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July 2016

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A guide and list to a collection of Historic

Railway Documents

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 Oxford 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.

INDEXA = 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 reportsG = 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, drawings 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 transfersS = Share or Scrip Certificates T = Tickets (where only a T is shown, paperwork from this company is wanted)

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tt = TimetablesV = Wagon, luggage or parcel labels.W = Newspaper, letter or parcels stamps.X = Unclassified items.Z = Additional items are required from this companyU/D = UndatedL.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 Lyme Regis Light Railway

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 Railway2. Aboyne and Breamar Railway3. Airdrie Railway4. Alcester Railway5. Aldborough Railway6. Alford and Sutton Tramway7. Alloa Railway 8. Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway 9. Angerstein Railway10. Arbroath and Montrose Railway11. Ardrossan and Johnstone Railway12. Ardrossan Railway13. Avon and Gloucestershire Railway14. Axminster and Lyme Regis Light Railway15. Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir and Port Glasgow Junction Railway

16. Ballochney Railway17. Banffshire (and Morayshire) Railway18. Bangor and Caernarvon Railway19. Barton and Immingham Light Railway20. Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway21. Basingstoke and Salisbury Railway22. Bedlington Coal Company Railway23. Bedale and Leyburn Railway24. Bere Alston and Calstock Light Railway 25. Bexley Heath Railway26. Bideford Extension Railway 27. Birmingham, North Warwickshire and Stratford on Avon Railway 28. Birmingham West Suburban Railway 29. Blackburn and Preston Railway 30. Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington and Colne Extension Railway31.32. Blaydon, Gateshead and Hebburn Railway 33. Blythe and Tyne Junction Railway34. Bognor Railway 35. Bourn and Essendine Railway36. Bradford and Thornton Railway 37. Bradford, Ecleshill and Idle Railway 38. Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway 39. Brading Harbour Improvement and Railway40. Brading Harbour and Railway 41. Brampton Railway (Earl of Carlisle Railways)42. Brechin and Edzell (District) Railway43. Bridestowe Railway (Rattlebrook Peat Railway)44. Bridge of Weir Railway

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45. Bridgend Railway46. Bridgwater Railway47. Brighton and Chichester Railway48. Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway49. Bristol and Gloucester(shire) Railway50. Briton Ferry Dock and Railway51. 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 Railway58. Bullo Pill/Forest of Dean Railway59. Bury St Edmonds and Thetford Railway

60. Callington and Calstock Railway 61. Calne Railway62. Cambridge and Huntingdon Railway 63. Campbeltown and Machrihanish Railway ®64. Cardiff and Ogmore Valley Railway 65. Cardiff, Penarth and Barry Junction Railway66. Carlisle Goods Traffic Committee Railway 67. Carmarthenshire Railway 68. Carmylie Light Railway 69. Carnarvonshire (and Nantlle) Railway70. Castleton and Grosmont Railway71. Caterham /Caterham and Godstone Railway72. Cawood, Wistow and Selby Light Railway 73. Central London Railway74. 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 Railway81. City of London and Southwark Subway 82. Clacton-on-Sea Railway83. Clarence and Hartlepool Railway84. Cleveland Railway85. Clydesdale Junction Railway86. Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury and Halstead Railway87. Coleford Railway88. Coniston Railway89. Conway and Llanrwst Railway90. Cromarty and Dingwall Light Railway91. Croydon and Epsom Railway92. Croydon, Merstham and Godstone Iron Railway93. Cowbridge and Aberthaw Railway94. Cowes and Newport Railway

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95. Crieff and Methven Junction Railway96. Croesor and Portmadoc Railway97. Croydon and Epsom Railway98. Croydon and Oxted Railway

99. Dare Valley Railway100. Dearness Valley Railway101. Denver and Stoke Ferry Railway102. DINGWALL AND SKYE RAILWAY103. Disley and Hayfield Railway104. Dore and Chinley Railway105. Dorking and Leatherhead Railway 106. Douglas, Laxey and Ramsey Railway107. Dover and Deal Railway108. Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway109. Drumpeller Railway110. Dudley and Oldbury Railway(Oldbury Railway)111. Dulais Railway112. Dulas Valley Mineral Railway (Pre Neath & Brecon)113. Dunblane, Doune and Callender Railway114. Dundee and Perth Railway115. Dunstable Railway116. Durham Junction Railway117. Dursley and Midland Junction Railway

118. Ealing and South Harrow Railway119. East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway120. East Cornwall Mineral Railway121. Earl Fitzwilliam’s Private Railway122. Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway123. Easton Neston Mineral and Towcester, Roade and Olney Junction Railway124. East Fife Central Railway125. East Kent Railway ( Pre London, Chatham and Dover Railway) 126. East Somerset Railway127. East Grinstead Railway128. East of Fife Railway129. Edenham and Little Bytham Railway130. Elan Valley Railway131. Edenham and Little Bytham Railway132. Edinburgh and Hawick Railway133. Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway134. Edinburgh Suburban and South Side Junction Railway135. Ely and Clydach Valleys Railway136. Elsenham and Thaxted Light Railway137. Ely and Newmarket Railway138. Ely and Saint Ives Railway139. Ely and Whittlesea Railway N/B140. Ely, Haddenham and Sutton Railway141. Ely Tidal Harbour and Railway142. Enfield and Edmonton Railway143. Epping Railway

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144. Epsom and Leatherhead Railway145. Erewash Valley Railway146. Evesham and Redditch Railway147. Evesham Valley Railway148. Exe Valley Railway149. Eyemouth Railway

150. Falmouth, Helstone and Penzance Railway (sic) N/B151. Fal Valley Railway N/B152. Fareham and Netley Railway153. Faringdon Railway154. Felixstowe Railway and Pier155. Findhorn Railway156. Fordell Railway157. Forfar and North Brechin Railway158. Fraserburgh and St Combs Light Railway159. Frome, Yeovil and Weymouth Railway160. Frosterley and Stanhope Railway

161. Garve and Ullapool Railway162. Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway163. Glasgow and Milngavie Railway164. Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway165. Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilson Direct Railway166. Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ardrossan Railway167. Glasgow and Milngavie Junction Railway168. Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway169. Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway170. Glenbuck Railway171. Goathorn Pier Mineral Tramway172. Goole and Marshland Light Railway173. Great North of England and Richmond Railway174. Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway175. Grosmont Railway176. Guildford Junction Railway177. Gwendreath Valleys Railway

178. Halifax, Thornton and Keighley Railway179. Hall's Tramroad (Abercarn Railway)180. Hampstead Junction Railway181. Harecastle and Sandbach Railway182. Harrington and Lowca Light Railway183. Harrow and Stanmore Railway184. Harrow and Uxbridge Railway185. Hatfield and St Albans Railway186. Hawes and Melmerby Railway187. Hay Railway ®188. Hayle Railway189. Heck and Wentbridge Railway190. Helston Railway191. Herne Bay and Faversham Railway

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192. Hertford, Luton and Dunstable Railway193. Hexham and Allendale Railway ®194. Horncastle and Kirkstead Railway195. Horsham, Dorking and Leatherhead Railway196. Hundred of Hoo Railway197. Hunslet Railway198. Hunstanton and West Norfolk Railway199. Hylton, Southwick and Monkwearmouth Railway200. Hythe and Sandgate Railway

201. Idle and Shipley Railway202. Ilfracombe Railway203. Inverness and Nairn Railway204. Inverness and Ross-shire Railway205. Inverurie (Inverury) and Old Meldrum Junction Railway206. Isle of Axholme Railway ®207. Isle of Sheppey Light Railway208. Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway

209. Jarrow Dock and Railway210. Jedburgh Railway211. Johnstone and Ardrossan Railway

212. Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (Pre 1900)213. Keith and Buckie Railway214. Keith and Portessie Railway215. Kelvedon, Tiptree and Tollesbury Light Railway216. Kelvin Valley Railway217. Kent Coast Railway218. Kenyon and Leigh Junction Railway219. Kidwelly and Burry Port Railway220. Killin Railway221. Kilmar Railway222. Kilmarnock and Troon Railway223. Kingsbridge and Salcombe Railway224. Kingsnorth Light Railway225. Kinross-shire Railway226. Kington Railway

