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A guide and list

to a collection of Historic Railway Documents

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December 2017

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Since July 1971, this private collection of printed railway documents from pre grouping and pre nationalisation railway companies based in the UK; has sought to expand it‟s collection with the aim of obtaining a printed sample from each independent railway company which operated (or obtained it‟s act of parliament and started construction). There were over 1,500 such companies and to date the Rail Archive has sourced samples from over 800 of these companies. Early in 2001 the collection needed to be assessed for insurance purposes to identify a suitable premium. The premium cost was significant enough to warrant a more secure and sustainable future for the collection. In 2002 The Rail Archive was set up with the following objectives:

 secure an on-going future for the collection in a public institution  reduce the insurance premium  continue to add to the collection  add a private collection of railway photographs from 1970‟s onwards  provide a public access facility  promote the collection  ensure that the collection remains together in perpetuity where practical  ensure that sufficient finances were in place to achieve to above objectives

The archive is now retained by The Bodleian Library in to deliver the above objectives.

This guide which gives details of paperwork in the collection and a list of railway companies from which material is wanted. The aim is to collect an item of printed paperwork from each UK railway company ever opened. All the railway companies, from which examples of paperwork are held, appear in alphabetical order with the date of the document shown. After the date an alphabetical code indicates the type of paperwork held, please see the index below. If you would like access to the collection please see page 33 for details, many of the items are now in the care of the Bodleian Library in Oxford where they can be accessed through the purchase of a readers ticket.

INDEX A = Letterheads or memos. B = Waybills, Consignment notes, invoices or station accounts. C = Printed circulars. D = Dividend statements. E = Shareholders circulars. F = Annual Directors, Accounts, Agreements or Committee reports G = General notices, Agreements H = Handbills, Posters and publicity. I = Notices regarding land purchase (notice to treat). J = Receipts, Counterfoils or Cheques. K = Official plans, working documents, or diagrams. L = Maps. M = Postcards (official issues only) N = Signalling documents, (Train staff tickets, wrong line order etc.). O = Operating Documents (Rule books, Instructions etc) P = Prospectus. R = Mortgage deeds or coupons. Sh =Share related documents including calls, mortgages and transfers S = Share or Scrip Certificates T = Tickets (where only a T is shown, paperwork from this company is wanted) 2 tt = Timetables V = Wagon, luggage or parcel labels. W = Newspaper, letter or parcels stamps. X = Unclassified items. Z = Additional items are required from this company U/D = Undated L.R.O.= Light Railway Order (Not sought after) N/B = Railway Company which was not built or failed to obtain act of parliament. I do not collect paperwork from unbuilt companies unless shown in my wants list ® = Paperwork from this company is already held but additional items are wanted # = Not a printed item, hand written. Printed sample sought. Hand written items are not collected.

= Document held at the Bodleian Library

Companies shown in BOLD or COLOURED print are highly sought after and I would be happy to pay higher prices for these. I am willing to purchase any of the above paperwork from the Companies listed in the next few pages or I can offer an excellent selection of items in exchange. This list is not comprehensive and items from other companies not mentioned in this list which were built, are welcome. Especially sought after are early samples from Rail-Road or Rail Ways prior to 1830.

I am always very interested in acquiring paperwork from Light railways, especially from the following:

Edgehill Light Railway Alford and Sutton Tramway

Marlborough and Grafton Light Railway Pwllheli & Llanbedrog Tramway

Wrington Vale Light Railway Ewden Valley Railway

Alderney Railway (pre 1930) Totton, Hythe and Fawley Light Railway

Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway Tickhill Light Railway

I collect items from closed narrow gauge and miniature railways but not from those which are still working. I do not collect items from unbuilt railways unless shown in the following list. Any paperwork from the following companies are sought after, I am always willing to purchase or I do have an excellent selection of items for exchange.

ALL ITEMS MUST BE OFFICIAL AND HAVE A PRINTED COMPANY TITLE.

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WANTED, PRINTED PAPERWORK FROM THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES

1. Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway 2. Aboyne and Breamar Railway 3. Airdrie Railway 4. Alcester Railway 5. Aldborough Railway 6. Alford and Sutton Tramway 7. Railway 8. Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway 9. Angerstein Railway 10. and Montrose Railway 11. Ardrossan and Johnstone Railway 12. Ardrossan Railway 13. Avon and Railway 14. Axminster and Lyme Regis Light Railway 15. Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir and Port Junction Railway

16. Ballochney Railway 17. (and Morayshire) Railway 18. Bangor and Caernarvon Railway 19. Barton and Immingham Light Railway 20. Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway 21. Basingstoke and Salisbury Railway 22. Bedlington Coal Company Railway 23. Bedale and Leyburn Railway 24. Bere Alston and Calstock Light Railway 25. Bexley Heath Railway 26. Extension Railway 27. , North Warwickshire and Stratford on Avon Railway 28. Birmingham West Suburban Railway 29. and Preston Railway 30. Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington and Colne Extension Railway 31. 32. Blaydon, Gateshead and Hebburn Railway 33. Blythe and Tyne Junction Railway 34. Bognor Railway 35. Bourn and Essendine Railway 36. Bradford and Thornton Railway 37. Bradford, Ecleshill and Idle Railway 38. Bradford, Wakefield and Railway 39. Brading Harbour Improvement and Railway 40. Brading Harbour and Railway 41. Brampton Railway (Earl of Railways) 42. and Edzell (District) Railway 43. Bridestowe Railway (Rattlebrook Peat Railway) 44. Bridge of Weir Railway 45. Bridgend Railway 4

46. Bridgwater Railway 47. and Chichester Railway 48. Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway 49. and Gloucester(shire) Railway 50. Dock and Railway 51. Bromley Direct Railway 52. Broxburn Railway 53. Brunton and Shields Railway (Seaton Burn Colliery Waggonway) 54. Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway 55. Brynmawr and Western Valleys Railway 56. Buckingham and Brackley Junction Railway 57. Bude Canal and Launceston Junction Railway 58. Bullo Pill/ Railway 59. Bury St Edmonds and Thetford Railway

60. Callington and Calstock Railway 61. Cairn Valley Light Railway 62. Calne Railway 63. and Huntingdon Railway 64. Campbeltown and Machrihanish Railway ® 65. and Ogmore Valley Railway 66. Cardiff, Penarth and Barry Junction Railway 67. Carlisle Goods Traffic Committee Railway 68. Carmarthenshire Railway 69. Carmylie Light Railway 70. Castleton and Grosmont Railway 71. Caterham /Caterham and Godstone Railway 72. Cawood, Wistow and Selby Light Railway 73. Central Railway 74. Chard Railway 75. Charlestown Railway and Harbour 76. Cattenden and Upnor Railway 77. Cheddar Valley and Yatton Railway 78. Chichester and Midhurst Railway 79. Chipping Norton Railway 80. Chipstead Valley Railway 81. City of London and Southwark Subway 82. Clacton-on-Sea Railway 83. Clarence and Hartlepool Railway 84. Cleveland Railway 85. Clydesdale Junction Railway 86. , Stour Valley, Sudbury and Halstead Railway 87. Coleford Railway 88. Coniston Railway 89. Conway and Llanrwst Railway 90. Cromarty and Dingwall Light Railway 91. Croydon and Epsom Railway 92. Croydon, Merstham and Godstone Iron Railway 93. Cowbridge and Aberthaw Railway 94. Cowes and Newport Railway 95. Crieff and Methven Junction Railway

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96. and Portmadoc Railway 97. Croydon and Epsom Railway 98. Croydon and Oxted Railway

99. Dare Valley Railway 100. Dearness Valley Railway 101. Denver and Stoke Ferry Railway 102. DINGWALL AND SKYE RAILWAY 103. Disley and Hayfield Railway 104. Dore and Chinley Railway 105. Dorking and Leatherhead Railway 106. Douglas, Laxey and Ramsey Railway 107. and Deal Railway 108. Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway 109. Drumpeller Railway 110. Dudley and Oldbury Railway(Oldbury Railway) 111. Dulais Railway 112. Dulas Valley Mineral Railway (Pre Neath & ) 113. Dunblane, Doune and Callender Railway 114. and Perth Railway 115. Dunstable Railway 116. Durham Junction Railway 117. Dursley and Midland Junction Railway

118. Ealing and South Harrow Railway 119. East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway 120. East Mineral Railway 121. Earl Fitzwilliam‟s Private Railway 122. Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway 123. Easton Neston Mineral and Towcester, Roade and Olney Junction Railway 124. East Central Railway 125. East Railway ( Pre London, Chatham and Dover Railway) 126. East Railway 127. East Grinstead Railway 128. East of Fife Railway 129. Edenham and Little Bytham Railway 130. Elan Valley Railway 131. Edenham and Little Bytham Railway 132. and Hawick Railway 133. Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway 134. Edinburgh Suburban and South Side Junction Railway 135. Ely and Clydach Valleys Railway 136. Elsenham and Thaxted Light Railway 137. Ely and Newmarket Railway 138. Ely and Saint Ives Railway 139. Ely and Whittlesea Railway N/B 140. Ely, Haddenham and Sutton Railway 141. Ely Tidal Harbour and Railway 142. Enfield and Edmonton Railway 143. Epping Railway 144. Epsom and Leatherhead Railway

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145. Railway 146. Evesham and Redditch Railway 147. Evesham Valley Railway 148. Exe Valley Railway 149. Railway

150. Falmouth, Helstone and Penzance Railway (sic) N/B 151. Fal Valley Railway N/B 152. Fareham and Netley Railway 153. Faringdon Railway 154. Felixstowe Railway and Pier 155. Findhorn Railway 156. Fordell Railway 157. and North Brechin Railway 158. Foxdale Railway 159. Fraserburgh and St Combs Light Railway 160. Frome, and Weymouth Railway 161. Frosterley and Stanhope Railway

162. Garve and Ullapool Railway 163. Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway 164. Glasgow and Milngavie Railway 165. Glasgow and Renfrew 166. Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilson Direct Railway 167. Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ardrossan Railway 168. Glasgow and Milngavie Junction Railway 169. Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway 170. Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway 171. Glenbuck Railway 172. Goathorn Pier Mineral Tramway 173. Goole and Marshland Light Railway 174. Great North of and Richmond Railway 175. Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway 176. Grosmont Railway 177. Guildford Junction Railway 178. Gwendreath Valleys Railway

