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'Official Railway Map of England and Wales prepared and published at the Railway...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1031/80
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This record is about the 'Official Railway Map of England and Wales prepared and published at the Railway... dating from [c 1920] in the series British Transport Historical Records: Maps, Plans and Surveys of British Railways,.... 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 1031/80
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c 1920]
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Official Railway Map of England and Wales prepared and published at the Railway Clearing House, London, for the Board of Trade (Controller of Coal Mines)'. Shows allocation of coal traffic between England, Wales and Scotland. No scale shown. Lithographed by McCorquodale and Co Ltd.
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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)
- MPS 3/78
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 72 cm x 87 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Lithographed, coloured
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3426417/
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RAIL 1031
British Transport Historical Records: Maps, Plans and Surveys of British Railways,...
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