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Catalogue description Cardiff Railway Company: Records
| Reference: | RAIL 97 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Cardiff Railway Company: Records |
| Description: |
This series details the establishment and administration of the Cardiff Railway Company. Documents include minutes of board and general and special meetings, reports of chief officers and general managers to the board, staff records, photographs of work at New Dock and miscellaneous contracts and agreements, some with plans. The contracts include those for constructing South Dock. |
| Date: | 1867-1927 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | CAR |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
John Patrick Crichton Stuart, 3rd Marquis of Bute, 1847-1900 Bute Docks Company, 1886-1897 Cardiff Railway Company, 1897-1923 |
| Physical description: | 135 files and volumes |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
BRB (Residuary) Ltd , from 1992, in 2002 |
| Accruals: | No further accruals expected |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Under the Bute Docks (Transfer) Act 25th June 1886, the Bute Docks Company was constituted and the Cardiff Docks and Railways connected therewith were transferred from Marquis of Bute and others to this company as from 31st December 1886. The name of the company was changed to the Cardiff Railway Company under section 60 of the Cardiff Railway Act, 6th August 1897. The Cardiff Railway Company was amalgamated with Great Western Railway Company as from 1st January 1922 by the Great Western Railway (Western Group) Preliminary Amalgamation Scheme 25th March 1922. |
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