Catalogue description Great North of England Railway Company

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Reference: RAIL 232
Title: Great North of England Railway Company
Description:

This series documents the establishment and administration of the Great North of England Railway Company.

Documents include minutes, stock and share records, contracts and agreements, correspondence, plans and other miscellaneous records.

Date: 1835-1858
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: GNE
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
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Great North of England Railway Company, 1836-1846

Physical description: 79 files and volumes
Administrative / biographical background:

Great North of England Railway Company was incorporated under act of 4th July 1836 (6 & 7 Wm 4, cap.105).

The company was purchased by Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Company under act of 27th July 1846 (9 & 10 Vic, cap.242).

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