Catalogue description Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Company

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Title: Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Company
Description:

This series documents the establishment and administration of the Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Company.

Documents consist of minutes, contracts and agreements, leases, certificates and bonds.
Date: 1898-1965
Related material:

Minutes go up to 26 July 1940, those following being kept by Secretary of Company at Western Region, Paddington Station, who has original Minutes from 1893.
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: FIR
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Company, 1893-1965
Physical description: 53 files and volumes
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure
Administrative / biographical background:

Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Company was incorporated under Fishguard Bay Railway & Pier Act 29th June 1893.

Its name was changed to Fishguard & Rosslare Railways & Harbours Company by Fishguard & Rosslare Railways & Harbours Act 31st July 1894.

After nationalisation, the company was still in being, worked by British Transport Commission and Coras Iompair Eireann, capital being held by these bodies and members of the public.

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