227. Lake Lock Rail Road228. Lanark Railway229. Lanchester Valley Railway230. Launceston and Delabole Railway (unbuilt)231. Launceston and South Devon Railway 232. Launceston and Victoria Railway (1836 unbuilt) 233. Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway234. Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway235. Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester Railway236. Lee Moor Tramway (Devon and Tavistock Railway)237. Lee on Solent Railway (Ticket in the collection but paperwork wanted)238. Leicester and Swanington Railway®

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239. Leven Railway240. Lewes and East Grinstead Railway ®241. Lewes and Uckfield Railway242. Liskeard and Caradon Railway ®243. Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway244. Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway245. Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway246. Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway247. Llanvihangel Railway248. Llanidloes and Newtown Railway249.London and Greenwich Railway ®250. Longton, Adderley Green and Bucknall Railway251. Loose Valley Railway252. Lord Elgins Railway (Dunfirmline to Charlestown)253. Louth and East Coast Railway254. Lowestoft and Beccles Railway255. Lowestoft Junction Railway256. Ludlow and Clee Hill Railway257. Luton, Dunstable and Welwyn Junction Railway 258. Lydney and Lidbrook (Lydbrook) Railway (sic)259. Lynn and Dereham Railway260. Lynn and Ely Railway261. Lynn and Sutton Bridge Railway262. Lynton Railway (l885 abortive)263. Lynton and Barnstaple Railway ®

264. Maidens and Dunure Light Railway265. Maidstone and Ashford Railway266. Malmesbury Railway267. Malton and Driffield Junction Railway #268. Mamhilad Railway269. Manchester and Stockport Railway270. Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway 271. Margate Railway272. Marlborough and Grafton Railway273. Marple, New Mills and Hayfield Junction Railway274. Marsden Railway275. Meon Valley Railway276. Merchants Railway (Portland Railway)277. Metropolitan Inner Circle Completion Railway278. Mid Kent and North Kent Railway279. Mid Sussex and Midhurst Junction Railway280. Midland Counties and South Wales Railway 281. Middleton Railway282. Minehead Railway283. Moffat Railway284. Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway ®285. Monmouth Railway (Pre 1830)286. Monmouth and Hereford Railway287. Morayshire Railway288. Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway

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289. Mount Sorrel (Lord Lanesborough's) Railway290. Mumbles Railway and Pier@291. Murcar Railway292. Muswell Hill Railway (Muswell Hill Estate Co. or Muswell Hill and Palace Railway)

293. Narberth Road (Narberth and Maenclochog) Railway also Rosebush and Fishguard Rly294. Nerquis Railway295. Newark and Leicester Railway296. Newburgh and North Fife Railway297. Newmarket and Chesterford Railway298. Newport and Pontypool Road Railway299. Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway ®300. Newtown and Crewe Railway301. Newtyle and Cupar Angus Railway302. Newtyle and Glammis Railway303. Northampton and Market Harborough Railway304. Northampton and Peterborough Railway305. North Devon China Clay (Torrington and Marland Light Railway)306. NORTH DEVON RAILWAY (AND DOCK CO.) ® 307. North Monkland Railway308. North Woolwich Railway309. North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway #310. Nottingham, Erewash Valley and Ambergate Railway311. Nottingham, Vale of Belvoir and Grantham Railway312. Nuneaton and Hinckley Railway (Formally South Leicestershire Railway)

313. Ogmore Valley Railway314. Okehampton Railway ®315. Oldbury Railway316. Ouse Valley Railway (part built and never opened)317. Oxford Railway318. Oxted and Groombridge Railway319. Oystermouth Railway

320. Padarn Railway (Dinorwic Quarry Railways)321. Palleg Tramroad322. Peak Forest Railway (Tramway)323. Penrhyn Railway324. Pensnett Railway (Shut End Railway) ®325. Pentewan Railway326. Perth and Dunkeld Railway327. Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway(or Tramroad)328. Pontop and Jarrow Railway (Waggonway) or Bowes Railway329. Pontop and South Shields Railway 330. Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway331. Poole and Bournemouth Railway332. Portland Railway (Merchants Railway)333. Portmadoc, Croesor and Beddgelert Railway334. Potteries, Biddulph and Congleton Railway335. Powell Duffryn Railway

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336. Preston and Longridge Railway337. Preston and Wigan Railway338. Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Light Railway (tramway)

339. Ramsey and Somersham Junction Railway340. Ramsey Railway341. Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway 342. Redditch Railway343. Redruth and Camborne Tramway344. Rhondda Valley and Hirwain Junction Railway345. Richmond Railway (Surrey)346. Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway 347. Rosebush and Fishguard Railway 348. Ross and Ledbury Railway349. Rotherham, Maltby and Laughton Railway350. ROWRAH AND KELTON FELL RAILWAY351. Ruabon Brook Railway352. Rumney Tramroad (Railway)353. Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway354. Ryde Railway

355. St Ives and Cambridge Junction Railway356. St Andrews Railway357. Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway358. Salisbury Railway and Market House 359. Sand Hutton Light Railway ® (ticket held paperwork wanted)360. Sandy and Potton Railway361. Scotswood, Newburn & Wylam Railway (& Dock Company)362. Seaham and Sunderland Railway363. Seaton and Beer Railway (N/B)364. Seghill Railway365. Selkirk and Galashiels Railway366. Shanklin and Chale Railway367. Sheppey Light Railway (Isle of Sheppey Light Rly)368. Shortlands and Nunhead Railway369. Shotts and Wilsontown Railway370. Shrewsbury and Potteries Junction Railway371. Shrewsbury and Stafford Railway372. Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton Railway373. Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway374. Shut End Railway375. Silverdale and Newcastle under Lyme Railway376. Sirhowy Railway ®377. Slamannan Railway378. Snaefell Mountain Railway (pre1896 only)379. Sneyds Railway380. Southampton and Dorchester Railway381. Southampton and Netley Railway382. South Leeds Junction Railway383. South Leicestershire Railway (later Hinckley and Nuneaton)384. South Shields Light Railway

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385.South Wales Mineral Railway ®386. South Wales and Bristol Direct Railway387. Southsea Railway388. Spalding and Bourne Railway389. Staines and Wokingham(and Woking) Railway390. Stanhope and Tyne Railway391. Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway392. Stockport and Woodley Junction Railway393. Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway394. Stocksbridge Railway395. Stockton and Castle Eden Bridge Railway396. Stonehouse Railway397. Stonehouse and Nailsworth Railway398. Stratford and Moreton Railway (Tramway)399. Strathbathie Light Railway (aka Murcar Railway)400. Surrey Iron Railway401. Sutherland Railway402. Sutherland and Caithness (Duke of Sutherland's) Railway ®403. Sutton and Willoughby Railway404. Swanage Railway405. Swansea and Mumbles Railway406. Swansea and Carmarthen Railways407. Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway

408. TAW VALE RAILWAY AND DOCK409. Tay Bridge Railway410. Tendering Hundred Railway411. Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway412. Thames Haven Dock and Railway413. Thames Valley Railway414. Tickhill Light Railway415. Tiverton and North Devon Railway416. Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway417. Torbay and Brixham Railway418. Torrington and Marland Light Railway (North Devon China Clay Co)419. Totton, Hythe and Fawley Light Railway420. Treffry’s Railway421.422. Trent Valley, Midlands and Grand Junction Railway

423. Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway424. Uphall and Bangour Asylum Railway

425. Vale of Towy Railway

426. Wainfleet and Firsby Railway427. Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway428. Wansbeck Railway429. Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway430. Warrington and Newton Railway431. Warrington and Stockport Railway

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432. Warwick and Leamington Union Railway433. Watton and Swaffham Railway434. Watlington and Princess Risborough Railway435. Wath(Curve) Joint Committee436. Waveney Valley Railway ®437. Wear and Derwent Railway438. Weedon and Daventry Railway

439. 442. Wells and Fakenham Railway440. Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway441. Wenlock Railway442. West Durham Railway443. Westerham Valley Railway444. West Norfolk Junction Railway445. West of Fife Mineral Railway (West of Fife Railway and Harbour)446. West Riding Union Railway447. West Wickham and Hayes Railway448. West end of London and Crystal Palace Railway449. Whitby and Pickering Railway ®450. Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway451. Widnes Railway452. Wigan Branch Railway453. Wigtownshire Railway454. Wimbledon and Dorking Railway455. Wimbledon and Epsom Railway456. Wimbledon and Sutton Railway457. Wisbech, St Ives and Cambridge Junction458. Wishaw and Coltness Railway459. Wishaw Railway460. Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea Railway461. Wolverhampton, Walsall and Midland Junction Railway462. Woodside and South Croydon Railway463. Woodstock Railway464. Workington Railway465. Worsborough Railway466. Wrexham and Minera Railway467. Wrington Vale Light Railway

468. Yarmouth and Haddiscoe Railway469. Yarmouth Union Railway470. York and Bradford Railway

® = Company already in collection but additional items sought

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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.

