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Catalogue description London and Brighton Railway Company
| Reference: | RAIL 386 |
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| Title: | London and Brighton Railway Company |
| Description: |
This series contains records of the London and Brighton Railway Company and comprises reports, deeds, records and letters relating to all aspects of the company. |
| Date: | 1835-1871 |
| Arrangement: |
Former file reference order |
| Related material: |
See history of South Eastern, Brighton, Lewes and Newhaven Rly. Co. for earlier companies. |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | LBR |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
London and Brighton Railway Company, 1837-1846 London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Company, 1846-1923 |
| Physical description: | 166 files and volumes |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure |
| Custodial history: | Transferred to the Southern Railway Company in 1923, the British Transport Commission in 1948 and to the British Railways Board in 1963. |
| Accruals: | No future accruals expected |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The London and Brighton Railway Company was incorporated under an act of Parliament in 1837. In July 1846, under a further Act of Parliament, the London and Brighton and the London and Croydon railway companies were consolidated and united to form the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Company. The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Company became part of the Southern Railway Company under the Railways (Southern Group) Amalgamation Scheme in 1922. |
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