179. Halifax, Thornton and Railway 180. Hall's Tramroad (Abercarn Railway) 181. Hampstead Junction Railway 182. Harecastle and Sandbach Railway 183. Harrington and Lowca Light Railway 184. Harrow and Uxbridge Railway 185. Hatfield and St Albans Railway 186. Hawes and Melmerby Railway 187. ® 188. Hayle Railway 189. Heck and Wentbridge Railway 190. Railway 191. and Faversham Railway 192. Hertford, Luton and Dunstable Railway

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193. and Allendale Railway ® 194. Horncastle and Kirkstead Railway 195. Horsham, Dorking and Leatherhead Railway 196. Hundred of Hoo Railway 197. Railway 198. Hunstanton and West Railway 199. Hylton, Southwick and Monkwearmouth Railway 200. Hythe and Sandgate Railway

201. Idle and Shipley Railway 202. Ilfracombe Railway 203. and Railway 204. Inverness and Ross-shire Railway 205. Inverurie (Inverury) and Old Meldrum Junction Railway 206. Isle of Axholme Railway ® 207. Light Railway 208. Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway

209. Jarrow Dock and Railway 210. Jedburgh Railway 211. Johnstone and Ardrossan Railway

212. Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (Pre 1900) 213. Keith and Railway 214. Keith and Railway 215. Kelvedon, Tiptree and Tollesbury Light Railway 216. Kelvin Valley Railway 217. Kent Coast Railway 218. Kenyon and Leigh Junction Railway 219. Kidwelly and Burry Port Railway 220. Killin Railway 221. Kilmar Railway 222. Kilmarnock and Troon Railway 223. Kingsbridge and Salcombe Railway 224. Kingsnorth Light Railway 225. Kinross-shire Railway 226. Kington Railway

227. Lake Lock Rail Road 228. Lanark Railway 229. Lanchester Valley Railway 230. Launceston and Delabole Railway (unbuilt) 231. Launceston and South Railway 232. Launceston and Victoria Railway (1836 unbuilt) 233. Leadburn, Linton and Railway 234. Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway 235. Leeds, Dewsbury and Railway 236. Lee Moor Tramway (Devon and Tavistock Railway) 237. Lee on Solent Railway (Ticket in the collection but paperwork wanted) 238. and Swanington Railway® 239. Leven Railway

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240. Lewes and East Grinstead Railway ® 241. Lewes and Railway 242. Liskeard and Caradon Railway ® 243. , Crosby and Southport Railway 244. Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway 245. Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway 246. Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway 247. Llanvihangel Railway 248. and Newtown Railway 249. London and Greenwich Railway ® 250. Longton, Adderley Green and Bucknall Railway 251. Loose Valley Railway 252. Lord Elgins Railway (Dunfirmline to Charlestown) 253. Louth and East Coast Railway 254. and Beccles Railway 255. Lowestoft Junction Railway 256. Ludlow and Clee Hill Railway 257. Luton, Dunstable and Welwyn Junction Railway 258. Lydney and Lidbrook (Lydbrook) Railway or Tramway (sic) 259. Lynn and Railway 260. Lynn and Ely Railway 261. Lynton Railway (l885 abortive) 262. Lynton and Railway ®

263. Maidens and Dunure Light Railway 264. Maidstone and Ashford Railway 265. Malmesbury Railway 266. Malton and Driffield Junction Railway # 267. Mamhilad Railway 268. Manchester and Stockport Railway 269. Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway 270. Railway 271. Marlborough and Grafton Railway 272. Marple, New Mills and Hayfield Junction Railway 273. Marsden Railway 274. Meon Valley Railway 275. Merchants Railway (Portland Railway) 276. Metropolitan Inner Circle Completion Railway 277. Mid Kent and North Kent Railway 278. Mid Sussex and Midhurst Junction Railway 279. Midland Counties and South Railway 280. 281. Minehead Railway 282. Moffat Railway 283. Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway ® 284. Railway (Pre 1830) 285. Monmouth and Railway 286. Morayshire Railway 287. Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway 288. Mount Sorrel (Lord Lanesborough's) Railway 289. Mumbles Railway and Pier

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290. Murcar Railway 291. Muswell Hill Railway (Muswell Hill Estate Co. or Muswell Hill and Palace Railway)

292. Narberth Road (Narberth and Maenclochog) Railway also Rosebush and Fishguard Rly 293. Nerquis Railway 294. Newark and Leicester Railway 295. Newburgh and North Fife Railway 296. Newmarket and Chesterford Railway 297. Newport and Pontypool Road Railway 298. Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway ® 299. Newtown and Railway 300. Newtyle and Cupar Angus Railway 301. Newtyle and Glammis Railway 302. and Market Harborough Railway 303. Northampton and Railway 304. North Devon China Clay (Torrington and Marland Light Railway) 305. NORTH DEVON RAILWAY (AND DOCK CO.) ® 306. North Monkland Railway 307. North Woolwich Railway 308. North and Cleveland Railway # 309. , Erewash Valley and Railway 310. Nottingham, Vale of Belvoir and Grantham Railway 311. and Hinckley Railway (Formally South Railway)

312. Ogmore Valley Railway 313. Railway ® 314. Oldbury Railway 315. Ouse Valley Railway (part built and never opened) 316. Oxford Railway 317. Oxted and Groombridge Railway 318. Oystermouth Railway

319. ( Railways) 320. Palleg Tramroad 321. Peak Forest Railway (Tramway) 322. Penrhyn Railway 323. Pensnett Railway (Shut End Railway) ® 324. Pentewan Railway 325. Perth and Dunkeld Railway 326. Plymouth and Railway(or Tramroad) 327. Pontop and Jarrow Railway (Waggonway) or 328. Pontop and South Shields Railway 329. , Caerphilly and Newport Railway 330. Poole and Bournemouth Railway 331. Portland Railway (Merchants Railway) 332. Portmadoc, Croesor and Beddgelert Railway 333. , Biddulph and Congleton Railway 334. Powell Duffryn Railway 335. Preston and Longridge Railway 336. Preston and Railway

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337. Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Light Railway (tramway)

338. Ramsey and Somersham Junction Railway 339. Ramsey Railway 340. Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway 341. Redditch Railway 342. Redruth and Camborne Tramway 343. Valley and Hirwain Junction Railway 344. Richmond Railway (Surrey) 345. Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway 346. Rosebush and Fishguard Railway 347. Ross and Ledbury Railway 348. , Maltby and Laughton Railway 349. ROWRAH AND KELTON FELL RAILWAY 350. Ruabon Brook Railway 351. Rumney Tramroad (Railway) 352. Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway 353. Ryde Railway

354. St Ives and Cambridge Junction Railway 355. St Andrews Railway 356. Salisbury and Junction Railway 357. Salisbury Railway and Market House 358. Sand Hutton Light Railway ® (ticket held paperwork wanted) 359. Sandy and Potton Railway 360. Scotswood, Newburn & Wylam Railway (& Dock Company) 361. Seaham and Railway 362. Seaton and Beer Railway (N/B) 363. Seghill Railway 364. Selkirk and Railway 365. Shanklin and Chale Railway 366. (Isle of Sheppey Light Rly) 367. Shortlands and Nunhead Railway 368. Shotts and Wilsontown Railway 369. Shrewsbury and Potteries Junction Railway 370. Shrewsbury and Railway 371. Shrewsbury and Railway 372. Shrewsbury, and Chester Junction Railway 373. Shut End Railway 374. Silverdale and Newcastle under Lyme Railway 375. Sirhowy Railway ® 376. Slamannan Railway 377. Snaefell Mountain Railway (pre1896 only) 378. Sneyds Railway 379. Southampton and Dorchester Railway 380. Southampton and Netley Railway 381. South Leeds Junction Railway 382. South Leicestershire Railway (later Hinckley and Nuneaton) 383. South Shields Light Railway 384. South Wales Mineral Railway ® 385. South Wales and Bristol Direct Railway 11

386. Southsea Railway 387. Spalding and Bourne Railway 388. Staines and Wokingham(and Woking) Railway 389. Stanhope and Tyne Railway 390. Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway 391. Stockport and Woodley Junction Railway 392. Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway 393. Stockton and Castle Eden Bridge Railway 394. Stonehouse Railway 395. Stonehouse and Nailsworth Railway 396. Stratford and Moreton Railway (Tramway) 397. Strathbathie Light Railway (aka Murcar Railway) 398. Surrey Iron Railway 399. Railway 400. Sutherland and Caithness (Duke of Sutherland's) Railway ® 401. Sutton and Willoughby Railway 402. 403. and Mumbles Railway 404. Swansea and Carmarthen Railways 405. Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway

406. TAW VALE RAILWAY AND DOCK 407. Railway 408. Tendering Hundred Railway 409. Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway 410. Thames Haven Dock and Railway 411. Thames Valley Railway 412. Tickhill Light Railway 413. Tiverton and North Devon Railway 414. Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway 415. Torbay and Brixham Railway 416. Torrington and Marland Light Railway (North Devon China Clay Co) 417. Totton, Hythe and Fawley Light Railway 418. Treffry’s Railway 419. Trent Valley, Midlands and

420. Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway 421. Uphall and Bangour Asylum Railway

422. Vale of Towy Railway

423. Wainfleet and Firsby Railway 424. Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway 425. Wansbeck Railway 426. and Altrincham Junction Railway 427. Warrington and Newton Railway 428. Warwick and Leamington Union Railway 429. Watton and Swaffham Railway 430. Watlington and Princess Risborough Railway 431. Wath(Curve) Joint Committee 432. Waveney Valley Railway ®

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433. Wear and Derwent Railway 434. Weedon and Daventry Railway 435. 442. Wells and Railway 436. Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway 437. Wenlock Railway 438. West Durham Railway 439. Westerham Valley Railway 440. West Norfolk Junction Railway 441. West of Fife Mineral Railway (West of Fife Railway and Harbour) 442. West Riding Union Railway 443. West Wickham and Hayes Railway 444. West end of London and Crystal Palace Railway 445. Whitby and Pickering Railway ® 446. Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway 447. Widnes Railway 448. Wigan Branch Railway 449. Wigtownshire Railway 450. Wimbledon and Dorking Railway 451. Wimbledon and Epsom Railway 452. Wimbledon and Sutton Railway 453. Wisbech, St Ives and Cambridge Junction 454. Wishaw and Coltness Railway 455. Wishaw Railway 456. and Brightlingsea Railway 457. Wolverhampton, and Midland Junction Railway 458. Woodside and South Croydon Railway 459. Woodstock Railway 460. Workington Railway 461. Worsborough Railway 462. Wrexham and Minera Railway 463. Wrington Vale Light Railway

464. Yarmouth and Railway 465. Yarmouth Union Railway 466. and Bradford Railway

® = Company already in collection but additional items sought

Telephone 01603 713289 (19:00 to 21:00 only) www.railarchive.org.uk

To email please click here On the following pages is a list of railways from which various examples of paperwork are held. Some of these items are available for exchange but the majority are one single item, I am however, open to offers.

