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Catalogue description Avon and Gloucestershire Railway Company
| Reference: | RAIL 12 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Avon and Gloucestershire Railway Company |
| Description: |
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Avon and Gloucestershire Railway Company, and the construction of relevant railway track. Records include agreements, ledgers, journals and cash books. |
| Date: | 1828-1867 |
| Related material: |
Records of the Kennet Avon Canal Navigation Company are in RAIL 842 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | :AGR |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Avon and Gloucestershire Railway Company, 1828-1852 |
| Physical description: | 7 files and volumes |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Avon and Gloucestershire Railway Company was incorporated under the Avon and Gloucestershire Railway Company Act of 1828. The cost and expenses for this Act were paid by Kennet & Avon Canal Navigation Company and the latter company were virtually owners of Avon & Gloucestershire Railway Company. The company was established to construct a railway from Roding Hill to the Avon, with branch lines. The company passed, with Kennet & Avon Canal Navigation Company, into the ownership of Great Western Railway Company, by transfer deed dated 29th July 1852 under the terms of Great Western Railway Act No. 1 dated 30th June 1852 |
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