Catalogue description Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Company

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Reference: RAIL 558
Title: Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Company
Description:

Deeds, agreements, contracts, specifications, estimates, plans and minutes of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Company.

Date: 1837-1863
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: OWW
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Company, 1845-1860

Physical description: 1397 files, rolls and volumes
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

BRB (Residuary) Ltd

Accruals: No further accruals are expected
Administrative / biographical background:

Incorporated by act of 4th August 1845. Newport Abergavenny and Hereford; and Worcester and Hereford Railways were amalgamated with Company under West Midland Railway Act of 14th June 1860 as from 1st July 1860 and name changed to West Midland Railway. This company was amalgamated with Great Western Railway Company as from the 1st August 1863 under Great Western Railway (West Midland Railway) Amalgamation Act of 13th July 1863.

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