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/B2. Abbotsbury Railway 1886 C3. Aberdare Railway 1878 Sh4. Aberdeen Railway 1846 A5. Aberdeen and Scottish Midland Junction Railway 1856 B6. Aberdeen and Turriff Railway 1872 F7. Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway 1868 C8. Abingdon Railway @ 1892 S9. Alva Railway @ 1864 S10. Alexander (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway 1908 A11. Alford Valley Railway 1850 C12. Alyth Railway 1863 B13. Amber Gate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway and

Canal Company @ 1858 E

14. Andover and Redbridge Railway 1860 P15. Anglesey Central Railway 1866 B16. Anstruther and St Andrews Railway 1881 A17. Arbroath and Forfar Railway 1915 E18. Ashburton, Newton and South Devon Railway 1864 A19. Ashover Light Railway @ 1925 A20. Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway @ 1844 P21. Avonmouth Light Railway 1920 A22. Aylesbury Railway @ 1846 S 23. Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway @ 1886 B24. Ayr and Dalmellington Railway 1856 A25. Ayr and Maybole Junction Railway 1853 P 26. Ayrshire and Galloway Railway 1846 A27. Ayrshire and Wigtownshire Railway 1888 B

28. Baker Street and Waterloo Railway 1910 T29. Bala and Festiniog Railway 1883 S30. Bala and Dolgellau Railway @ 1860 Sh31. Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway 1881 F32. Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway 1857 F33. Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway 1858 Sh34. Bankfoot Light Railway @ 1902 S35. Barnoldswick Railway 1867 I

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36. Barrhill and Kilwinning Railway 1883 C 37. Barry Railway 1916 A38. Barnsley Coal Railway 1862 I 39. Banstead and Epsom Downs Railway @ 1863 S40. Bedford Railway 1846 I41. Bedford and Cambridge Railway 1862 tt42. Bedford and Northampton Railway 1877 A43. Berks and Hants Extension Railway @ 1861 Sh44. Berwickshire Railway 1846 F45. Berwick and Kelso Railway 1811 G N/B46. Bideford, Clovelly and Hartland Light Railway U/D L N/B47. Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway 1912 U48. Birkenhead Railway 1918 R49. Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway 1850 E50. Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway 1841 tt51. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway 1837 A52. Birmingham and Henly-in-Arden Railway U/D L53. Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway 1845 I 54. Birmingham, Bristol and Thames Junction Railway @ 1836 Sh55. Birmingham, Kidderminster and Stoke Railway @ 1890 C56. Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway @ 1845 P 57. Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour Valley Railway 1846 C58. Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway @ 1839 A59. Bishops Castle Railway 1876 S60. Bishop's Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Railway 1864 I61. Bishops Waltham Railway 1862 S62. Blackpool Railway 1892 A N/B63. Blackpool and Lytham Railway U/D I64. Blackburn Railway 1856 E65. Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction Railway 1856 A 66. Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway 1847 S 67. Blane Valley Railway 1865 S68. Blythe and Tyne Railway 1870 F69. Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway 1872 J70. Bolton and Leigh Railway 1840 T71. Bolton and Preston Railway 1837 F72. Bolton, Blackburn, Clithero and West Yorkshire Railway @ 1849 S73. Border Counties Railway 1860 B74. Border Union Railway 1858 E75. Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway 1856 I76. Boston, Stamford & Birmingham Railway @ 1847 S 77. Bourne Valley Railway 1899 G78. Bourton on the Water Railway 1859 A79. Brackenhill Light Railway 1911 G80. Brandling Junction Railway 1847 C81. Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway 1897 D82. Bridport Railway 1863 A83. Brighton and Dyke Railway 1883 P84. Brighton and Rottingdean Electric Sea Railway @ 1899 U85. Brighton, Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway 1867 A 86. Bristol and Birmingham Railway 1848 A

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87. Bristol and Exeter Railway 1854 A88. Bristol and North Somerset Railway 1865 I89. Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway 1884 A90. Bristol Port Railway and Pier 1882 A91. Bristol and South Wales Union Railway 1862 Sh92. Bristol Harbour Railway 1876 D93. Brompton and Piccadilly Circus Railway 1897 C94. British & Irish Union Railway 1846 A95. Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway @ 1880 S96. Buckinghamshire Railway 185 A97. Buckley Railway @ 1867 S98. Buckley and Connah's Quay Railway 1886 R99. Burnley, Clitheroe and Sabden Railway 1886 SN/B100. Burton and Ashby Light Railway 1905 I101. Bury and Tottington District Railway @ 1879 S102. Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway 1866 S103. Busby Railway 1871 F

104. Cadeby Light Railway U/D A105. Cairnryan and Stranraer Railway T 1945106. Caledonian Railway 1869 A107. Callender and Oban Railway 1876 C108. Cambrian Railways @ 1879 B109. Cannock Chase and Wolverhampton Railway 1860 S110. Cannock Chase Railway Colliery Co @ U/D H111. Cannock Chase Railway Extension 1861 B112. Cannock Mineral Railway @ 1856 S113. Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway U/D tt114. Cardiff Railway 1907 C115. Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock @ 1851 A116. Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway 1867 J117. Caernarvon and Llanberis Railway @ 1865 R118. Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway @ 1857 E119. Cathcart District Railway 1884 F120. Central Wales Railway 1898 A121. Central Wales and Carmarthen Junction Railway 1880 B122. Central Wales Extension Railway 1897 A123. Chard and Taunton Railway 1863 I 124. Charing Cross Railway 1863 Sh125. Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway 1898 C126. Charnwood Forest Railway @ 1875 S127. Cheadle Railway 1866 I N/B128. Cheadle Railway Mineral and Land Company @ 1887 P129. Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway 1839 B130. Cheshire Midland Railway @ 1860 E131. Chester and Birkenhead Railway 1837 Sh132. Chester and Crewe Railway @ 1839 Sh133. Chester and Holyhead Railway 1846 I134. Chichester & Midhurst Railway 1864 C135. Churnet Valley Railway 1844 I136. City of Glasgow Union Railway 1882 A

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137. City and South London Railway 1899 D138. Clarence Railway 1851 Sh139. Cleator and Workington Junction Railway 1881 F140. Cleobury, Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway 1922 C141. Cleveland Extension Mineral Railway 1872 I142. Clifton Rocks Railway U/D H143. Clitheroe Junction Railway 1845 C144. Clydesdale Railway Guaranteed Company 1879 D145. Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway 1900 A146. Cockermouth and Workington Railway U/D S147. Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway 1871 F148. Colne Valley and Halstead Railway 1869 F149. Commercial Railway 1836 C150. Cornwall Railway 1882 A151. Cornwall Minerals Railway 1874 H152. Corringham Light Railway U/D T153. Corris Railway U/D B154. Corwen and Bala Railway 1870 F155. Cowbridge Railway @ 1879 S156. Crieff and Comrie Railway 1895 D157. Crieff Junction Railway 1876 B158. Cromford and High Peak Railway 1831 FZ159. Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway 1875 A160. Culm Valley Light Railway @ 1873 S

