Catalogue description Cowes and Newport Railway Company
Reference: | RAIL 142 |
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Title: | Cowes and Newport Railway Company |
Description: |
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Cowes and Newport Railway. Documents consist of minutes of proprietors' and board of director's meetings. |
Date: | 1859-1887 |
Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
Former reference in its original department: | CNR |
Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
Language: | English |
Creator: |
Cowes and Newport Railway Company, 1859-1887 |
Physical description: | 6 volume(s) |
Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure |
Accruals: | Series is accruing |
Administrative / biographical background: |
The Cowes and Newport Railway was incorporated under an act of 8th August 1859. Under an agreement dated 4th December 1872 this company and the Ryde and Newport Railway Company were administered as a joint concern. Under the Isle of Wight Central Railway Act of 1887, Cowes and Newport, Ryde and Newport, and Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) railway companies were amalgamated from 1st July 1887 to form Isle of Wight Central Railway Company. |
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