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The following list of companies are those from which samples of paperwork are held, most are just one single item and those indicated by a „Z‟ in the right hand column is where additional samples are sought. „#‟ next to the company name indicates that only a hand written sample is held (these are not sought after) and a printed sample from this company is wanted. The spellings are as shown on the documents and may not be the modern equivalent. = Item is located at the Bodleian Library

Companies shown underlined in blue are hyper-linked to images on the web

1. Abbey Holme and Leegate and Bolton Railway (sic) 1861 C N/B 2. Abbotsbury Railway 1886 C 3. Aberdare Railway 1878 Sh 4. Railway 1846 A 5. Aberdeen and Scottish Midland Junction Railway 1856 B 6. Aberdeen and Turriff Railway 1872 F 7. Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway 1868 C 8. Abingdon Railway 1892 S 9. Alva Railway 1864 S 10. Alexander (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway 1908 A 11. Alford Valley Railway 1850 C 12. Alyth Railway 1863 B 13. Amber Gate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway and 1858 E Canal Company 14. Andover and Redbridge Railway 1860 P 15. Central Railway 1866 B 16. and St Andrews Railway 1881 A 17. Arbroath and Forfar Railway 1915 E 18. Ashburton, Newton and South Devon Railway 1864 A 19. Light Railway 1925 A 20. Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway 1844 P 21. Avonmouth Light Railway 1920 A 22. Aylesbury Railway 1846 S 23. Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway 1886 B 24. Ayr and Dalmellington Railway 1856 A 25. Ayr and Maybole Junction Railway 1853 P 26. Ayrshire and Galloway Railway 1846 A 27. Ayrshire and Wigtownshire Railway 1888 B 28. Axminster and Lyme Regis Light Railway 1904 E

29. Baker Street and Waterloo Railway 1910 T 30. Bala and Festiniog Railway 1883 S 31. Bala and Railway 1860 Sh 32. Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway 1881 F 33. Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway 1857 F 34. Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway 1858 Sh 35. Bankfoot Light Railway 1902 S 36. Barnoldswick Railway 1867 I 37. Barrhill and Kilwinning Railway 1883 C

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38. Barry Railway 1916 A 39. Coal Railway 1862 I 40. Banstead and Epsom Downs Railway 1863 S 41. Bedford Railway 1846 I 42. Bedford and Cambridge Railway 1862 tt 43. Bedford and Northampton Railway 1877 A 44. Berks and Hants Extension Railway 1861 Sh 45. Berwickshire Railway 1846 F 46. Berwick and Kelso Railway 1811 G N/B 47. Bideford, Clovelly and Hartland Light Railway U/D L N/B 48. Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway 1912 U 49. Birkenhead, and Junction Railway 1850 E 50. Birmingham and Junction Railway 1841 tt 51. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway 1837 A 52. Birmingham and Henly-in-Arden Railway U/D L 53. Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway 1845 I 54. Birmingham, Bristol and Thames Junction Railway 1836 Sh 55. Birmingham, Kidderminster and Stoke Railway 1890 C 56. Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway 1845 P 57. Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour Valley Railway 1846 C 58. Bishop Auckland and 1839 A 59. 1876 S 60. Bishop's Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Railway 1864 I 61. Bishops Waltham Railway 1862 S 62. Railway 1892 A N/B 63. Blackpool and Lytham Railway U/D I 64. Blackburn Railway 1856 E 65. Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction Railway 1856 A 66. Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway 1847 S 67. Blane Valley Railway 1865 S 68. Blythe and Tyne Railway 1870 F 69. Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway 1872 J 70. Bolton and Leigh Railway 1840 T 71. Bolton and Preston Railway 1837 F 72. Bolton, Blackburn, Clithero and Railway 1849 S 73. 1860 B 74. 1858 E 75. Boston, Sleaford and 1856 I 76. Boston, Stamford & Birmingham Railway 1847 S 77. Bourne Valley Railway 1899 G 78. Bourton on the Water Railway 1859 A 79. Brackenhill Light Railway 1911 G 80. Brandling Junction Railway 1847 C 81. Brecon and Junction Railway 1897 D 82. Railway 1863 A 83. Brighton and Dyke Railway 1883 P 84. Brighton and Rottingdean Electric Sea Railway 1899 U 85. Brighton, Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway 1867 A 86. Bristol and Birmingham Railway 1848 A 87. Bristol and Railway 1854 A 88. Bristol and North Somerset Railway 1865 I

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89. Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway 1884 A 90. Bristol Port Railway and Pier 1882 A 91. Bristol and South Wales Union Railway 1862 Sh 92. Railway 1876 D 93. Brompton and Piccadilly Circus Railway 1897 C 94. British & Irish Union Railway 1846 A 95. Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway 1880 S 96. 185 A 97. Buckley Railway 1867 S 98. Buckley and Connah's Quay Railway 1886 R 99. Burnley, Clitheroe and Sabden Railway 1886 SN/B 100. Burton and Ashby Light Railway 1905 I 101. Bury and Tottington District Railway 1879 S 102. Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway 1866 S 103. Busby Railway 1871 F

104. Cadeby Light Railway U/D A 105. Cairnryan and Stranraer Railway T 1945 106. 1869 A 107. Callender and Oban Railway 1876 C 108. 1879 B 109. Cannock Chase and Wolverhampton Railway 1860 S 110. Cannock Chase Railway Colliery Co U/D H 111. Cannock Chase Railway Extension 1861 B 112. Cannock Mineral Railway 1856 S 113. Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway U/D tt 114. 1907 C 115. Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock 1851 A 116. Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway 1867 J 117. Carnarvonshire Railway 1858 I 118. Caernarvon and Railway 1865 R 119. Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway 1857 E 120. Cathcart District Railway 1884 F 121. Central Wales Railway 1898 A 122. Central Wales Railway Extension 1865 A 123. Central Wales and Carmarthen Junction Railway 1880 B 124. Central Wales Extension Railway 1897 A 125. Chard and Taunton Railway 1863 I 126. Charing Cross Railway 1863 Sh 127. Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway 1898 C 128. Railway 1875 S 129. Cheadle Railway 1866 I N/B 130. Cheadle Railway Mineral and Land Company 1887 P 131. Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway 1839 B 132. Cheshire 1860 E 133. Chester and Birkenhead Railway 1837 Sh 134. Chester and Crewe Railway 1839 Sh 135. Chester and Railway 1846 I 136. Chichester & Midhurst Railway 1864 C 137. 1844 I 138. City of Glasgow Union Railway 1882 A

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139. City and South London Railway 1899 D 140. City and West End Railway 1896 M 141. 1851 Sh 142. Cleator and Workington Junction Railway 1881 F 143. Cleobury, Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway 1922 C 144. Cleveland Extension Mineral Railway 1872 I 145. Clifton Rocks Railway U/D H 146. Clitheroe Junction Railway 1845 C 147. Clydesdale Railway Guaranteed Company 1879 D 148. Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway 1900 A 149. Cockermouth and Workington Railway U/D S 150. Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway 1871 F 151. Colne Valley and Halstead Railway 1869 F 152. Commercial Railway 1836 C 153. 1882 A 154. Cornwall Minerals Railway 1874 H 155. Corringham Light Railway U/D T 156. U/D B 157. Corwen and Bala Railway 1870 F 158. Cowbridge Railway 1879 S 159. Crieff and Comrie Railway 1895 D 160. Crieff Junction Railway 1876 B 161. Cromford and High Peak Railway 1831 FZ 162. Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway 1875 A 163. Culm Valley Light Railway 1873 S

164. Darlington and Barnard castle Railway 1856 S 165. Dartmouth and Torbay Railway 1857 S 166. 1915 B 167. 1859 I 168. Deeside Extension Railway ? ? 169. Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway 1871 B 170. Denburn Valley Railway 1863 C K 171. Denny Junction Railway 1856 A 172. , Staffordshire & Worcestershire Junction Railway 1845 A 173. Derwent Valley Light Railway 1902 F 174. Devon and Cornwall Railway 1886 S 175. Devon and Somerset Railway 1870 E 176. Devon Valley Railway 1861 A 177. Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway 1886 C 178. Dinorwic Quarry Railway U/D T 179. Direct Northern Railway (London and York Railway) 1845 L 180. District Railway 1910 D 181. Light Railway U/D W 182. Dorset Central Railway 1861 A 183. Dowlais Railway 1852 B 184. Duffryn-Llynvi and Porthcawl Railway 1846 G 185. Duke of 1870 A 186. Dundee and Arbroath Railway 1860 V 187. Dundee and Newtyle Railway 1914 D 188. Dundee and Perth Railway 1846 A

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189. Dundee and Perth and Junction 1848 tt 190. Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerby Junction Railway 1863 Sh 191. and Junction Railway 1863 I (Pre Solway Junction title of l863)

192. Easingwold Railway 1920 A 193. East Anglian Railways 184- F 194. East and West Cumberland Junction Railway 1845 C N/B 195. East and West Junction, Stratford on Avon, Towcester and Midland 1899 B Junction Railway 196. East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway 1848 A 197. East and West Yorkshire Union Railways 1900 A 198. 1834 P 199. Eastern and Midlands Railway 1891 V 200. 1851 B 201. Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway 1846 S 202. East Gloucestershire Railway 1861 C 203. East Grinstead, Groombridge and Tunbridge Wells Railway 1863 S 204. 1904 B 205. 1851 C 206. East Lincolnshire Railway 1880 B 207. East London Railway 1865 P 208. East 1867 E 209. Extension 1879 A 210. East Suffolk Railway 1873 A 211. East Usk Railway and Dock 1865 I 212. Easton and Church Hope Railway 1939 K 213. Eaton Light Railway U/D J 214. Eden Valley Railway U/D J 215. Edgware, Highgate and London Railway 1870 Sh 216. Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway 1906 F 217. Edinburgh and Railway 1834 V 218. Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 1847 E 219. Edinburgh and Northern Railway 1847 S 220. Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway U/D J 221. Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway 1836 Sh 222. Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee Railway 1853 A 223. Railway 1866 A 224. Elham Valley Military Railway U/D T 225. Ely and Huntingdon Railway 1845 S 226. Ely Valley Railway 1895 S 227. Ely Valley Extension Railways 1862 A 228. Esk Valley Railway 1864 I 229. Evesham, Redditch and Stratford upon Avon Junction Railway 1878 A 230. Exeter and Railway 1845 S 231. Exeter, Teign Valley and Chagford Railway 1893 A 232. Exeter Railway 1900 S 233. Exeter and Exmouth Railway 1856 A

