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British Transport Commission: Eastern Region: Traffic and Private Sidings Agreements

Catalogue reference: AN 138

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AN 138

This series contains traffic and private sidings agreements with plans from the Eastern Region of the British Transport Commission. Each volume is indexed.

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Reference

AN 138

Title
British Transport Commission: Eastern Region: Traffic and Private Sidings Agreements
Date

1951-1954

Description

This series contains traffic and private sidings agreements with plans from the Eastern Region of the British Transport Commission. Each volume is indexed.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Bound volumes arranged in chronological order.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
British Transport Commission, Eastern Region, 1947-1962
Physical description

4 volume(s)

Administrative / biographical background

Factories, collieries, steel works and other bodies which could expect to send and receive large amounts of traffic by rail would usually have their own sidings laid on their property. These sidings would be linked to a nearby railway line. The use of such sidings was governed by private siding agreements between the railway company concerned and the owner of the sidings. These agreements covered a wide variety of items including: Payments to the railway company for maintenance work.Level of rates to be charged for the traffic using the siding.An undertaking by the siding owner to pay taxes.Payment of rent by the siding owner for use of railway owned lines.Arrangements for termination of the agreement.Shunting arrangements.Details of ownership of lines and boundary points.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2330/

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