161. Darlington and Barnard castle Railway @ 1856 S162. Dartmouth and Torbay Railway @ 1857 S163. Dearne Valley Railway 1915 B164. Deeside Railway 1859 I165. Deeside Extension Railway ? ?166. Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway 1871 B167. Denburn Valley Railway 1863 C K168. Denny Junction Railway 1856 A169. Derbyshire, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Junction Railway 1845 A170. Derwent Valley Light Railway @ 1902 F171. Devon and Cornwall Railway @ 1886 S172. Devon and Somerset Railway 1870 E173. Devon Valley Railway 1861 A174. Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway 1886 C175. Dinorwic Quarry Railway U/D T176. Direct Northern Railway (London and York Railway) @ 1845 L177. District Railway 1910 D178. Dornoch Light Railway U/D W179. Dorset Central Railway 1861 A180. Dowlais Railway 1852 B181. Duffryn-Llynvi and Porthcawl Railway 1846 G182. Dundee and Arbroath Railway 1860 V183. Dundee and Newtyle Railway 1914 D184. Dundee and Perth Railway 1846 A185. Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Railway Junction 1848 tt186. Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerby Junction Railway 1863 Sh

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187. Dumfriesshire and Cumberland Junction Railway (Pre Solway Junction title of l863)

1863 I

188. Easingwold Railway 1920 A189. East Anglian Railways 184- F190. East and West Cumberland Junction Railway 1845 C N/B191. East and West Junction, Stratford on Avon, Towcester and Midland

Junction Railway1899 B

192. East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway 1848 A193. East and West Yorkshire Union Railways @ 1900 A194. Eastern Counties Railway @ 1834 P195. Eastern and Midlands Railway 1891 V196. Eastern Union Railway 1851 B197. Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway @ 1846 S198. East Gloucestershire Railway 1861 C199. East Grinstead, Groombridge and Tunbridge Wells Railway @ 1863 S200. East Kent Railway 1904 B201. East Lancashire Railway 1851 C202. East Lincolnshire Railway 1880 B203. East London Railway @ 1865 P204. East Norfolk Railway 1867 E205. East Norfolk Railway Aylsham Extension 1879 A206. East Suffolk Railway 1873 A207. East Usk Railway and Dock 1865 I208. Easton and Church Hope Railway 1939 K209. Eaton Light Railway U/D J210. Eden Valley Railway @ U/D J211. Edgware, Highgate and London Railway @ 1870 Sh212. Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway 1906 F213. Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway 1834 V214. Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 1847 E215. Edinburgh and Northern Railway @ 1847 S216. Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway U/D J217. Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway 1836 Sh218. Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee Railway 1853 A219. Elham Valley Railway @ 1866 A220. Elham Valley Military Railway U/D T221. Ely and Huntingdon Railway 1845 S222. Ely Valley Railway @ 1895 S223. Ely Valley Extension Railways 1862 A224. Esk Valley Railway 1864 I225. Evesham, Redditch and Stratford upon Avon Junction Railway 1878 A226. Exeter and Crediton Railway @ Vol 1 1845 S227. Exeter, Teign Valley and Chagford Railway 1893 A228. Exeter Railway @ 1900 S229. Exeter and Exmouth Railway 1856 A

230. Fairbourne Railway 1960 tt231. Farnborough Miniature Railway 1939 H232. Far Tottering and Oystercreek Railway 1953 H233. Felixstowe Dock and Railway 1966 A

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234. Festiniog and Blaenau Railway 1869 A235. Festiniog Railway 1880 X T236. Fife and Kinross Railway 1855 A237. Forest of Dean Central Railway 1864 S238. Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction Railway 1871 F239. Forcett Railway @ 1876 S240. Formatine and Buchan Railway 1866 C241. Forth and Clyde Junction Railway 1870 B242. Forth Bridge Railway 1891 D243. Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway U/D Z244. Furness Railway 1891 A245. Furness and Midland Railway 1867 B

246. Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway @ 1841 Sh247. Garstang and Knott End Railway 1877 A248. Garston and Liverpool Railway 1860 E249. Gifford and Garvald Railway 18xx S250. Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway 1877 A251. Glasgow and Govan Railway 1869 C252. Glasgow and South Western Railway 1891 B253. Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway U/D T254. Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway 1850 A255. Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway 1846 A256. Glasgow, Govan and Renfrewshire Railway 1899 D257. Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway 1846 H258. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway 1846 A259. Glasgow Subway Railway 1921 F260. Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway 1874 A261. Glyn Valley Tramway 1923 K262. Golden Valley Railway 1878 C263. Gorsedda Junction and Portmadoc Railway 1875 S264. Grand Eastern Counties Railway 1834 P U/B265. Grand Junction Railway @ 1841 B266. Great Central Railway 1901 B267. Great Eastern Railway 1890 A268. Great Marlow Railway 1887 F269. Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway 1846 Sh270. Great Northern Railway 1851 A271. Great Northern and City Railway 1905 A272. Great North of England Railway @ 1841 tt273. Great North of England, Clarence and Hartlepool Junction Railway 1901 D274. Great North of Scotland Railway 1865 C275. Great Orme Railway U/D A276. Great Western Railway 1840 F A277. Great Western and Brentford Railway 1867 A278. Greenock and Ayrshire Direct Railway 1872 D279. Greenock and Ayrshire Railway 1868 F280. Greenock Railway Guaranteed Company @ 1851 S281. Greywood Central Railway 1960 tt282. Grimsby and Immingham Electric Railway 1914 O283. Guernsey Railway @ 1949 A

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284. Halesowen Railway 1906 C285. Halesowen and Bromsgrove Branch Railways @ 1872 S286. Halesworth, Beccles and Haddiscoe Railway 1854 A287. Hammersmith, Paddington and City Junction Railway @ 1860 I U/B288. Hamilton and Strathaven Railway 1861 J289. Halifax and Ovenden Railway 1872 A290. Halifax High Level, North and South Junction Railway @ 1886 P291. Harborne Railway 1875 S292. Hartlepool Railway (Hartlepool Dock and Railway) 1841 tt293. Harwich Railway U/D J N/B294. Hawick and Carlisle Railway 1837 J U/B295. Hawick, Liddersdale and Carlisle Railway 1858 C N/B296. Hay Railway 1856 Sh297. Hayling Railways 1875 F298. Hereford Railway @ 1829 SZ299. Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway U/D J300. Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway @ 1858 F301. Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway @ 1856 F302. Hexham and Allendale Railway U/D V303. Hibernian General Railway 1825 E U/B304. Highland Railway 1890 B305. Horsham and Guildford Direct Railway @ 1861 S306. Hoylake and Birkenhead Rail and Tramway 1877 A307. Horncastle Railway 1881 F308. Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal @ 1847 F309. Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway 1845 I310. Hull and Holderness Railway 1886 A311. Hull and Hornsea Railway 1861 C312. Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock 1890 C313. Hull and Barnsley Railway @ 1913 K314. Hull and Selby Railway 1835 D315. Humber Commercial Railway and Dock @ 1911 S316. Hundred of Manhood and Selsey Tramway 1933 N317. Hunstanton and West Norfolk Railway 1874 J

318. Ilen Valley Railway @ 1884 S319. Ipswich and Bury Railway 1847 B320. Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway 1897 E321. Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway 1863 C322. Inverness and Perth Junction Railway 1863 B323. Isle of Man Railway 1872 C324. Isle of Wight Central Railway U/D V325. Isle of Wight Railway 1881 D

326. Jersey Railways and Tramways 1924 tt327. Jersey Eastern Railway 1904 tt

328. Keith and Dufftown Railway 1864 F329. Kendal and Windermere Railway 1857 B330. Kent and East Sussex Railway U/D B

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331. Kettering, hrapstone and Huntingdon Railway 1876 E332. Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway 1911 A333. King’s Lynn Docks and Railway 1943 F334. Kington and Eardisley Railway 1870 B335. Kirkcaldy and District Railway @ 1889 P336. Kirkcudbright Railway 1862 J337. Kirkstead and Little Steeping Light Railway 1912 LRO338. Knighton Railway 1866 R339. Knott End Railway 1921 B