234. 1960 tt 235. Farnborough Miniature Railway 1939 H

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236. Far Tottering and Oystercreek Railway 1953 H 237. Felixstowe Dock and Railway 1966 A 238. Festiniog and Blaenau Railway 1869 A 239. Festiniog Railway 1880 X T 240. Fife and Kinross Railway 1855 A 241. Forest of Dean Central Railway 1864 S 242. Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction Railway 1871 F 243. Forcett Railway 1876 S 244. Formatine and Buchan Railway 1866 C 245. Forth and Clyde Junction Railway 1870 B 246. Railway 1891 D 247. Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway U/D Z 248. 1891 A 249. Furness and Midland Railway 1867 B

250. Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway 1841 Sh 251. Garstang and Knott End Railway 1877 A 252. Garston and Liverpool Railway 1860 E 253. Gifford and Garvald Railway 18xx S 254. Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway 1877 A 255. Glasgow and Govan Railway 1869 C 256. Glasgow and South Western Railway 1891 B 257. Glasgow, Dumbarton and Railway U/D T 258. Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway 1850 A 259. Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway 1846 A 260. Glasgow, Govan and Renfrewshire Railway 1899 D 261. Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway 1846 H 262. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway 1846 A 263. Railway 1921 F 264. Gloucester and 1874 A 265. 1923 K 266. Golden Valley Railway 1878 C 267. Gorsedda Junction and Portmadoc Railway 1875 S 268. Grand Eastern Counties Railway 1834 P U/B 269. Grand Junction Railway 1841 B 270. 1901 B 271. 1890 A 272. Great Marlow Railway 1887 F 273. Great Grimsby and Junction Railway 1846 Sh 274. Great Northern Railway 1851 A 275. Great Northern and City Railway 1905 A 276. Great North of England Railway 1841 tt 277. Great North of England, Clarence and Hartlepool Junction Railway 1901 D 278. Great North of Railway 1865 C 279. Great Orme Railway U/D A 280. 1840 F A 281. Great Western and Brentford Railway 1867 A 282. Greenock and Ayrshire Direct Railway 1872 D 283. Greenock and Ayrshire Railway 1868 F 284. Greenock Railway Guaranteed Company 1851 S 285. Greywood Central Railway 1960 tt

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286. Grimsby and Immingham Electric Railway 1914 O 287. Guernsey Railway 1949 A

288. Halesowen and Bromsgrove Branch Railways 1872 S 289. , Beccles and Haddiscoe Railway 1854 A 290. Hammersmith, Paddington and City Junction Railway 1860 I U/B 291. Hamilton and Strathaven Railway 1861 J 292. Halifax and Ovenden Railway 1872 A 293. Halifax High Level, North and South Junction Railway 1886 P 294. Harborne Railway 1875 S 295. Harrow and Stanmore Railway 1886 L 296. Hartlepool Railway (Hartlepool Dock and Railway) 1841 tt 297. Railway U/D J N/B 298. Hawick and Carlisle Railway 1837 J U/B 299. Hawick, Liddersdale and Carlisle Railway 1858 C N/B 300. Hay Railway 1856 Sh 301. Hayling Railways 1875 F 302. Hereford Railway 1829 SZ 303. Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway U/D J 304. Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway 1858 F 305. Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway 1856 F 306. Hexham and Allendale Railway U/D V 307. Hibernian General Railway 1825 E U/B 308. 1890 B 309. Horsham and Guildford Direct Railway 1861 S 310. Hoylake and Birkenhead Rail and Tramway 1877 A 311. Horncastle Railway 1881 F 312. Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal 1847 F 313. Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway 1845 I 314. Hull and Holderness Railway 1886 A 315. Hull and Hornsea Railway 1861 C 316. Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock 1890 C 317. Hull and Barnsley Railway 1913 K 318. Hull and Selby Railway 1835 D 319. Humber Commercial Railway and Dock 1911 S 320. Hundred of Manhood and Selsey Tramway 1933 N 321. Hunstanton and West Norfolk Railway 1874 J

322. Ilen Valley Railway 1884 S 323. and Bury Railway 1847 B 324. Invergarry and Railway 1897 E 325. Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway 1863 C 326. Inverness and Perth Junction Railway 1863 B 327. Isle of Man Railway 1872 C 328. Isle of Wight Central Railway U/D V 329. 1881 D

330. Jersey Railways and Tramways 1924 tt 331. Jersey Eastern Railway 1904 tt

332. Keith and Dufftown Railway 1864 F

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333. Kendal and Windermere Railway 1857 B 334. Kent and East Sussex Railway U/D B 335. Kettering, hrapstone and Huntingdon Railway 1876 E 336. Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway 1911 A 337. King‟s Lynn Docks and Railway 1943 F 338. Kington and Railway 1870 B 339. Kirkcaldy and District Railway 1889 P 340. Kirkcudbright Railway 1862 J 341. Kirkstead and Little Steeping Light Railway 1912 LRO 342. Knighton Railway 1866 R 343. Knott End Railway 1921 B

344. Lambourn Valley Railway 1889 B 345. 1960 BZ 346. Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway 1914 F 347. Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway 1897 D 348. Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway 1898 I 349. Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway 1892 Sh 350. Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1847 Sh 351. Lancaster and Carlisle Railway 1855 D 352. Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway 1855 A 353. Lancashire Union Railways 1850 S 354. Lastingham and Rosedale Light Railway 1900 D N/B 355. Lauder Light Railway 1902 S 356. Lee on the Solent Railway U/D T 357. Leeds and Bradford Railway 1845 A 358. Leeds and Selby Railway 1835 tt 359. Leeds and Railway 1849 F 360. Leeds and West Riding Junction Railway 1844 I 361. Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway 1860 A 362. Leeds, Castleford and Pontefract Junction Railway 1873 Sh 363. 1852 A 364. Leominster and Bromyard Railway 1880 S 365. Leominster and Kington Railway 1857 A 366. Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway 1906 F 367. Leek, Caldon Low and Hartington Railway U/D I 368. Leicester and Swannington Railway 1839 C 369. Leslie Railway 1863 S 370. Lesmahago Railway 1871 D 371. Lewes and East Grinstead Railway (on loan to the ) 1877 E 372. Leven and East of Fife Railway 1862 B 373. Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway 1963 H 374. Liskeard and Caradon Railway U/D X Z 375. Liskeard and Looe Railway 1902 F Z 376. Liverpool and Bury Railway 1848 A 377. Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1838 A 378. Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway 1854 A 379. Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway U/D L 380. Liverpool, Saint Helens and South Lancashire Railway 1900 B 381. Liverpool Overhead Railway 1919 D

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382. Llanelly and Myndd Mawr Railway 1923 A 383. Llanidloes and Newtown Railway 1861 B 384. Llynvi Valley Railway 1856 E 385. Llynvi and Ogmore Railway 1877 A 386. Llangollen and Corwen Railway 1881 R 387. Lochearnhead, St Fillians and Comrie Railway 1897 X 388. Lochty Private Railway 1974 H 389. London and Birmingham Railway 1838 H 390. London and Blackwall Railway 1857 Sh 391. London and Brighton Railway 1841 F 392. London and Croydon Railway 1845 S 393. London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 1920 Sh 394. Londonderry Railway 1892 H 395. London and Greenwich Railway 1833 P Z 396. London and North Western Railway 1847 A 397. London and Oxford Railway 1853 N/B 398. London and Southampton Railway 1833 P 399. London and South Western Railway 1862 A 400. London and York Railway 1845 S 401. London, Chatham and Dover Railway 1865 P 402. London Electric Railway 1919 A 403. London, Newbury and Bath Direct Railway 1845 D N/B 404. London, Tilbury and Southend Railway 1854 K 405. Longmoor Military Railway 1967 H 406. Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway U/D JZ 407. Lowestoft Railway and Harbour 1847 E 408. Louth and Lincoln Railway 1871 P 409. Lydd Railway 1885 C 410. Lynn and Ely Railway 1845 Sh 411. Lynn and Fakenham Railway 1879 B 412. Lynn and Hunstanton Railway 1860 P 413. Lynn and Sutton Bridge Railway 1862 I 414. Lynton and Barnstaple Railway 1901 OZ

415. Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway 1870 B 416. Macclesfield, Knutsford and Warrington Railway 1873 A 417. Maenclochg Railway 1878 B 418. Maldon Witham and Braintree Railway 1847 A 419. Malmsbury Railway 1872 F 420. Malton and Driffield Junction Railway 1847 AZ 421. Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation & Railway 422. Manchester, Bury and Rosendale Railway 1845 Sh 423. Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway 1869 D 424. Manchester and Birmingham Railway 1839 A 425. Manchester and Bolton Railway 1843 tt 426. Manchester and Leeds Railway 1847 F 427. Manchester and Milford Railway 1882 B 428. Manchester and Southampton Railway 1847 F N/B 429. Manchester and Southport Railway 1852 A 430. Railways 1920 B 431. Manchester and Lincoln Union Railway 1847 A Z

