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'Map of the Great Western Railway of England and its connections in the British Isles':...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1030/23
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This record is about the 'Map of the Great Western Railway of England and its connections in the British Isles':... dating from [1908] in the series British Transport Historical Records: Maps, Plans and Surveys of Individual Railway.... 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 1030/23
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1908]
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Map of the Great Western Railway of England and its connections in the British Isles': showing Great Britain south of the Firth of Forth and the whole of Ireland, distinguishing main and branch lines, and through services and connections; also showing major railways owned by other companies and some roads and shipping routes. Scroll-shaped cartouches containing advertising information. Scale: 1 inch to 8 miles. Drawn and lithographed by W & A K Johnston Limited, Edinburgh and London; [issued by] 'Chief Office - Paddington Station, London, James C. Inglis, General Manager'. A Great Western Railway Company Central Record Office label on the cover bears the number Plan 38. The date 16 March 1908 is marked on the case; the map itself is undated.
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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 2/21
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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)
- 153 cm x 170 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:506880
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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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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Railways
- Maps and plans
- Ireland
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3468150/
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RAIL 1030
British Transport Historical Records: Maps, Plans and Surveys of Individual Railway...
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