340. Lambourn Valley Railway 1889 B341. Lambton Railway 1960 BZ342. Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway 1914 F343. Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway 1897 D344. Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway 1898 I345. Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway 1892 Sh346. Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway @ 1847 Sh347. Lancaster and Carlisle Railway 1855 D348. Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway 1855 A349. Lancashire Union Railways 1850 S350. Lastingham and Rosedale Light Railway 1900 D N/B351. Lauder Light Railway @ 1902 S352. Lee on the Solent Railway U/D T353. Leeds and Bradford Railway @ 1845 A354. Leeds and Selby Railway 1835 tt355. Leeds and Thirsk Railway 1849 F356. Leeds and West Riding Junction Railway 1844 I357. Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway @ 1860 A358. Leeds, Castleford and Pontefract Junction Railway 1873 Sh359. Leeds Northern Railway 1852 A360. Leominster and Bromyard Railway 1880 S361. Leominster and Kington Railway @ 1857 A362. Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway 1906 F363. Leek, Caldon Low and Hartington Railway U/D I364. Leicester and Swannington Railway @ 1839 C365. Leslie Railway @ 1863 S366. Lesmahago Railway 1871 D367. Lewes and East Grinstead Railway (on loan to the Bluebell Railway) 1877 E368. Leven and East of Fife Railway 1862 B369. Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway @ 1963 H370. Liskeard and Caradon Railway U/D X Z371. Liskeard and Looe Railway 1902 F Z372. Liverpool and Bury Railway 1848 A373. Liverpool and Manchester Railway @ 1838 A374. Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway 1854 A375. Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway U/D L376. Liverpool, Saint Helens and South Lancashire Railway 1900 B377. Liverpool Overhead Railway 1919 D378. Llanelly and Myndd Mawr Railway 1923 A379. Llanidloes and Newtown Railway 1861 B

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380. Llynvi Valley Railway 1856 E381. Llynvi and Ogmore Railway 1877 A382. Llangollen and Corwen Railway 1881 R383. Lochearnhead, St Fillians and Comrie Railway 1897 X384. Lochty Private Railway 1974 H385. London and Birmingham Railway @ 1838 H386. London and Blackwall Railway 1857 Sh387. London and Brighton Railway 1841 F388. London and Croydon Railway @ 1845 S389. London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 1920 Sh390. Londonderry Railway 1892 H391. London and Greenwich Railway @ 1833 P Z392. London and North Western Railway @ 1847 A393. London and Oxford Railway 1853 N/B394. London and Southampton Railway @ 1833 P395. London and South Western Railway 1862 A396. London and York Railway 1845 S397. London, Chatham and Dover Railway @ 1865 P398. London Electric Railway 1919 A399. London, Newbury and Bath Direct Railway 1845 D N/B400. London, Tilbury and Southend Railway 1854 K401. Longmoor Military Railway 1967 H402. Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway U/D JZ403. Lowestoft Railway and Harbour 1847 E404. Louth and Lincoln Railway 1872 C405. Lydd Railway 1885 C406. Lynn and Ely Railway 1845 Sh407. Lynn and Fakenham Railway 1879 B408. Lynn and Hunstanton Railway @ 1860 P409. Lynton and Barnstaple Railway 1901 OZ

410. Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway 1870 B411. Macclesfield, Knutsford and Warrington Railway 1873 A412. Maenclochg Railway 1878 B413. Maldon Witham and Braintree Railway 1847 A414. Malmsbury Railway 1872 F415. Malton and Driffield Junction Railway 1847 AZ416. Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation & Railway @417. Manchester, Bury and Rosendale Railway 1845 Sh418. Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway 1869 D419. Manchester and Birmingham Railway @ 1839 A420. Manchester and Bolton Railway @ 1843 tt421. Manchester and Leeds Railway 1847 F422. Manchester and Milford Railway 1882 B423. Manchester and Southampton Railway 1847 F N/B424. Manchester and Southport Railway 1852 A425. Manchester Ship Canal Railways 1920 B426. Manchester and Lincoln Union Railway (Joint company M&LU Railway & Chesterfield and Gainsborough Canal) @

1847 A Z

427. Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway 1876 B428. Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway 1880 A

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429. Mansfield Railway @ 1912 S430. Mansfield and Pinxton Railway 1841 D431. Manx Northern Railway (in liquidation) sic 1900 J432. Market Deeping Railway 1878 C433. Marlborough Railway 1891 D434. Maryport and Carlisle Railway 1890 A435. Mawddwy Railway 1871 A436. Maybole and Girvan Railway 1864 B437. Mellis and Eye Railway 1869 S438. Merrivale Light Railway 1908 C N/B439. Merrybent and Darlington Railway 1868 A440. Merionethshire Railway 1874 A N/B441. Mersey Railway @ 1900 A442. Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway 1861 A443. Metropolitan Railway 1884 D444. Metropolitan District Railway 1902 D445. Metropolitan Outer Circle Railway 1882 I446. Metropolitan and Saint John's Wood Railway 1886 P447. Mid Cumberland Railway 1882 C448. Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway 1858 A449. Middlesbro’ and Redcar Railway (Sic) 1851 A450. Mid Suffolk Light Railway @ 1902 P451. Mid Sussex Railway 1857 I452. Midland Railway 1862 B453. Midland Counties Railway 1839 F454. Midland and South Western Junction Railway 1908 A455. Mid Wales Railway 1864 A456. Milford Haven Railway and Estate Co . 1886 J457. Milford Railway 1883 D458. Mitcheldean and Forest of Dean Junction Railway 1870 A459. Mitcheldean Road and Whimsey Railway 1870 A N/B460. Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway @ 1865 J461. Mold Railway 1848 S462. Monkland Railways 1858 S463. Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway @ 1825 J Z464. Monmouthshire Railway @ 1846 P465. Monmouth and Hereford Railway 1846 C466. Montrose and Bervie Railway 1880 E467. Much Wenlock ,Craven Arms and Coalbrookdale Railway @ 1860 P468. Much Wenlock and Severn Junction Railway U/D J Z469. Mumbles Railway and Pier 1928 H

470. Nantle Railway 1864 A471. Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway 1872 F472. Narrow Gauge Railways 1943 A473. Neath and Brecon Railway @ 1890 A474. Newcastle and Berwick Railway @ 1847 B475. Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway 1847 A476. Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway 1846 A477. Newcastle and North Shields Railway 1844 tt478. Newent Railway 1884 A

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479. Newmarket Railway 1847 Sh480. Newmarket and Chesterford Railway @ 1846 S481. Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway 1864 B482. Newtown and Machynlleth Railway 1863 Sh483. Newport Railway (Edinburgh) 1882 A484. Newport, Godshill and St Lawrence Railway 1902 tt485. Newport Pagnall Railway 1866 A486. Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway 1872 K487. Nidd Valley Light Railway 1928 tt488. Norfolk Railway 1853 Sh489. Northumberland Central Railway 1863 Sh490. Northampton and Birmingham Junction Railway 1881 C N/B491. Northampton and Banbury Junction Railway 1902 A492. North British Railway @ 1917 A493. North Cornwall Railway 1913 C494. North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway 1925 XZ495. North Devon Railway and Dock @ 1852 SZ496. North Eastern Railway 1907 A497. North Lincolnshire Light Railway 1899 A 498. North London Railway 1891 A499. North Midland Railway 1840 A500. North Staffordshire Railway 1845 I501. North Wales Mineral Railway 1846 A502. North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway 1923 B503. Northern and Eastern Railway 1836 F504. North Eastern Railway 1878 G505. North Lindsey Light Railway 1910 F506. North London Railway 1902 A507. North Midland Railway @ 1837 F508. North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway 1899 C509. North Staffordshire Railway @ 1845 F510. North Sunderland Railway 1898 A511. North Union Railway 1846 C512. North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway # 1857 AZ513. North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway 1923 B514. North Western Railway (Little) 1850 BZ515. North Wales Mineral Railway 1900 A516. Norwich and Brandon Railway 1845 J Z517. Norwich and Spalding Railway @ 1866 S518. Nottingham and Grantham Railway and Canal 1889 B519. Nottingham Suburban Railway 1891 S

