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Catalogue description Rumney Railway Company
| Reference: | RAIL 590 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Rumney Railway Company |
| Description: |
Minutes of the Rumney Railway Company. |
| Date: | 1852-1863 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | RUM |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Rumney Railway Company, 1825-1863 |
| Physical description: | 3 volume(s) |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Incorporated by Act of 20 May 1825 which authorised 'Railway or Tramway'. Locomotive engines were first employed on line between 1840 and 1845. The Company was re-incorporated under Rumney Railway Act of 1 August 1861 and transferred to and vested in Brecon & Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Company under Rumney & Brecon and Merthyr Railways Act of 28 July 1863. Brecon & Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Company was absorbed into Great Western Railway Company as from 1 July 1922 under Great Western Railway (Western Group) Preliminary Absorption Scheme (No 2) of 24 July 1922. |
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