Documents Relating to the MSLR in The
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COLLECTIONS RELATING TO THE MID-SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Reference Title Date Range Digi/sed? Notes BT 285/772 Board of Trade: Companies Registra9on Office: Railway 1903 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Companies Securi9es Act, 1866: Returns. Mid-Suffolk Light Board of Trade file 1903 to 1923. Railway Company. MSLR Statutory Accounts & sta9s9cal Returns to BoT for 1913-1923. MSLR Returns under Railway Companies Securi9es Act 1866: Return of Statement on the New Borrowing Power for Oct 1903. Return of Copy of Loan Capital Half-Yearly Account for Dec 1903 - Jun 1911. MT 6/970/1 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1889 - 1900 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Correspondence and Papers. Mid Suffolk Light Railway. Top File Board of Trade file May 1899 onwards. No: R 12412. Newspaper no9ces of proposed railway. Plans of proposed railway. Detailed es9mates for construc9on (Jeyes & Godden). Dra_ order authorising construc9on (WH Smith & Sons). MSLR Reference Book - land to be purchased, owners & occupiers (WH Smith & Sons). Report of Lt Rly Commissioners to BoT. Report of Col. Marindin. Objec9ons to the Scheme. Minutes of Considera9on of Objec9ons. Finalised Order authorising construc9on. MT 6/1065/11 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1902 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Correspondence and Papers. Mid Suffolk Light Railway: Board of Trade file Mar 1902. Haughley. Top File No: R 4421. Correspondence re devia9on of railway near Haughley. Silver St now being crossed on level instead of bridge over railway, railway undertakes to erect cocage and provide crossing keeper. Plan. MT 6/1075/2 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1900 - 1902 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Correspondence and Papers. Mid Suffolk Light Railway. Top File Images MT 6-1075-2 0/1/2. No: R 6464. Board of Trade file Nov 1900 - Jun 1901. Nov 1900 - Dra_ Order amending MSLR Order 1900. Mar 1901 - Report of Lt Rly Commissioners & correspondence on MSLR (Amendment) Order. May 1901 - Report of Lt Rly Commissioners & objec9ons of Blything RDC. May-Jun 1901 - Conforma9on of Order by Lt Rly Commissioners, final versions of Order. MT 6/1424/7 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1903 - 1905 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Correspondence and Papers. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway: MSLR Devia9on Order 1903: Halesworth devia9on. Top File No: R14322. May 1903 - es9mate, dra_ Order, plan, no9ce in newspaper. Aug 1904 - no9ce that MSLR applying for powers to extend limits of devia9on as detailed in May 1903 applica9on, revised es9mate. Aug 1904 - report of Lt Rly Commissioners on MSLR (Halesworth Devia9on) Order 1904, Order itself, confirma9on that no9ces published in various newspapers. Dec 1904 - various correspondence. Jan 1905 - agreement between GER and MSLR to construct junc9on & associated works at Halesworth, contract and plan on waxed paper. Feb 1905 - Light Rly Commissioners correspondence. Feb 1905 - Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (Halesworth Devia9on) Order 1905 final version. Dec 1905 - no9fica9on of misprint in Order. MT 6/1600/3 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1902 - 1907 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Correspondence and Papers. Mid: Suffolk Light Railway: Images MT 6-1600-3 0/1 deposits. Top File No: R7972. Board of Trade file Jan 1902-Jun 1907. Jan 1902 - correspondence re payment of deposit of £10,000 to the Supreme Court of Judicature, in accordance with the terms of the Lt Rly Order 1900. Jan 1902 - correspondence to allow the deposit to be paid in form of 23/4% Consolidated Stock rather than cash. Jun 1907 - Request from BoT for addresses of those named as providing the deposit (Stevenson, Earl of Stradbroke, Chevallier, Remnant & Cobbold), re an applica9on to the Court for a Stop Order on these funds. - 1 - 30/05/2020 04:12 MT 6/1737/10 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1908 N Copied 09/08/2014 (15pp) -see BKFRM:2015.A.0578 Correspondence and Papers. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway: Byelaws. Images in MT 6-1737-10 Byelaws Top File No: R11053. Board of Trade file 30 Sep 1908 Approval for Byelaws for MSLR Ar9cle in Making Tracks 92 MT 6/1855/5 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1906 - 1909 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Correspondence and Papers. Mid Suffolk Light Railway. Top File Board of Trade file Nov 1906 onwards. No: R13064. Nov 1906 - MSLR (Devia9on) Order 1906, es9mate, plan, Reference Book (land required, owners & occupiers). May 1909 - MSLR (Amendment) Order 1909 dra_ order, Reference Book. May 1909 - Amendments to Reference Books for 1903 & 1904. May 1909 - Correspondence with East Suffolk CC over their right to charge the Railway a fee of 10/6 for the deposi9ng of documents. Sep 1909 - Report of Lt Rly Commissioners on the MSLR (Amendment) Order 1909. Aug 1909 - No9ces printed in EADT re the 1909 Order. Oct 1909 - Confirma9on that no objec9ons had been received. Nov 1909 - Final version of 1909 Order, Agreement with GER & plan of proposed work at Halesworth. Dec 1909 - Updated version of Order. MT 6/2081/4 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1912 N Copied 09/08/2014 (6pp) Correspondence and Papers. Mid: Suffolk Light Railway: Images in MT 6-2081-4 Sale proposed sale. Top File No: R3505. Board of Trade file 28 Mar 1912. Correspondence with solicitors re poten9al sale of MSLR to unnamed party and whether this would be permiced under the governing Lt Rly Orders. Incident noted in Comfort. Copies lodged in MSLR archive. MT 6/2375/8 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1914 - 1915 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Correspondence and Papers. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway: Returns to BoT - Accounts and Sta9s9cal Returns for 1913 & 1914. Accounts. Top File No: R5365. Correspondence about whether a railway in administra9on needs to provide this informa9on. MT 6/2881 Ministry of Transport and successors, Railway Divisions: 1920 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Correspondence and Papers. Light Railways (Inves9ga9on) Ministry of Transport file 1920 Commicee: Mid-Suffolk Light Railway. File No: CL.36. Light Railway (Inves9ga9on) Commicee. Statement of Informa9on rela9ve to the Construc9on and Working of Light Railways. Ques9onnaire sent to & completed by MSLR. Correspondence between MoT & MSLR incl notes signed by Dalgleish & Lindsey-Badcock. Ques9onnaire includes sta9s9cs on railway, construc9on, traffic, rolling stock, nos of staff, finance, working 9metables, accounts 1913 & 1919. Copied as BKFRM:2015.D.0104. MT 54/199 Light Railway Plans. Plans Deposited May 1899. Mid Suffolk. Undated N Same as BKFRM:2010.D.0086 Light Railway. MT 54/395 Light Railway Plans. Plans Deposited November 1902. Mid Nov 1902 N Viewed 07/02/2015 Suffolk Light Railway. Prepared for MSLR (Devia9on & Amendment) Order 1903, Light Railways Act 1896-7, Nov 1902 Session. Plans & sec9ons of Rly No. 3 from 5m 2f 4.5ch to 8m 0f 5ch. Reference Book. MT 54/412 Light Railway Plans. Plans Deposited May 1903. Mid Suffolk Light Undated N Viewed 07/02/2015 Railway. Images MT 54-412 0 to 7 Prepared for Halesworth Devia9on May 1903, Light Railways Act 1896-7, May 1903 Session. Plans and sec9ons of Halesworth Devia9on. OS map with original and deviated lines. Reference Book & covering lecer. MT 54/494 Light Railway Plans. Plans Deposited November 1906. Mid Nov 1906 N Viewed 07/02/2015 Suffolk Light Railway. Image MT 54-494 Prepared for Halesworth Devia9on Nov 1906, Railways nos 1B, 2B & 3B. Plans and sec9ons. OS map with original and deviated lines. Cost es9mates. Reference Book. No9ce of applica9on to Lt Rly Commissioners. NB Engineer is William RP Hederstedt - see notes in BKFRM:2015.A.0592. - 2 - 30/05/2020 04:12 MT 58/74 Light Railway Orders. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, 1900. 1899 - 1900 N Same as BKFRM:2008.D.0049 MT 58/110 Light Railway Orders. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (Amendment), 1900 - 1901 N Same as BKFRM:2008.D.0011 1901. MT 58/185 Light Railway Orders. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (Devia9on and 1902 - 1903 N Same as BKFRM:2008.D.0012 Amendment), 1903. MT 58/239 Light Railway Orders. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (Halesworth 1903 - 1905 N Same as BKFRM:2008.D.0013 & 0050 Deviaon), 1905. MT 58/341 Light Railway Orders. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (Amendment), 1906 - 1909 N Same as BKFRM:2008.D.0038 1909. MT 130/3 Light Railway Orders: Hearings of Objec9ons. Evidence and Undated N Viewed 09/08/2014 Notes: Mid Suffolk. Leatherbound book, front cover missing, back cover detached. Objec9ons to various light railways including MSLR. Pp1-16 are Minutes of Proceedings before BoT considering objec9ons to MSLR Order 1899, on 15 Feb 1900 (also included in MT 6/970/1). MT 130/4 Light Railway Orders: Hearings of Objec9ons. Evidence and Undated N Viewed 07/02/2015 Notes: Mid Suffolk (Amendment). Bound book, covers missing. 797 typed pages, handwricen index to several Light Railways. MSLR on pp 173-179. Minutes of Proceedings before Board of Trade on Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (Amendment Order) 1901, largely concerning MSLR's wish to increase propor9on of Preference shares vis-a-vis Ordinary shares. See notes in BKFRM:2015.A.0592. RAIL 390/386 London and North Eastern Railway Company: Minutes and 1923 N Viewed 09/08/2014 Reports. Secretarial Papers rela9ng to Board. LNER Absorp9on App. 48pp of internal LNER minutes and reports rela9ng to the financial terms for taking over the MSLR (covered in some Scheme: Mid Suffolk Light Railway. detail in Paye). Statutory Order no 427 (3 Apr 1924) 'Railway Amalgama9on Scheme: The London and North Eastern Railway (Mid-Suffolk Light Railway) Absorp9on Scheme, 1924' (4pp). Document 'The London and North Eastern Railway (Mid-Suffolk Light Railway) Absorp9on Scheme 1923' (8pp). RAIL 479 Mid Suffolk Light Railway Company. Stock and share registers, 1900 - 1924 26 volumes accountant's records and minutes RAIL 479/1 Minutes etc.: Mee9ngs of Proprietors, and Board of Directors 1900 - 1921 N Viewed 09/08/2014 and 07/02/2015 Maroon leatherbound volume, embossed MID.