Records of the Edinburgh, Perth & Dundee Railway, and Dundee & Arbroath Railway, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 008/14
- Dates of Creation:1854-1859
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- Physical Description:1 bundleThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material.
Scope and Content
- Memorandum of agreement between the Edinburgh, Perth & Dundee Railway, and Dundee & Arbroath Railway over a joint station at Dundee 1854
- Agreement between the two companies concerning charges for good and cattle traffic 1854
- Agreements concerning movement of goods traffic 1859
Administrative / Biographical History
The Edinburgh, Perth & Dundee Railway , Scotland, was formed in 1847 by the Edinburgh & Northern Railway when it purchased and amalgamated the Edinburgh, Leith & Granton Railway and the Granton-Burntisland ferries. The Dundee & Arbroath Railway , Scotland, was opened in stages between 1848 and 1857 from Arbroath, Angus, through to Dundee. In 1854 it was agreed that the two companies would occupy a joint station at Dundee.
Source: 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 : Thomson, Dickson & Shaw: Edinburgh : 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
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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 Thomson, Dickson & Shaw, solicitors, Edinburgh
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
GB 542 Glynn-Gladstone MSS Correspondence and papers of the Edinburgh, Perth & Dundee Railway (St Deniol's Library, Hawarden)
GB 234 BR/EDP Records of the Edinburgh, Perth & Dundee Railway (National Archives of Scotland)
GB 234 BR/DAR Minutes of the Dundee & Arbroath Railway (National Archives of Scotland)
GB 618 MS 718 Records of the Dundee & Arbroath Railway (Angus Archives)
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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