Cheltenham and Oxford Railway Company
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0097 COLL MISC 0023 |
Held at | : British Library of Political and Economic Science Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.lse.ac.uk/library › |
Full title | : Cheltenham and Oxford Railway Company |
Date(s) | : 1845-1846 |
Level of description | : collection |
Extent | : 1 volume |
Name of creator(s) | : Cheltenham and Oxford Railway Company |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Richard Trevithick, a Cornish engineer, built the first steam locomotive for a railway, in 1804. The Manchester to Liverpool railway of 1830 was the first to convey passengers and goods entirely by mechanical traction. By 1852 nearly all the main lines of the modern railway system in England were authorised or completed.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Press cuttings, leaflets and reports of proceedings of the Parliamentary Committee on the proposed Cheltenham and Oxford Railway Company.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
OPEN
Conditions governing reproduction:
APPLY TO ARCHIVIST
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Archival Information
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Immediate source of acquisition:
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Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on May 8, 2002
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Date(s) of descriptions:
8 May 2002
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