Records of the Airdrie, Coatbridge & Wishaw Junction Railway, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 008/10
- Dates of Creation:1866-1867
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:0.6 metresThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material.
Scope and Content
- Statements and minutes from the promoters of the railway 1866-1867
- Documents relating to the Woodhall Estate including valuations and traffic statistics 1866-1867
- Estimate of expenses 1866-1867
- Papers relating to the bill of incorporation 1866-1867
- Statements of coal production 1866-1867
- Printed circulars 1866
- Documents relating to the formation of the company 1866-1867
- Contract establishing the Airdrie, Coatbridge & Wishaw Junction Railway 1867
- Books of reference 1866
Administrative / Biographical History
The Airdrie, Coatbridge & Wishaw Junction Railway was proposed in 1866 . A Parliamentary Bill was drawn up in order to gain an Act of Parliament in 1866 that would have allowed for the building of the Railway. It is unclear as to whether the Act was passed.
John Kellet,Railways and Victorian Cities(London, 1979)
David Thomas,A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland(Newton Abbot, 1971)
Arrangement
The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
Loan : Mitchells, Johnston & Co : Glasgow : prior to 1966
Other Finding Aids
The archive forms part of the Scottish Railways Collection held by Glasgow University Archive Services, finding aid reference GB 248 UGD 008
Digital file level list available in searchroom
Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S)1631) and London (NRA21659)
Alternative Form Available
No known copies
Conditions Governing Use
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the University Archivist
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures
Custodial History
Held by Mitchells, Johnston & Co , solicitors, Glasgow
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
GB 248 UGD 008 The Scottish Railway Collection
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Bibliography
J R Kellet,Railways and Victorian Cities(London, 1979)
Additional Information
This material is original
Revised by Lesley Richmond, Director of Archive Services, 26 April 2002
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