Catalogue description Great Western Railway Company: Parliamentary Bill Papers

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Reference: RAIL 280
Title: Great Western Railway Company: Parliamentary Bill Papers
Description:

This series contains Parliamentary Bill papers relating to the establishment and expansion of the Great Western Railway, from 1835 to 1864. Many of the papers are evidence and petitions for and against the various bills, considered in Parliamentary Committee. These throw light upon contemporary transport conditions and commercial life in England, and the impact of the railways. A few papers deal with related land transactions (pieces 463 onwards).

Date: 1809-1864
Arrangement:

Grouped under the various bills

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: GW31
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Great Western Railway Company, 1835-1947

Physical description: 480 papers
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 1990 BRB (Residuary) Ltd

Selection and destruction information: Acquisition Policy collection theme 2.2.2.1: The economic, social and demographic condition of the UK, as documented by the state's dealings with individuals, communities and organisations outside its own formal boundaries
Accruals: No future accruals expected

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