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(Joint company M&LU Railway & Chesterfield and Gainsborough Canal) 432. Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway 1876 B 433. Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway 1880 A 434. Railway 1912 S 435. Mansfield and Railway 1841 D 436. Manx Northern Railway (in liquidation) sic 1900 J 437. Market Deeping Railway 1878 C 438. Marlborough Railway 1891 D 439. and Carlisle Railway 1890 A 440. Maybole and Girvan Railway 1864 B 441. Mellis and Eye Railway 1869 S 442. Merrivale Light Railway 1908 C N/B 443. Merrybent and Darlington Railway 1868 A 444. Railway 1874 A N/B 445. Mersey Railway 1900 A 446. Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway 1861 A 447. 1884 D 448. Metropolitan District Railway 1902 D 449. Metropolitan Outer Circle Railway 1882 I 450. Metropolitan and Saint John's Wood Railway 1886 P 451. Mid Cumberland Railway 1882 C 452. Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway 1858 A 453. Middlesbro‟ and Redcar Railway (Sic) 1851 A 454. Mid Suffolk Light Railway 1902 P 455. Mid Sussex Railway 1857 I 456. Midland Railway 1862 B 457. Midland Counties Railway 1839 F 458. Midland and South Western Junction Railway 1908 A 459. Railway 1864 A 460. Milford Haven Railway and Estate Co. 1886 J 461. Milford Railway 1883 D 462. Mitcheldean and Forest of Dean Junction Railway 1870 A 463. Mitcheldean Road and Whimsey Railway 1870 A N/B 464. Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway 1865 J 465. Mold Railway 1848 S 466. 1858 S 467. Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway 1825 J Z 468. Monmouthshire Railway 1846 P 469. Monmouth and Hereford Railway 1846 C 470. Montrose and Bervie Railway 1880 E 471. Much Wenlock , and Coalbrookdale Railway 1860 P 472. Much Wenlock and Severn Junction Railway U/D J Z 473. Mumbles Railway and Pier 1928 H

474. Nantle Railway 1864 A 475. and Market Drayton Railway 1872 F 476. Narrow Gauge Railways 1943 A 477. 1890 A 478. Newcastle and Berwick Railway 1847 B 479. Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway 1847 A 480. Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway 1846 A

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481. Newcastle and North Shields Railway 1844 tt 482. Newent Railway 1884 A 483. Newmarket Railway 1847 Sh 484. Newmarket and Chesterford Railway 1846 S 485. Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway 1864 B 486. Newtown and Railway 1863 Sh 487. Newport Railway (Edinburgh) 1882 A 488. Newport, Godshill and St Lawrence Railway 1902 tt 489. Newport Pagnall Railway 1866 A 490. Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway 1872 K 491. Nidd Valley Light Railway 1928 tt 492. Norfolk Railway 1853 Sh 493. Central Railway 1863 Sh 494. Northampton and Birmingham Junction Railway 1881 C N/B 495. Northampton and Banbury Junction Railway 1902 A 496. 1917 A 497. North Cornwall Railway 1913 C 498. North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway 1925 XZ 499. North Devon Railway and Dock 1852 SZ 500. North Eastern Railway 1907 A 501. North Lincolnshire Light Railway 1899 A 502. 1891 A 503. 1840 A 504. North Staffordshire Railway 1845 I 505. Mineral Railway 1846 A 506. North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway 1923 B 507. Northern and Eastern Railway 1836 F 508. North Eastern Railway 1878 G 509. North Lindsey Light Railway 1910 F 510. North London Railway 1902 A 511. North Midland Railway 1837 F 512. North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway 1899 C 513. North Staffordshire Railway 1845 F 514. North Sunderland Railway 1898 A 515. 1846 C 516. North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway # 1857 AZ 517. North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway 1923 B 518. North Western Railway (Little) 1850 BZ 519. North Wales Mineral Railway 1900 A 520. and Brandon Railway 1845 J Z 521. Norwich and Spalding Railway 1866 S 522. Nottingham and Grantham Railway and Canal 1889 B 523. Nottingham Suburban Railway 1891 S

524. Oldham Alliance Railway 1846 Sh 525. Oldham, Ashton under Lyne and Guide Bridge Junction Railway 1873 B 526. Okehampton Railway 186- S 527. Oswestry and Newtown Railway 1862 B 528. Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway 1862 Sh 529. Oswestry ,Welch-pool and Newtown Railway 1857 Sh 530. Oystermouth Railway 1868 A

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531. Oxford and Aylesbury Tramroad 1888 B P 532. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway 1850 A

533. Paddock Wood and Cranbrook Railway 1890 A 534. Paisley and Barrhead District Railway 1902 A 535. Paisley and Renfrew Railway 1842 F 536. Railway 1853 A 537. Peel Railway 1894 P 538. Pembroke and Tenby Railway 1879 B 539. Penarth Harbour Dock and Railway 1918 F 540. Penicuik Railway 1873 A 541. Pensnett Railway 1957 VZ 542. Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Railway 1860 F 543. Petersfield Railway 1861 S 544. Peterborough, Wisbeach and Sutton Railway (sic) 1881 D 545. Plymouth and 1922 F Z 546. Plymouth and North Devon Direct Railway 1903 F 547. Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway 1906 F Z 548. Polloc and Govan Railway 1841 G Z 549. Ponteland Light Railway l920 C 550. Portpatrick Railway 1863 A 551. Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway 1870 I 552. Port Carlisle Dock and Railway 1860 A 553. Portsdown and Horndean Light Railway T 1931 554. Port Talbot Railways and Docks 1898 A 555. Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway 1907 F 556. Portsmouth Railway 1857 Sc 557. Potteries Junction Railway 1862 I 558. Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway 1869 C 559. Preston and Wyre Railway, 1866 C 560. Princetown Railway 1880 Sh Z

561. Redruth and 1834 D 562. Regents Canal, City and Docks Railway 1889 F N/B 563. Rhonda and Swansea Bay Railway 1888 L 564. 1907 A 565. Ross and Monmouth Railway 1882 Sm 566. 1897 Sh 567. Royal Albert Dock Railway U/D V 568. Royal Arsenal Railway U/D O 569. Royston and Hitchin Railway 1862 A 570. Ryde and Newport Railway 1876 P 571.

572. St George‟s Harbour Railway 1867 A 573. St Helen‟s and Runcorn Gap Railway 1830 C 574. St Helen‟s and Wigan Junction Railway 1887 P 575. St Helen‟s Canal and Railway 1864 Sh 576. Saffron Walden Railway 1878 J 577. Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway 1860 X 578. Salisbury and Yeovil Railway 1864 D

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579. Sand Hutton Light Railway U/D TZ 580. Saundersfoot Railway and Harbour U/D T 581. Scarborough and Whitby Railway 1871 I 582. Scarborough, Bridlington and West Riding Junction Railway 1913 E 583. Seacombe, Hoylake and Deeside Railway 1886 A 584. Seafield Dock and Railway 1884 Sh 585. 1864 B 586. Scottish Midland Junction Railway 1846 A 587. Scottish North-Eastern Railway 1863 B 588. Sevenoaks Railway U/D P 589. Sevenoaks, Maidstone and Tunbridge Railway 1863 P 590. and Canal 1863 B 591. Severn and Wye and Severn Bridge Railway 1880 B 592. 1857 A 593. Sheffield, Aston under Lyne and Manchester Railway 1846 Sh 594. Sheffield District Railway 1898 F 595. Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway 1844 A 596. Sheffield and Rotherham Railway 1841 Sh 597. Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield & Goole Rly 1846 X 598. and Montgomeryshire Railway 1926 B 599. Shropshire Union Railways and Canal 1901 B 600. Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway 1865 F 601. Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway 1849 Sh 602. Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway 1846 S 603. Shrewsbury and Chester Railway 1849 F 604. Shrewsbury and Potteries Junction Railway 1865 F 605. Shrewsbury and Welchpool Railway (sic) 1863 Sh 606. Shropshire Railways 1900 C 607. Shropshire Union Railways and Canal 1901 B 608. Sittingbourne and Sheerness Railway 1861 S 609. Sirhowy Railway U/D W 610. Snailbeach District Railways 1938 A 611. Snowdon Mountain Tramroad 1899 T 612. Somerset and Dorset Railway 1872 Sh Z 613. Somerset Central Railway 1864 J 614. Solway Junction Railway 1869 A 615. South Devon Railway 1875 A 616. South Durham Railway 1836 H U/B 617. South Durham and 1860 A 618. South Eastern Railway 1844 A 619. South Eastern and Chatham Railway 1922 B 620. South Midland Railway 1845 C 621. South Shields, Marsden and Whitburn Colliery Railway U/D T 622. South Staffordshire Railway 1854 A 623. South Staffordshire Junction Railway 1845 A 624. 1858 C 625. South Wales Mineral Railway (Extension) 1860 F 626. South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole Railway 1847 S 627. and River Dun Company 1863 C 628. South Yorkshire Junction Railway 1915 D 629. 1922 DM

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630. Southport and Cheshire Lines Extension Railway 1901 E 631. Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway 1880 B 632. Staines and West Drayton Railway 1882 P 633. Spilsby and Firsby Railway 1886 Sh Z 634. Stamford and Essendine Railway 1871 B 635. Stirling and Dunfirmline Railway 1847 D 636. Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway 1856 Sh 637. Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway 1861 I 638. Stocksbridge Railway 1951 F 639. Stockton and Darlington Railway 1851 B 640. Stockton and Hartlepool Railway and Dock 1838 P 641. Stokes Bay Railway and Pier 1860 Sh 642. Stourbridge Railway 1865 A 643. Stratford on Avon Railway 1856 I 644. Stratford upon Avon and Midland Junction Railway 1911 B 645. Stratford upon Avon,Towcester and Midland Junction Railway 1883 P 646. Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway 1882 A 647. Strathspey Railway 1890 E 648. Surrey Boarders and Camberley Miniature Railway 1938 H 649. Sutherland and Caithness Railway 1879 A 650. Swansea and Neath Railway 1860 J 651. Swansea Harbour Trust 1922 F 652. Swansea Vale Railway 1875 A 653. Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway 1867 D 654. Swindon and Highworth Light Railway 1879 J 655. Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway 1881 D

656. Taff Bargoed Railway 1854 P 657. 1890 C 658. 1950 A 659. Tamar, Kit Hill and Callington Railway 1864 S 660. Tanat Valley Light Railway 1899 A 661. Tees Valley Railway 1878 A 662. Teign Valley Railway 1923 C Z 663. Tenbury Railway 1861 S 664. Tenbury and Bewdley Railway 1865 A 665. Tenby, Saundersfoot and South Wales Railway 1847 S 666. Thetford and Watton Railway 1878 tt 667. Torrington and Okehampton Railway U/B 1897 I 668. Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway 1903 C 669. Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway 1863 S 670. Treferig Valley Railway 1881 F 671. Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway 1865 J 672. Trent Valley Railway 1845 E

673. Underground Electric Railways Company of London 1913 D 674. Ulverston and Lancaster Railway 1861 B 675. Uxbridge, Wycombe and Amersham Railway 1865 I N/B 676. Uxbridge and Rickmansworth Railway Syndicate 1895 A N/B

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678. Vale of Clwyd Railway 1868 B 679. Vale of Llangollen Railway 1882 R 680. 1846 B 681. 1898 A 682. Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway 1858 P

