Catalogue description Cambrian Railways Company

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Reference: RAIL 92
Title: Cambrian Railways Company
Description:

This series details the establishment and administration of the Cambrian Railways Company.

Documents include minutes and reports, registers of stockholders, plans and photographs as well as staff records and registers.
Note: Catalogue entries for Reports to Board in this series have been enhanced as part of a project supported by Volunteers, including the Friends of The National Archives; completed in September 2018.
Date: 1857-1944
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: CAM
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Cambrian Railways Company, 1864-1922
Physical description: 153 rolls and volumes
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Administrative / biographical background:

The Cambrian Railways Company was incorporated by the Cambrian Railways Act of 25th July 1864 which dissolved (1) Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway, (2) Oswestry and Newtown Railway, (3) Llanidloes and Newtown Railway, and (4) Newtown and Machynlleth Railway.

By virtue of Cambrian and Coast Railways (Amalgamation) Act 5th July 1865, Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway was amalgamated with Cambrian Railways as from 5th August 1865.

Under Cambrian Railways (Steamboats) Act, 9th July 1889 they were authorised to provide and work steam vessels between certain points and, by agreement dated 29th February 1888, worked Mid Wales Railway as from 1st January 1888. The latter company amalgamated with Cambrian Railways as from 1st July 1904 under Cambrian Railways (Mid Wales Railway Amalgamation etc) Act 24th June 1904.

The company was amalgamated with Great Western Railway as from 1st January 1923 by virtue of Railways Act 19th August 1921 and was the largest of the Welsh independent companies amalgamated into the GWR at this time.

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