520. Oldham Alliance Railway @ 1846 Sh521. Oldham, Ashton under Lyne and Guide Bridge Junction Railway 1873 B522. Okehampton Railway @ 186- S 523. Oswestry and Newtown Railway 1862 B524. Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway @ 1862 Sh525. Oswestry ,Welch-pool and Newtown Railway 1857 Sh526. Oxford and Aylesbury Tramroad @ 1888 B P527. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway 1850 A

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528. Paddock Wood and Cranbrook Railway @ 1890 A529. Paisley and Barrhead District Railway 1902 A530. Paisley and Renfrew Railway 1842 F531. Peebles Railway 1853 A532. Peel Railway 1894 P533. Pembroke and Tenby Railway 1879 B534. Penarth Harbour Dock and Railway 1918 F535. Penicuik Railway 1873 A536. Pensnett Railway 1957 VZ537. Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Railway 1860 F538. Petersfield Railway @ 1861 S539. Peterborough, Wisbeach and Sutton Railway (sic) 1881 D540. Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway 1922 F Z541. Plymouth and North Devon Direct Railway 1903 F542. Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway 1906 F Z543. Polloc and Govan Railway 1841 G Z544. Ponteland Light Railway l920 C545. Portpatrick Railway 1863 A546. Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway 1870 I547. Port Carlisle Dock and Railway 1860 A548. Portsdown and Horndean Light Railway T 1931549. Port Talbot Railways and Docks 1898 A550. Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway 1907 F551. Portsmouth Railway 1857 Sc552. Potteries Junction Railway 1862 I553. Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway 1869 C554. Preston and Wyre Railway , 1866 C555. Princetown Railway @ 1880 Sh Z

556. Redruth and Chasewater Railway @ 1834 D557. Regents Canal, City and Docks Railway 1889 F N/B558. Rhonda and Swansea Bay Railway 1888 L559. Rhymney Railway 1907 A560. Ross and Monmouth Railway @ 188- Sh561. Rother Valley Railway 1897 Sh562. Royal Albert Dock Railway U/D V563. Royal Arsenal Railway U/D O564. Royston and Hitchin Railway 1862 A565. Ryde and Newport Railway 1876 P566.

567. St George’s Harbour Railway 1867 A568. St Helen’s and Runcorn Gap Railway 1830 C569. St Helen’s and Wigan Junction Railway @ 1887 P570. St Helen’s Canal and Railway 1864 Sh571. Saffron Walden Railway 1878 J572. Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway 1860 X573. Salisbury and Yeovil Railway @ 1864 D 574. Sand Hutton Light Railway U/D TZ575. Saundersfoot Railway and Harbour U/D T576. Scarborough and Whitby Railway 1871 I

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577. Scarborough, Bridlington and West Riding Junction Railway 1913 E578. Seacombe, Hoylake and Deeside Railway @ 1886 A579. Seafield Dock and Railway @ 1884 Sh580. Scottish Central Railway 1864 B581. Scottish Midland Junction Railway 1846 A582. Scottish North-Eastern Railway 1863 B583. Sevenoaks Railway @ U/D P584. Sevenoaks, Maidstone and Tunbridge Railway @ 1863 P585. Severn and Wye Railway and Canal 1863 B586. Severn and Wye and Severn Bridge Railway 1880 B587. Severn Valley Railway 1857 A588. Sheffield, Aston under Lyne and Manchester Railway 1846 Sh589. Sheffield District Railway 1898 F590. Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway 1844 A591. Sheffield and Rotherham Railway 1841 Sh592. Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield & Goole Rly 1846 X 593. Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway 1926 B594. Shropshire Union Railways and Canal 1901 B595. Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway 1865 F596. Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway 1849 Sh597. Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway 1846 S598. Shrewsbury and Chester Railway 1849 F599. Shrewsbury and Potteries Junction Railway 1865 F600. Shrewsbury and Welchpool Railway (sic) @ 1863 Sh601. Shropshire Railways 1900 C602. Shropshire Union Railways and Canal 1901 B603. Sittingbourne and Sheerness Railway @ 1861 S604. Sirhowy Railway U/D W605. Snailbeach District Railways 1938 A606. Snowdon Mountain Tramroad 1899 T607. Somerset and Dorset Railway 1872 Sh Z608. Somerset Central Railway 1864 J609. Solway Junction Railway 1869 A610. South Devon Railway 1875 A611. South Durham Railway 1836 H U/B612. South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway 1860 A613. South Eastern Railway 1844 A614. South Eastern and Chatham Railway 1922 B615. South Midland Railway 1845 C616. South Shields, Marsden and Whitburn Colliery Railway U/D T617. South Staffordshire Railway 1854 A618. South Staffordshire Junction Railway 1845 A619. South Wales Railway 1858 C620. South Wales Mineral Railway (Extension) 1860 F621. South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole Railway 1847 S622. South Yorkshire Railway and River Dun Company 1863 C623. South Yorkshire Junction Railway 1915 D624. Southwold Railway 1922 DM625. Southport and Cheshire Lines Extension Railway 1901 E626. Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway @ 1880 B627. Staines and West Drayton Railway 1882 P

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628. Spilsby and Firsby Railway @ 1886 Sh Z629. Stamford and Essendine Railway @ 1871 B630. Stirling and Dunfirmline Railway 1847 D631. Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway 1856 Sh632. Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway 1861 I633. Stocksbridge Railway 1951 F634. Stockton and Darlington Railway 1851 B635. Stockton and Hartlepool Railway and Dock 1838 P636. Stokes Bay Railway and Pier @ 1860 Sh637. Stourbridge Railway 1865 A638. Stratford on Avon Railway 1856 I639. Stratford upon Avon and Midland Junction Railway 1911 B640. Stratford on Avon,Towcester and Midland Junction Railway 1883 P641. Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway 1882 A642. Strathspey Railway 1890 E643. Surrey Boarders and Camberley Miniature Railway 1938 H644. Sutherland and Caithness Railway 1879 A645. Swansea and Neath Railway 1860 J646. Swansea Harbour Trust 1922 F647. Swansea Vale Railway 1875 A648. Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway 1867 D649. Swindon and Highworth Light Railway 1879 J650. Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway 1881 D

651. Taff Bargoed Railway 1854 P652. Taff Vale Railway 1890 C653. Talyllyn Railway 1950 A654. Tamar, Kit Hill and Callington Railway @ 1864 S655. Tanat Valley Light Railway 1899 A656. Tees Valley Railway 1878 A657. Teign Valley Railway 1923 C Z658. Tenbury Railway 1861 S659. Tenbury and Bewdley Railway 1865 A660. Tenby, Saundersfoot and South Wales Railway @ 1847 S661. Thetford and Watton Railway 1878 tt 662. Torrington and Okehampton Railway U/B 1897 I663. Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway 1903 C664. Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway @ 1863 S665. Treferig Valley Railway 1881 F666. Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway 1865 J667. Trent Valley Railway 1845 E

668. Underground Electric Railways Company of London 1913 D669. Ulverston and Lancaster Railway 1861 B670. Uxbridge, Wycombe and Amersham Railway 1865 I N/B671. Uxbridge and Rickmansworth Railway Syndicate 1895 A N/B

672. Vale of Glamorgan Railway @ 1904 C673. Vale of Clwyd Railway 1868 B674. Vale of Llangollen Railway 1882 R675. Vale of Neath Railway 1846 B

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676. Van Railway 1898 A677. Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway @ 1858 P

