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D5598 - British Rail: London Midland Division - 1901-1963

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5598
Title	British Rail: London Midland Division
Date	1901-1963
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)
Extent	1 bundle, 4 volumes
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator	British Rail: London Midland Division
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
Organisation Sub-Type	Railway companies
Related Material	For further records relating to the Midland Railway Company and to rail transport in Derbyshire, see D3220, D4107, D4623, D4655 and D5092.
Term	Business

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