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'Great Western Railway ... December 1925. Brought up to date March 1933': diagrammatic...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1030/28
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This record is about the 'Great Western Railway ... December 1925. Brought up to date March 1933': diagrammatic... dating from 1925-1933 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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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 1030/28
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1925-1933
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Great Western Railway ... December 1925. Brought up to date March 1933': diagrammatic map showing traffic divisions. Key to foreign lines, jointly-operated lines, lines under construction and lines authorised to be built. Scale: 1 inch to 8 miles. Lithographed by Martin, Hood & Larkin, Trafalgar House, Great Newport Street, London. Inset diagrams of the following areas: Birmingham, Bristol, London, Plymouth, South Wales, West Midlands (Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stourbridge Junction), and Wrexham.
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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 2/26
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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)
- 75 cm x 83 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:506680
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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
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3468155/
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Series information
RAIL 1030
British Transport Historical Records: Maps, Plans and Surveys of Individual Railway...
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