
- London and North Eastern Railway: North and South Shields Light Railway (Kearney Tube)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1904-1944
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Description (What the record is about)
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Articles, papers etc of the London and North Eastern Railway: North and South Shields Light Railway (Kearney Tube).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- London and North Eastern Railway Company, 1923-1947
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 17 files and volumes
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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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Papers compiled by the LNER in connection with the high-speed gravity-powered tube railway invented by E.W.C. Kearney. A Kearney tube under the River Tyne between North Shields and South Shields was projected by an independent company but not built.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12968/
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