683. Wallingford and Watlington Railway 1873 A 684. Wantage Tramway 1882 O 685. Ware, Hadham and Buntingford Railway 1859 S 686. Warrington and Stockport Railway 1854 A 687. Waterloo and City Railway 1902 T 688. Waterloo and Whitehall Railway 1867 P N/B 689. Watford and Rickmansworth Railway 1862 S 690. Waveney Valley Railway ® 1850 L 691. Wear and Derwent Junction Railway 1846 tt 692. Wear Valley Railway 1849 S 693. Wear Valley Extension Railway 1895 Z 694. Wenlock Railway 1896 C Z 695. Wellington and Drayton Railway 1867 A 696. Wellington and Severn Junction Railway 1892 C 697. (Light Railway) 1927 A 698. Welsh Midland Railway 1845 I N/B 699. Welshpool and Llanfair Railway 1922 C 700. Wemyss Private Railway 1966 O 701. West Cheshire Railway 1862 I 702. 1875 A 703. West Cumberland, Furness and Morecambe Bay Railway 1839 F 704. West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway 1863 A 705. 1895 A 706. 1880 B 707. West London Railway 1902 A 708. West London Extension Railway 1894 A 709. West Railway 1829 E 710. 1863 A 711. West Riding and Grimsby Railway 1864 A 712. West Somerset Mineral Railway 1854 F 713. 1894 D 714. West Shropshire Mineral Railway 1863 F 715. West Sussex Railway 1932 tt 716. Weston, Clevedon and U/D T 717. West Yorkshire Railway 1844 Sh 718. Weymouth and Portland Railway 1864 Sh 719. Wharfedale Railway 1854 F 720. Whitby and Pickering Railway 1836 V Z 721. Whitby, Redcar and Middlesborough Union Railway (SIC) 1871 P 722. Whitechapel and Bow Railway 1924 F 723. Whitehaven, Cleator and Egermont Railway 1867 A 724. Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway 1846 I 725. Whitehaven Junction Railway 1865 A 726. Whitland and Cardigan Railway 1882 B 727. Whitland and Taf Vale Railway 1875 G

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728. Wick and Lybster Light Railway U/D W Z 729. Wigan Junction Railways 1851 D 730. Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway 1849 I 731. Wiltshire, Somerset and Weymouth Railway 1845 S 732. Wimbledon and Croydon Railway U/D S 733. Windsor, Staines and South Western Railway 1846 K 734. Winsor and Ascot Railway (sic) 1897 J N/B 735. 1892 B 736. Witney Railway 1860 J 737. Wolverton, Stony Stratford and District Tramroads 1889 A 738. Wotton Tramway 1882 V 739. Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway 1874 A 740. Worcester, Dean Forest and Monmouth Railway 1863 A U/B 741. Worcester and Hereford Railway 1853 F 742. Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway 1911 A 743. Wrexham and Minera Railway 1865 G 744. Wrexham, Mold and Connah‟s Quay Railway 1879 W 745. Wycombe and Oxford Railway 1874 I 746. Wycombe Railway 1859 I 747. 1874 P

748. Yarmouth and 1881 A 749. York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway 1869 A 750. York and Newcastle Railway 1844 J 751. York and North Midland Railway 1847 Sh 752. York and Scarborough Railway 1844 I 753. 1922 F As well as those companies previously listed I also collect items from Joint Lines, Joint Railways and Committees or in some cases where common forms were used by agents and/or companies shared the same, with each title shown in the heading. I have paperwork from the following companies and I am keen to obtain examples from early and obscure agreements regarding working and/or ownership, not listed herein.

754. Ashby and Nuneaton 1906 C 755. 1923 A 756. Birkenhead Joint Railway 1900 A 757. Bourn and Lynn Joint Railways 1868 B 758. Caledonian and North British Railway (Dumbarton & Balloch Joint) 1913 F 759. Caledonian and West Coast Railways 1904 B 760. Cambrian and Mid-Wales Railways U/D E 761. Carlisle and Silloth and Port Carlisle Railways 1858 A 762. Carlisle Canal and Port Carlisle Railway. U/D E 763. 1892 A 764. Citadel Station Committee 1886 A 765. Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Line 1905 B 766. Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway 1887 B 767. East Coast Railways 1911 C 768. East Anglian and Eastern Counties Railway Companies 1852 C 769. Eastern Counties, Eastern Union and Norfolk Railway Companies 1854 C 770. Eastern Counties, London and Blackwall Railway Companies 1854 I 771. Furness and Midland Joint Railway 1900 O

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772. Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway 1870 A 773. Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway 1872 A 774. Glasgow & Paisley and Glasgow; Barrhead & Kilmarnock Joint 1928 T Railways 775. Great Central and Great Northern Railways – Nottingham Victoria 1916 A Station 776. Glasgow and South Western Railway, Caledonian Railway (Greenock 1872 A Section), Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway 777. Great Central and North Staffordshire Railways Committee 1915 B 778. Great Central and Midland Joint Committee 1910 N 779. Great Central, Hull and Barnsley and Midland Committee 1927 B 780. Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway 1902 A 781. Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railways A 1931 782. Great Northern, Great Central and Great Eastern Railway companies 1910 A 783. Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway 1903 A 784. Great Northern, Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire and Midland 1869 A Joint Railways 785. Great Northern and Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Joint Rlys 1867 A 786. Great Western and Great Central Railways Joint Committee U/D V 787. Great Western and Metropolitan Railway Companies U/D D 788. Great Western and Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Railways 1874 A Joint (Low Level) Station 789. Great Western, South Wales, Midland and London and South 1870 B Western Railways (headed agency paper not a company name) 790. Great Western and London and North Western 1895 A 791. Great Western & London & South Western Joint Railways 1914 A 792. Great Western and Rhymney Railways Joint Committee 1911 A 793. Halifax and Ovenden Joint Railway U/D A 794. Hammersmith and City Joint Railway 1882 B 795. Highland and Wick & Lybster Joint U/D V Z 796. Highland, Sutherland, Duke of Sutherland's and Sutherland and U/D V Z Caithness Rlys 797. Isle of Wight Central Railway, Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport, 1899 B Newport, Godshill and St. Lawrence Railways. 798. Inverness and Perth and Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railways U/D V 799. Joint South Western and Brighton Committee 1899 A 800. Lancashire & Yorkshire and Great Central Railways 1901 H 801. Lancashire and Yorkshire and London and North Western Railways 1922 A 802. Lancashire & Yorkshire and London & North Western Joint Railways 1896 J and Harbour 803. Lancashire and Yorkshire, London and North Western, Midland, West 1896 C Lancashire Railway Companies and Leeds and Liverpool Canal. 804. Lessees of the North Union Railway 1873 A 805. Lessees of the Preston and Wyre Railway 1873 A 806. London, Brighton and South Coast and Western of France Railways U/D B 807. London and North Western and Great Western Joint Railways l918 A 808. London and North Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire Joint 1922 A Railways 809. London Midland & Scottish and Oldham Ashton & Guide bridge Rlys 1929 N 810. London and North Western and Midland Railways 1917 B 811. London and North Western, Midland and North London Railways 1911 N 30

812. Macclesfield Committee 1897 B 813. Manchester,Sheffield and Lincolnshire and London and North 1888 A Western Railways 814. Metropolitan District and London Electric Railways Lots Road Power 1920 D Station 815. Metropolitan and London North Eastern Rly. Company Watford Joint. 1938 F Railway Committee 816. Joint Railway 1919 A 817. Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway 1901 A 818. Metropolitan and Great Western Railway 819. Midland and Great Central Joint Railway 1900 N 820. Midland and Great Northern Railways joint Committee 1937 H 821. Midland and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railways 1901 A 822. Midland and Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railways 1904 N 823. Midland and North Eastern, Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway 1898 B 824. Newport, Abergavenny & Hereford and Worcester & Hereford 1860 A Railways 825. Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway 1925 O 826. North and South Western Junction Railway 1895 O 827. Normanton Joint Station 1923 A 828. North British and Glasgow & South Western Railway 1869 F 829. North Eastern Railway, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and Isle of 1902 F Axholme Light Railway 830. North Eastern Railway and Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and 1902 F Goole & Marshland Light Railway 831. North Eastern and Midland Railways+ 1913 A 832. North Eastern and Newcastle and Carlisle Railways 1861 C 833. Nottingham Joint Station 1901 J 834. North Eastern and North Western Railway Companies – Leeds 1894 A Parcels Office 835. North Staffordshire, London and North Western, Great Western and 1863 C West Midland Railways 836. North Union, Preston and Wyre, Preston and Longridge and 1884 C Lancashire and Yorkshire and Lancashire Union Joint Railway 837. North Wales and Liverpool Railway 1900 tt 838. Nottingham Joint Station 1916 B 839. Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway 1898 A 840. Perth General Station Joint Committee 19XX C 841. Portpatrick and Girvan Joint Committee 1892 B 842. Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway 1894 A 843. Scottish Central and Dunblane, Doune and Callender Railways 1857 X 844. Scottish North Eastern and Dundee and Arbroath Railways 1875 A 845. Severn and Wye Joint Railway 1919 V 846. Sheffield and Midland Railway 1896 B 847. Sheffield & Midland Joint Railway and Cheshire Lines Committee 1899 N 848. Shrewsbury & Hereford, Shrewsbury & Wellington and Shrewsbury & 1867 A Welshpool Joint Lines 849. Shrewsbury & Hereford, Shrewsbury & Wellington and Shrewsbury & 1867 A Welshpool and Birkenhead Joint Lines. 850. South Eastern and Chatham Railways. 1901 A 851. South Eastern and London Chatham and Dover Railways Managing 1921 A

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Committee 852. South Devon and Cornwall Railways U/D A 853. South Yorkshire Joint Line Committee 1915 A 854. Stockton and Darlington,Weardale and Redcar Railways 1847 tt 855. West London and West London Extension Railway 1903 A 856. West Riding Railway Committee. 1913 B 857. West Yorkshire Railway and the West Riding Union Railway 1845 Sh 858. Whitehaven Junction & Whitehaven & Furness Railways 1857 O 859. York, Newcastle & Berwick, York & North Midland and Leeds 1854 H Northern Railways

I also, collect items of official paperwork from Irish Railway companies. I am willing to purchase items from small and obscure companies

A list of companies which I have so far is shown below.

