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London Midland & Scottish Railway. 'Carte du réseau du Chemin de fer London Midland...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1030/107
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This record is about the London Midland & Scottish Railway. 'Carte du réseau du Chemin de fer London Midland... dating from 1926 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 1030/107
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1926
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Description (What the record is about)
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London Midland & Scottish Railway. 'Carte du réseau du Chemin de fer London Midland & Scottish (Grande Bretagne) - Le Meilleur Service': map of Great Britain and the east coast of Ireland, showing the company's railway lines, connecting routes and sea services. Scale not shown. With a promotional booklet giving details of services and prices; booklet issued in the name of H G Burgess, General Manager, January 1926.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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The set of maps formerly held under the reference MPS 2/85 are now produced under 22 separate references in the range RAIL 1030/93-114.
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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 2/85 (15)
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 100 cm x 56 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed, 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/C3468234/
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Series information
RAIL 1030
British Transport Historical Records: Maps, Plans and Surveys of Individual Railway...
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