678. Wallingford and Watlington Railway 1873 A679. Wantage Tramway 1882 O680. Ware, Hadham and Buntingford Railway @ 1859 S681. Waterloo and City Railway 1902 T682. Waterloo and Whitehall Railway 1867 P N/B683. Watford and Rickmansworth Railway @ 1862 S684. Waveney Valley Railway ® 1850 L685. Wear and Derwent Junction Railway 1846 tt686. Wear Valley Railway 1849 S687. Wear Valley Extension Railway 1895 Z688. Wenlock Railway 1896 C Z689. Wellington and Drayton Railway 1867 A690. Wellington and Severn Junction Railway @ 1892 C691. Welsh Highland Railway (Light Railway) 1927 A692. Welsh Midland Railway 1845 I N/B693. Welshpool and Llanfair Railway 1922 C694. Wemyss Private Railway 1966 O695. West Cheshire Railway @ 1862 I696. West Cornwall Railway 1875 A697. West Cumberland, Furness and Morecambe Bay Railway 1839 F698. West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway @ 1863 A699. West Highland Railway 1895 A700. West Lancashire Railway 1880 B701. West London Railway 1902 A702. West London Extension Railway 1894 A703. West Lothian Railway 1829 E704. West Midland Railway 1863 A705. West Riding and Grimsby Railway @ 1864 A706. West Somerset Mineral Railway 1854 F707. West Somerset Railway 1894 D708. West Shropshire Mineral Railway 1863 F709. West Sussex Railway 1932 tt710. Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway U/D T711. West Yorkshire Railway @ 1844 Sh712. Weymouth and Portland Railway 1864 Sh713. Wharfedale Railway 1854 F714. Whitby and Pickering Railway 1836 V Z715. Whitby, Redcar and Middlesborough Union Railway (SIC) 1871 P716. Whitechapel and Bow Railway 1924 F717. Whitehaven, Cleator and Egermont Railway 1867 A718. Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway 1846 I719. Whitehaven Junction Railway 1865 A720. Whitland and Cardigan Railway 1882 B721. Whitland and Taf Vale Railway 1875 G722. Wick and Lybster Light Railway U/D W Z723. Wigan Junction Railways 1851 D724. Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway 1849 I725. Wiltshire, Somerset and Weymouth Railway @ 1845 S

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726. Wimbledon and Croydon Railway U/D S727. Windsor, Staines and South Western Railway 1846 K728. Winsor and Ascot Railway (sic) 1897 J N/B729. Wirral Railway @ 1892 B730. Witney Railway 1860 J731. Wolverton, Stony Stratford and District Tramroads 1889 A732. Wotton Tramway 1882 V733. Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway 1874 A734. Worcester, Dean Forest and Monmouth Railway 1863 A U/B735. Worcester and Hereford Railway 1853 F736. Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway 1911 A737. Wrexham and Minera Railway 1865 G738. Wrexham, Mold and Connah’s Quay Railway 1879 W739. Wycombe and Oxford Railway 1874 I740. Wycombe Railway 1859 I741. Wye Valley Railway 1874 P

742. Yarmouth and North Norfolk Railway 1881 A743. York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway 1869 A744. York and Newcastle Railway 1844 J745. York and North Midland Railway 1847 Sh746. York and Scarborough Railway @ 1844 I747. Yorkshire Dales Railway 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.

748. Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway 1906 C749. Axholme Joint Railway 1923 A750. Birkenhead Joint Railway 1900 A751. Bourn and Lynn Joint Railway 1868 B752. Caledonian and North British Railway (Dumbarton & Balloch Joint) 1913 F753. Caledonian and West Coast Railways 1904 B754. Cambrian and Mid-Wales Railways U/D E755. Carlisle and Silloth and Port Carlisle Railways 1858 A756. Carlisle Canal and Port Carlisle Railway. U/D E757. Cheshire Lines Committee @ 1892 A758. Citadel Station Committee 1886 A759. Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Line @ 1905 B760. Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway 1887 B761. East Coast Railways 1911 C762. East Anglian and Eastern Counties Railway Companies 1852 C763. Eastern Counties, Eastern Union and Norfolk Railway Companies 1854 C764. Eastern Counties, London and Blackwall Railway Companies 1854 I765. Furness and Midland Joint Railway 1900 O766. Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway 1870 A767. Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway 1872 A768. Glasgow & Paisley and Glasgow; Barrhead & Kilmarnock Joint

Railways1928 T

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769. Great Central and Great Northern Railways – Nottingham Victoria Station

1916 A

770. Glasgow and South Western Railway, Caledonian Railway (Greenock Section), Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway

1872 A

771. Great Central and North Staffordshire Railways Committee 1915 B772. Great Central and Midland Joint Committee 1910 N773. Great Central, Hull and Barnsley and Midland Committee 1927 B774. Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway 1902 A775. Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railways A 1931776. Great Northern, Great Central and Great Eastern Railway companies 1910 A777. Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway 1903 A778. Great Northern, Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire and Midland

Joint Railways1869 A

779. Great Northern and Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Joint Rlys 1867 A780. Great Western and Great Central Railways Joint Committee U/D V781. Great Western and Metropolitan Railway Companies U/D D782. Great Western and Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Railways

Joint (Low Level) Station1874 A

783. Great Western, South Wales, Midland and London and South Western Railways (headed agency paper not a company name) @

1870 B

784. Great Western and London and North Western 1895 A785. Great Western & London & South Western Joint Railways 1914 A786. Halifax and Ovenden Joint Railway U/D A787. Hammersmith and City Joint Railway 1882 B788. Highland and Wick & Lybster Joint U/D V Z789. Highland, Sutherland, Duke of Sutherland's and Sutherland and

Caithness RlysU/D V Z

790. Isle of Wight Central Railway, Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport, Newport, Godshill and St. Lawrence Railways.

1899 B

791. Inverness and Perth and Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railways U/D V792. Joint South Western and Brighton Committee 1899 A793. Lancashire & Yorkshire and Great Central Railways 1901 H794. Lancashire and Yorkshire and London and North Western Railways 1922 A795. Lancashire and Yorkshire, London and North Western, Midland, West

Lancashire Railway Companies and Leeds and Liverpool Canal.1896 C

796. Lessees of the North Union Railway 1873 A797. Lessees of the Preston and Wyre Railway 1873 A798. London, Brighton and South Coast and Western of France Railways U/D B799. London and North Western and Great Western Joint Railways l918 A800. London and North Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire Joint

Railways1922 A

801. London Midland & Scottish and Oldham Ashton & Guide bridge Rlys 1929 N802. London and North Western and Midland Railways 1917 B803. London and North Western, Midland and North London Railways 1911 N804. Macclesfield Committee 1897 B805. Manchester,Sheffield and Lincolnshire and London and North

Western Railways 1888 A

806. Metropolitan District and London Electric Railways Lots Road Power Station

1920 D

807. Metropolitan and London North Eastern Rly. Company Watford Joint. Railway Committee

1938 F

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808. Methley Joint Railway 1919 A809. Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway 1901 A810. Metropolitan and Great Western Railway811. Midland and Great Central Joint Railway 1900 N812. Midland and Great Northern Railways joint Committee 1937 H813. Midland and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railways 1901 A814. Midland and Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railways 1904 N815. Midland and North Eastern, Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway 1898 B816. Newport, Abergavenny & Hereford and Worcester & Hereford

Railways1860 A

817. Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway 1925 O818. North and South Western Junction Railway 1895 O819. Normanton Joint Station 1923 A820. North British and Glasgow & South Western Railway 1869 F821. North Eastern Railway, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and Isle of

Axholme Light Railway1902 F

822. North Eastern Railway and Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and Goole & Marshland Light Railway

1902 F

823. North Eastern and Midland Railways+ 1913 A824. North Eastern and Newcastle and Carlisle Railways 1861 C825. Nottingham Joint Station 1901 J826. North Eastern and North Western Railway Companies – Leeds

Parcels Office1894 A

827. North Staffordshire, London and North Western, Great Western and West Midland Railways

1863 C

828. North Union, Preston and Wyre, Preston and Longridge and Lancashire and Yorkshire and Lancashire Union Joint Railway

