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Handbill 10 Dec. 1853 (with photostat copy) eulogising and recommending a "Direct...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1021/18
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This record is about the Handbill 10 Dec. 1853 (with photostat copy) eulogising and recommending a "Direct... dating from 1853 in the series Miscellanea, North Eastern. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 1021/18
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1853
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Description (What the record is about)
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Handbill 10 Dec. 1853 (with photostat copy) eulogising and recommending a "Direct North Railway" in a straight line between Doncaster and Edinburgh. Among the amenities offered were comfortable second and third class carriages on all trains, "Instant Communication" with all carriages. For the staff were to be adequate remuneration, retiring and disablement pensions as well as promotion by seniority. Notices in "Berwick Advertiser" of 13 Aug. 1853 and "The Scotsman" of 20 Oct. 1852, and a sketch plan
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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)
- HRPY 81
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Railways
- Pay and pensions
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2948443/
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RAIL 1021
Miscellanea, North Eastern
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Handbill 10 Dec. 1853 (with photostat copy) eulogising and recommending a "Direct...
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