860. Athenry and Tuam Railway 1885 F 861. Ballinascarthy and Timoleague Junction Light Railway and 1916 F Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Extension Light Railway 862. Ballinrobe and Claremorris Light Railway 1924 F 863. Ballycastle Railway U/D V 864. Ballymena and Larne 1886 A 865. Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway 1861 S 866. Belfast and Ballymena Railway 1852 F 867. Belfast and County Down Railway 1889 A 868. Belfast and Northern Counties Railway. 1902 D 869. Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway 1921 A 870. Cavan and Leitrim Railway Company Limited 1922 A 871. Cavan, Leitrim and Roscommon Railway (same as above) U/D V 872. City of Junction Railways 1900 S 873. Clogher Valley Railway 1902 C 874. Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway 1903 B 875. Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway. 1890 C 876. Cork and Macroom Direct Railway 1908 A 877. Cork and Muskerry Railway 1911 H 878. Cork and Bandon Railway 1856 Sh 879. Cork and Youghal Railway 1861 S 880. Derry Central Railway 1900 A 881. Donegal Railway 1930 D 882. Donoughmore Extension Light Railway Company Limited 1925 F 883. Downpatrick, Dundrum & Newcastle Railway 1869 S 884. Dublin and Blessington Steam Tramway U/D V 885. Dublin and Drogheda Railway 1841 Sh 886. Dublin and Kingstown Railway 1921 D 887. Dublin and Lucan Steam Tramway 1884 F 888. Dublin and Meath Railway 1860 T 889. Dublin and South Eastern Railway 1912 D 890. Dublin, Belfast and Coleraine Junction Railway U/D S 891. Dublin, Rathmines, Rathgar, Roundtown, Rathfarnham & Rathcoole Railway 1865 S 892. Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway 1905 B 893. Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway 1858 S 894. Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway U/D O 32

895. Enniskillen, Bundoran and Sligo Railway 1871 Sh N/B 896. Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway 1862 S 897. Fermoy and Lismore Railway 1898 T 898. Finn Valley Railway 1863 S 899. Finn Valley and West Donegal Railway U/D W 900. Giant‟s Causeway, Portrush and Bush Valley Railway U/D T 901. Giant's Causeway and Portrush Electric Tramway 1944 tt 902. Great Northern and Western of Railway 1873 A 903. Great Northern Railway (Ireland) 1881 G 904. Great Southern Railways 1927 A 905. Great Southern and Western Railway 1902 A 906. Hibernian General Railway 1825 G U/B 907. Irish North Western Railway 1873 A 908. Kilkenny Junction Railway 1888 A 909. Letterkenny Railway 1860 J 910. Limavady & Dungiven Railway 1882 S 911. Limerick and Kerry Railway 1879 S 912. Listowel and Ballybunion Railway U/D A 913. Londonderry and Coleraine Railway 1848 S 914. Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway 1879 D 915. Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway 1900 A 916. Loughrea and Attymon Light Railway 1924 F 917. Midland and Great Western Railway of Ireland 1897 C 918. Mitchelstown and Fermoy Light Railway 1900 C 919. Navan and Kingscourt Railway 1871 S 920. Newry and Armagh Railway 1862 Sh 921. Newry and Enniskillin Railway 1853 S 922. Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Railway 1846 S 923. Parsonstown and Portumna Bridge Railway 1868 F 924. Rathkeale and Newcastle Junction Railway 1861 S 925. Schull and Skibbereen Railway 1920 C 926. Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway 1902 C 927. The Northern Railway (Ireland) U/D V 928. Tralee and Dingle Railway U/D A 929. Ulster Railway 1853 J 930. Waterford and Central Ireland Railway 1899 A 931. Waterford & Kilkenny Railway 1863 A 932. Waterford & Limerick Railway 1875 D 933. Waterford and Tramore Railway U/D S 934. Waterford, Dungarvan and Lismore Railway 1879 Sh 935. Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway 1900 J 936. Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow and Dublin Railway 1847 A 937. 1883 P 938. West Clare and South Clare Railways 1913 O

A few of the companies from Ireland I am looking for: 1. Tralee & Fenit Railway 2. Draperstown Rly 3. South Clare Railway 4. Kanturk and Newmarket Railway 5. Sligo and Ballaghaderreen Junction Railway

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6. Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway 7. Glenanne Loughgilly Tramway

This list is updated four times a year if you would like to obtain these (free), please send a large A4 s.a.e. for £1.00 for each issue. For the next issue please e-mail. The list is to the best of my knowledge, as accurate as can be, however errors do occur and notification of any mistakes or omissions would be welcome. Comments on this list are most welcome, I would prefer e-mail as a first point of contact

Access to the Collection

Access to the items: Access to items located in East Anglia can be arranged by prior appointment only and you should contact the archivist by clicking here: archivist specifying what you would like to see. The venue to access the collection is usually at the Nelson Hotel opposite and can only be arranged at times acceptable to the voluntary archivist.

Research

The best resources so far found for detailed research on UK Railway companies are the following:

Books: Bradshaw‟s shareholders directories and timetables* The David & Charles series “A Regional History of the Railways of ” An Historical Geography of the Railways of the British Isles by Ernest Carter* Railway Company Minute Books at the National Archive Offices Railway ancestors by David T Hawkins (PRO publication) Railway Records a guide to sources by Cliff Edwards (PRO publication) Johnson‟s Atlas & Gazetteer of the Railways of Ireland by Stephen Johnson The Railways of Great Britain A Historical Atlas Col. M H Cobb Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain by Donald J Grant

*Whilst these are a useful publications inaccuracies have been noted

Internet resources

One of the best found so far is Ewan Crawford‟s www.railbrit.co.uk Also Mathew‟s http://www.railmaponline.com/UKIEMap.php is a brilliant piece of on going work. Some details may be found on Wikipedia sites but this data is always suspect as it is placed by individuals who are not always 100% and resources shown may be dubious. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_railway_companies_involved_in_the_1923_grouping

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The National Archives have a huge collection of railway documents and a search through the site is well worth the effort. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

The Railway & Canal Historical Society.

For family research and a comprehensive list of railway company absorptions Roger Nixon‟s site is invaluable and is at: http://www.railwayancestors.org.uk/research.html. There are also railway staff records from 1833 to 1963 available to search through www.ancestry.co.uk.

National Archives: Access to Archives (A2A) - the fully searchable online catalogue operated by The National Archives The A2A website www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a contains a fully searchable database of the items held locally in England and Wales, for instance in County Record Offices. Some hints for users of the database. If you want to find precise titles, such as "Great Western", use quotation marks.

To find collections in particular repositories start by using the ARCHON Directory www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon. A link is in place from the bottom of the relevant ARCHON page to A2A. If you click on this link you will be taken to a list on A2A of all the records held at a particular repository. Some items added recently to archives, which are included in A2A, might not be included in the A2A database. Once you have found an archive, which contains relevant information, it may be worthwhile clicking on the 'Catalogue in Full' link just above the middle of the A2A screen. You may find useful additional details by checking the references within their original context. A useful addition is a record of all Records of the privately owned railway companies (and their predecessors) taken over by the British Transport Commission under the is here: http://tinyurl.com/box5dk5

Based at Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU (020 8876 3444). This repository, formerly known as the Public Record Office, contains the principal records of the railway, canal and associated companies which came to be nationalised in 1948 (class RAIL) and of the British Transport Commission, Railway Executive and British Railways Board (class AN). Class AN also contains the records of the Road Haulage Executive, Road Passenger Executive and Docks & Inland Waterways Executive; also British Road Services (to 1968) and some records of the Transport Holding Company. The railway records include administrative and staff records and timetables; and there are canal administrative records (records relating to some navigations are held in other collections in the PRO). Maps, plans and photographs are found in these collections and elsewhere. The former British Transport Historical Records Library contains printed books and pamphlets (class ZLIB) and periodicals (class ZPER) covering the period 1694-1982, much of it issued by operators themselves; and the private collection of W. E. Hayward relates mainly to minor railways. The PRO Library (open access) includes Acts of Parliament, a strong collection of books and periodicals on local history, and some railway periodicals. The National Archives also maintains the National Register of Archives (listing documents in other collections), which can be searched, online. Access by public transport: Kew Gardens station (National Rail/London Underground) is nearby.

National Railway Museum (NRM) The has a large collection of documents but only a very small selection of these are ever displayed. To access the NRM collection you will need to make an 35 appointment through the NRM research and archive section: http://www.nrm.org.uk/ResearchAndArchive.aspx

Archives held by Network Rail hold a significant collection of drawings and documents which they inherited from (via ). The collection cannot be accessed by the public. However you can write to them for information and details are contained in the link below. www.networkrail.co.uk/VirtualArchive/AboutTheArchive

National Archives of Ireland: Bishop Street, Dublin 8, (00 353 1 407 2300). The archives here most likely to be of interest to transport historians are those of the Office of Public Works which from its establishment in 1831 took various responsibilities for inland waterways, roads, harbours, and supervision of railways.

National Archives of Scotland: If you are looking for information on railways in Scotland, the Scottish Archive Network (www.scan.org.uk) provides a searchable online catalogue for the National Archives of Scotland and over 50 other archives. Based at HM General Register House, 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3YY (0131 535 1314) and at the Scottish Railway Archive at West Register House, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DJ. You are strongly advised to telephone beforehand to check the location of the records you are interested in. For more details of the collections, choose 'The Collections' from the NAS home page, and then select Transport Records. The Scottish Railway Archive contains official records of Scottish railway companies and their canal and shipping constituents, including minutes and reports, letter books, deeds and agreements, circulars, , rolling stock and civil engineers records, station traffic books, accident reports, and staff records. The NAS also holds an important collection of specialised books and periodicals on transport subjects, mostly inherited from the old railway companies and dating back to the 1840s, as well as timetables, publicity material, engineering and architectural drawings and photographs.

National Monuments Record Centre: Kemble Drive, Swindon, SN2 2GZ (01703 414600). Headquarters of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (in the former Great Western Railway works general office building); holds extensive pictorial records of England's built heritage, including Rokeby collection of railway station photographs and Aerofilms and other aerial photographic cover. Search room also in London. Images commercially available from Heritage Image Partnership. Access by public transport: Swindon station (National Rail) nearby.

Portcullis Archive Catalogue: Record Office, House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW (020 7219 3074). There is an electronic catalogue containing descriptions of around 3 million records held by the Parliamentary Archives. Contains records of Parliamentary proceedings on the Private Bills which were the normal means by which canals, turnpike trusts, railways, harbour authorities and similar undertakings sought to be incorporated and given powers to construct and operate their works.