1884 C

829. North Wales and Liverpool Railway @ 1900 tt830. Nottingham Joint Station 1916 B831. Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway 1898 A832. Perth General Station Joint Committee 19XX C833. Portpatrick and Girvan Joint Committee 1892 B834. Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway 1894 A835. Scottish Central and Dunblane, Doune and Callender Railways 1857 X836. Scottish North Eastern and Dundee and Arbroath Railways 1875 A837. Severn and Wye Joint Railway 1919 V838. Sheffield and Midland Railway 1896 B839. Sheffield & Midland Joint Railway and Cheshire Lines Committee 1899 N840. Shrewsbury & Hereford, Shrewsbury & Wellington and Shrewsbury &

Welshpool Joint Lines1867 A

841. Shrewsbury & Hereford, Shrewsbury & Wellington and Shrewsbury & Welshpool and Birkenhead Joint Lines.

1867 A

842. South Eastern and Chatham Railways. 1901 A843. South Eastern and London Chatham and Dover Railways Managing

Committee1921 A

844. South Devon and Cornwall Railways U/D A845. South Yorkshire Joint Lines. 1915 A846. Stockton and Darlington,Weardale and Redcar Railways 1847 tt847. West London and West London Extension Railway 1903 A848. West Riding Railway Committee. 1913 B849. West Yorkshire Railway and the West Riding Union Railway 1845 Sh

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850. Whitehaven Junction & Whitehaven & Furness Railways 1857 O851. York, Newcastle & Berwick, York & North Midland and Leeds

Northern Railways1854 H

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.852. Ballinrobe and Claremorris Light Railway 1924 F853. Ballycastle Railway U/D V854. Ballymena and Larne 1886 A855. Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway @ 1861 S856. Belfast and Ballymena Railway 1852 F857. Belfast and County Down Railway 1889 A858. Belfast and Northern Counties Railway. 1902 D859. Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway 1921 A860. Cavan and Leitrim Railway Company Limited 1922 A861. Cavan, Leitrim and Roscommon Railway (same as above) U/D V862. City of Dublin Junction Railways 1900 S863. Clogher Valley Railway 1902 C864. Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway 1903 B865. Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway. 1890 C866. Cork and Macrom Direct Railway 1908 A867. Cork and Bandon Railway 1856 Sh868. Cork and Youghal Railway @ 1861 S869. Derry Central Railway 1900 A870. Donegal Railway 1930 D871. Donoughmore Extension Light Railway Company Limited 1925 F872. Downpatrick, Dundrum & Newcastle Railway 1869 S873. Dublin and Blessington Steam Tramway U/D V874. Dublin and Drogheda Railway 1841 Sh875. Dublin and Kingstown Railway 1921 D876. Dublin and Lucan Steam Tramway 1884 F877. Dublin and Meath Railway 1860 T878. Dublin and South Eastern Railway 1912 D879. Dublin, Belfast and Coleraine Junction Railway U/D S880. Dublin, Rathmines, Rathgar, Roundtown, Rathfarnham & Rathcoole Railway 1865 S881. Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway 1905 B882. Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway 1858 S883. Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway U/D O884. Enniskillen, Bundoran and Sligo Railway 1871 Sh N/B885. Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway 1862 S886. Fermoy and Lismore Railway 1898 T887. Finn Valley Railway 1863 S888. Finn Valley and West Donegal Railway U/D W889. Giant’s Causeway, Portrush and Bush Valley Railway U/D T890. Giant's Causeway and Portrush Electric Tramway 1944 tt 891. Great Northern and Western of Ireland Railway 1873 A892. Great Northern Railway (Ireland) 1881 G893. Great Southern Railways 1927 A894. Great Southern and Western Railway 1902 A

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895. Hibernian General Railway 1825 G U/B

896. Irish North Western Railway 1873 A897. Kilkenny Junction Railway 1888 A898. Letterkenny Railway 1860 J899. Limavady & Dungiven Railway 1882 S900. Limerick and Kerry Railway @ 1879 S901. Listowel and Ballybunion Railway U/D A902. Londonderry and Coleraine Railway @ 1848 S903. Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway 1879 D904. Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway 1900 A905. Loughrea and Attymon Light Railway 1924 F906. Midland and Great Western Railway of Ireland 1897 C907. Mitchelstown and Fermoy Light Railway 1900 C908. Navan and Kingscourt Railway @ 1871 S909. Newry and Armagh Railway 1862 Sh910. Newry and Enniskillin Railway 1853 S911. Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Railway @ 1846 S912. Parsonstown and Portumna Bridge Railway 1868 F913. Rathkeale and Newcastle Junction Railway 1861 S914. Schull and Skibbereen Railway 1920 C915. Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway 1902 C916. The Northern Railway (Ireland) U/D V917. Tralee and Dingle Railway U/D A918. Ulster Railway 1853 J919. Waterford and Central Ireland Railway 1899 A920. Waterford & Kilkenny Railway 1863 A921. Waterford & Limerick Railway @ 1875 D922. Waterford and Tramore Railway @ U/D S923. Waterford, Dungarvan and Lismore Railway 1879 Sh924. Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway 1900 J925. Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow and Dublin Railway 1847 A926. West Clare Railway @ 1883 P927. West Clare and South Clare Railways 1913 O

A few of the companies from Ireland I am looking for: 1. Tralee & Fenit Railway 2.Timoleague & Courtmacsherry Extension Light Rly.3. Draperstown Rly 4. South Clare Railway 5.Kanturk and Newmarket Railway6. Sligo and Ballaghaderreen Junction Railway7. Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway

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 CollectionPlease note that currently the collection is located in two places, at Oxford and in East Anglia. If you wish to access the collection special arrangements can be made. Please refer to the list to see where the items you wish to see are located. Where an ‘@’ is shown this item is kept in the

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care of the Bodleian Library, for access to these items please see below:

Access to the East Anglia 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 Norwich Railway station. Access to the Bodleian Library items:For enquiries relating to material housed in the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera at the Bodleian Library (currently volumes 1 and 2 from the Rail Archive), please contact the Librarian of the John Johnson Collection: jjcoll@bodleian.ox.ac.uk (tel: 01865 277047). Researchers needing to see original documents from these volumes must:1.      Have made contact with the Librarian well in advance2.      Be familiar with the procedure to obtain a category ‘A’ Bodleian Reader’s card: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/johnson/visit/?a=1079503.      Have a seat reserved in the Special Collections Reading Room at the Radcliffe Science Library: access.sc@bodleian.ox.ac.uk Reference-quality images of the majority of the material held by the Bodleian can be seen through the Rail Archive website: http://www.railarchive.org.uk/Images for reproduction are administered through the Bodleian Library Imaging Services. Forms can be downloaded from the Imaging Services web pages:http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/using/copy/imaging_services The appropriate fees for images and for reproduction rights for this material are payable to The Bodleian Library.

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 Great Britain”An Historical Geography of the Railways of the British Isles by Ernest Carter*Railway Company Minute Books at the National Archive OfficesRailway 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 JohnsonThe Railways of Great Britain A Historical Atlas Col. M H Cobb*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.ukAlso 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.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_railway_companies_involved_in_the_1923_groupingThe 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/

Tracking Railway Archive Project (TRAP) is an attempt to pull all sources of railway information together http://www.trap.org.uk/ managed by 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.

There is a list of unbuilt railways being compiled by Sandy Ralph of the Printed Railway Ephemera Society. The Society specialises in all printed railway items except philately and Edmondson tickets. Please contact me for further information on the PRES or visit: www.railprint.org.uk

National Archives: Access to Archives (A2A) - the fully searchable online catalogue operated by The National ArchivesThe 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 Transport Act 1947 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

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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 National Railway Museum 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 appointment through the NRM research and archive section: http://www.nrm.org.uk/ResearchAndArchive.aspx

Archives held by Network RailNetwork Rail hold a significant collection of drawings and documents which they inherited from British Rail (via Railtrack). 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, Republic of Ireland (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, locomotive, 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: House of Lords 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.

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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.

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

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