Catalogue description Weymouth and Portland Railway Company: Records

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Reference: RAIL 741
Title: Weymouth and Portland Railway Company: Records
Description:

Miscellaneous books and records and minutes of the Weymouth and Portland Railway Company.
Date: 1861-1948
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: WAP
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Weymouth and Portland Railway Company, 1862-1947
Physical description: 48 files, rolls and volumes
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

BRB (Residuary) Ltd , from 1988, in 2002
Accruals: No further accruals expected
Administrative / biographical background:

Incorporated by act of 30th June 1862.

By agreement for lease, dated 18th March 1862 and confirmed by act of incorporation, line was worked by Great Western and London and South Western railway companies jointly. Weymouth and Portland Railway Company passed to British Transport Commission under Transport Act 1947.

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