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Midland Railway: London, Tilbury & Southend line. Diagrammatic map showing railways,...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1030/166
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This record is about the Midland Railway: London, Tilbury & Southend line. Diagrammatic map showing railways,... dating from 1910-1913 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 1030/166
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1910-1913
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Description (What the record is about)
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Midland Railway: London, Tilbury & Southend line. Diagrammatic map showing railways, distinguishing between different companies' lines and between single and double tracks; also showing ferry route between Tilbury and Gravesend. Scale: about 4 inches to 1 mile (west of North Woolwich), about 2 inches to 1 mile (central portion), about 1 inch to 1 mile (east of Barking). A note states 'LT&S Section Registered No 9858'; signed by James R Robertson, Midland Railway, 4 July 1913. Labels on the covers bear the name of P Tatlow, Midland Railway, Derby; one label dated 5 July 1910. [The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway Company was purchased by the Midland Railway in 1912.]
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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 2/136
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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)
- 34 cm x 21 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Railways
- Maps and plans
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3468293/
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RAIL 1030
British Transport Historical Records: Maps, Plans and Surveys of Individual Railway...
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