Catalogue description British Rail, London Midland Division

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Details of D5598
Reference: D5598
Title: British Rail, London Midland Division
Description:

TWO SERIES OF RECORDS DEALING WITH PROPERTY LEASES AND PLANS, ACCOUNTS AND TRANSPORTATION RATES.
Date: 1901-1963
Related material:

For further records relating to the Midland Railway Company and to rail transport in Derbyshire, see D3220, D4107, D4623, D4655 and D5092.
Held by: Derbyshire Record Office, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

British Rail, London Midland Division, 1948 - 1923
Immediate source of acquisition:

These records were transferred to Derbyshire Record Office in November 2001
Subjects:
  • Midland Railway Company, 1844-1923
  • London Midland and Scottish Railway Company, 1921-1947
  • London and North Western Railway Company, 1846-1923
  • Railway transport
Administrative / biographical background:

The London Midland Division of British Rail was established on 1 January 1948 under the Transport Act of the previous year. Its immediate predecessor company was the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company, which had been founded in 1923 from the amalgamation of the Midland Railway Company and a number of smaller railway companies. The Midland Railway Company itself dated back to 1844, when it was formed from the North Midland, Midland Counties and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway Companies.
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