| Description | Book of rates per ton of merchandise carried between Great Britain and Ireland, 1924-1953; Abstracts of leases to the Company, 1901-1924 (1 volume); Supplementary rate book used for notices relating to passenger services, mileages and fares, 1951-1963; Account books containing monthly summaries of current account and rentals, 1943-1952 (4 volumes); Draft Land Value returns including some plans, 1911-1914 (1 bundle) |
| Administrative History | The London Midland Division of British Rail was established on 1 January 1948 under the Transport Act of the previous year. Its immediate predecessor company was the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company, which had been founded in 1923 from the amalgamation of the Midland Railway Company and a number of smaller railway companies. The Midland Railway Company itself dated back to 1844, when it was formed from the North Midland, Midland Counties and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway Companies. |
| Custodial History | These records were transferred to Derbyshire Record Office in November 2001 |