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland: 66 Balmoral Avenue, Belfast, BT9 6NY (028 90 251318). Includes records of the Ulster Transport Authority and constituents (including Belfast Corporation Transport and the Northern Ireland Road Transport Board) 1820-1976, together with other items relating to railway companies received as private deposits, and of the Ministries of Commerce and Home Affairs (later, Development), having responsibility for transport. The Cooper collection also contains some relevant material.

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Transport for London Group Archives and Records Management: Ground Floor, Wing-over- Station, 55 Broadway, London, SW1H 0BD (020 7918 4142). Company archives for London Transport, its predecessors and successors.

Copies of items from the collection can be made available if copying and postal charges are offered.

CONTACT: Thank you for looking at this catalogue, if you have questions please contact the archivist by clicking here: archivist Please visit www.railarchive.org.uk for sample illustrations and further information

Call the archive on: 01603 713289 (19:00-21:00 only)

E-mail the archive by clicking here

The photographic collection can be viewed here: http://goo.gl/oyBf7b

These are low resolution images protected under the creative commons licence and cannot be printed. They can be used elsewhere if the copyright notice below is shown: “Image courtesy of www.railarchive.org.uk If you wish to use any of these images for publication please contact the archive as shown above.

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Railways Timeline A list of the UK Railway Companies, with the date they first opened (or partly opened), and what became of them. Click on ther company name for further information.

Opened Name of Railway What became of it 1798 Llandegai Tramway 1802 >> Railway 1802 Merthyr Tramroad 1804 Trevithick's trial 1802 1962 Closed 1803 Surrey Iron Railway 1805 >> Croydon, Merstham and Godstone Iron Railway 1804 Swansea and Mumbles Railway Aka as Oystermouth Railway 1805 Croydon, Merstham and Godstone Iron Railway 1938 Closed 1810 Gloucester and Cheltenham Railway 1836 >> Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway 1812 Middleton Colliery Railway First was 1812 Kilmarnock and Troon Railway 1899 >> Glasgow and South Western Railway 1813 Wylam Colliery 1813 Severn and Wye Railway 1893 >> Midland Railway and Great Western Railway 1814 Colliery 1814 Llanvihangel Railway 1846 >> Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway 1815 Radstock Tramway 1871 >> Somerset and Dorset Railway 1818/19 Grosmont Railway 1846 >> Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway 1819 Mansfield and Pinxton Railway 1847 >> Midland Railway 1822 1947 >> National Coal Board 1823 Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway 1883 >> Parts sold to Princetown Railway and London and South Western Railway 1825 Stockton and Darlington Railway 1863 >> North Eastern Railway 1826 Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway 1848 >> Monkland Railways 1826 Stratford and Moreton Tramway 1868 >> Great Western Railway 1828 Ballochney Railway 1848 >> Monkland Railways 1829 Bolton and Leigh Railway 1845 >> Grand Junction Railway 1829 Shutt End Railway aka Pensnett Railway 1829 Hereford Railway 1846 >> Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway 1830 Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1845 >> Grand Junction Railway 1830 and Whitstable Railway 1844 >> South Eastern Railway 1831 Glasgow and Garnkirk Railway 1862/87 >> Caledonian Railway 1831 Warrington and Newton Railway 1838 >> Grand Junction Railway 1831 Cromford and High Peak Railway 1887 >> London and North Western Railway 1831 Kenyon and Leigh Railway 1845 >> Grand Junction Railway 1831 Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway 1845 >> North British Railway 1832 Leicester and Swannington Railway 1845 >> Midland Railway 1833 St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap Railway 1864 >> London and North Western Railway 1833 Clarence Railway 1852 >> West Hartlepool Railway 1834 Leeds and Selby Railway 1854 >> North Eastern Railway 1834 Stanhope and Tyne Railway 1841 >> Pontop and South Shields Railway 1834 Hull and Selby Railway 1854 >> North Eastern Railway 1834 Dublin and Kingstown Railway

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1836 London and Greenwich Railway 1845 >> South Eastern Railway 1836 Durham and Sunderland Railway 1847 >> Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway 1837 Grand Junction Railway 1846 >> London and North Western Railway 1837 London and Birmingham Railway 1846 >> London and North Western Railway 1838 London and Southampton Railway 1839 >> London and South Western Railway 1838 Durham Junction Railway 1844 >> Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway 1838 Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation 1846 >> Manchester and Leeds Railway and Railway 1838 Newcastle and Carlisle Railway 1862 >> North Eastern Railway 1838 North Union Railway 1846 >> Grand Junction Railway 1838 Sheffield and Rotherham Railway 1845 >> Midland Railway 1839 Manchester and Leeds Railway 1847 >> Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1839 Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway 1844 >> Midland Railway 1839 York and North Midland Railway 1854 >> North Eastern Railway 1839 Great Western Railway 1839 Midland Counties Railway 1844 >> Midland Railway 1839 London and Croydon Railway 1846 >> London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 1839 London and South Western Railway 1923 >> Southern Railway 1839 Ulster Railway 1876 >> Great Northern Railway (Ireland) 1839 Eastern Counties Railway 1902 >> Great Eastern Railway 1839 Brandling Junction Railway 1844 >> Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway 1839 Newcastle and North Shields Railway 1845 >> Newcastle and Berwick Railway 1839 York and North Midland Railway 1854 >> North Eastern Railway 1839 London and Blackwall Railway 1923 >> London and North Eastern Railway 1840 North Midland Railway 1844 >> Midland Railway 1840 Slamannan Railway 1848 >> Monkland Railways 1840 Birmingham and Gloucester Railway 1845 >> Birmingham and Bristol Railway 1840 Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway 1844 >> Great Western Railway 1840 Birmingham, Bristol and Thames Junction aka West London Railway Railway 1840 West London Railway 1923 >> Great Western Railway and London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1840 Chester and Birkenhead Railway 1847 >> Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway 1840 Chester and Crewe Railway 1840 >> Grand Junction Railway 1840 Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway 1859 >> Lancaster and Carlisle Railway 1840 Manchester and Birmingham Railway 1846 >> London and North Western Railway 1840 Northern and Eastern Railway 1902 >> Great Eastern Railway 1840 Preston and Wyre Joint Railway 1923 >> London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1840 Taff Vale Railway 1923 >> Great Western Railway 1840 Stockton and Hartlepool Railway 1852 >> West Hartlepool Railway 1841 London and Brighton Railway 1846 >> London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 1841 South Eastern Railway 1841 Bolton and Preston Railway 1844 >> Northern Union Railway 1841 Great North of England Railway 1846 >> Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway 1841 Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester 1847 >> Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Railway 1844 Midland Railway 1923 >> London, Midland and Scottish Railway 39

1844 Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway 1846 >> York and Newcastle Railway 1844 North British Railway 1923 >> London and North Eastern Railway 1844 Dublin and Drogheda Railway 1875 >> Northern Railway of Ireland 1845 Brighton and Chichester Railway 1846 >> London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 1845 Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway 1849 >> Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 1845 Birmingham and Bristol Railway 1846 >> Midland Railway 1845 Maryport and Carlisle Railway 1923 >> London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1846 London and North Western Railway 1923 >> London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1846 Brighton Lewes and Hastings Railway 1846 >> London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 1846 Croydon and Epsom Railway 1846 >> London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 1846 London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 1923 >> Southern Railway 1846 North British Railway 1923 >> London and North Eastern Railway 1846 Great North of Scotland Railway 1923 >> London and North Eastern Railway 1846 Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway 1860 >> West Midland Railway 1846 Lancaster and Carlisle Railway 1879 >> London and North Western Railway 1846 South Devon Railway 1876 >> Great Western Railway 1846 Eastern Union Railway 1862 >> Great Eastern Railway 1847 York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway 1854 >> North Eastern Railway 1847 Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1922 >> London and North Western Railway 1847 Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway 1897 >> Great Central Railway 1847 Newcastle and Berwick Railway 1847 >> York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway 1847 York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway 1854 >> North Eastern Railway 1848 Monkland Railways 1865 >> Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 1848 Great Northern Railway 1823 >> London and North Eastern Railway 1848 Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction 1859 >> Birkenhead Railway Railway 1849 Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway 1849 Leeds Northern Railway 1854 >> North Eastern Railway 1849 Edinburgh and Hawick Railway 1923 >> London and North Eastern Railway 1850 East and West India Docks and Birmingham 1853 >> North London Railway Junction Railway 1850 Glasgow and South Western Railway 1923 >> London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1850 Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway 1860 >> West Midland Railway 1852 West Hartlepool Railway 1865 >> North Eastern Railway 1853 Malton and Driffield Railway 1854 >> North Eastern Railway 1853 North London Railway 1908 >> London and North Western Railway 1854 North Eastern Railway 1923 >> London and North Eastern Railway 1854 Halesworth, Beccles and Haddiscoe Railway 1854 >> East Suffolk Railway 1858 East Kent Railway 1859 >> London, Chatham and Dover Railway 1859 London, Chatham and Dover Railway 1923 >> Southern Railway 1859 Llanidloes and Newtown Railway 1864 >> Cambrian Railways 1859 Birkenhead Railway 1861 >> Great Western Railway and London and North Eastern Railway 1859 East Suffolk Railway 1862 >> Great Eastern Railway 1860 Belfast and Northern Counties Railway 1903 >> Midland Railway 1861 South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway 1862 >> Stockton and Darlington Railway 40

1861 Oswestry and Newtown Railway 1864 >> Cambrian Railways 1861 Worcester and Hereford Railway 1860 >> West Midland Railway 1862 Great Eastern Railway 1923 >> London and North Eastern Railway 1862 Irish North Western Railway 1876 >> Great Northern Railway (Ireland). 1863 Oswestry, Ellesmere and Welshpool Railway 1864 >> Cambrian Railways 1863 Newtown and Machynlleth Railway 1864 >> Cambrian Railways 1863 Metropolitan Railway 1933 >> London Passenger Transport Board 1863 Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway 1865 >> Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 1864 Cambrian Railways 1923 >> Great Western Railway 1864 District Railway 1933 >> London Passenger Transport Board 1865 Highland Railway 1923 >> London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1873 Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway 1877 >> North British Railway 1875 Northern Railway of Ireland 1876 >> Great Northern Railway (Ireland). 1876 Great Northern Railway (Ireland) 1884 Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway 1897 Great Central Railway

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