Catalogue description Blackburn and Preston Railway Company

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Reference: RAIL 50
Title: Blackburn and Preston Railway Company
Description:

This series documents the establishment and administration of the Blackburn and Preston Railway Company and plans for the construction of relevant railway line.

Records include minutes of meetings and contract plans for construction.

Date: 1844-1846
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: BLP
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Blackburn and Preston Railway Company, 1844-1846

Physical description: 4 rolls and volumes
Administrative / biographical background:

The Blackburn and Preston Railway Company was incorporated under the Blackburn and Preston Railway Act of 6th June 1844. Under the East Lancashire Railway Amalgamation Act of 3rd August 1846, the Blackburn & Preston Railway Company was dissolved and amalgamated with the East Lancashire Railway Company.

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