Since July 1971, this private collection of printed railway documents from pre grouping and pre nationalisation railway companies based in the British Isles, has sought to expand its collection with the aim of obtaining a printed sample from each independent, private or joint railway company which operated (obtained an act of parliament or wayleaves and started construction). There were over 1,900 such companies and to date the Rail Archive has sourced samples from over a 1,200 of these companies. They include some freight, military, narrow gauge and mineral only railways. 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:
1. secure an on-going future for the collection in a public institution
2. reduce the insurance premium
3. continue to add to the collection
4. add a private collection of railway photographs from 1970’s onwards
5. provide a public access facility
6. promote the collection
7. ensure that the collection remains together in perpetuity where practical
8. ensure that sufficient finances are in place to achieve to above objectives
It is proposed that the archive and funding is eventually transferred under agreement to the Bodleian Library in Oxford as part of the John Johnson Collection.
This guide provides 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 or partially built. 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
INDEX
A = Letterheads or memos
Ac = Act of Parliament -these are not collected as issued by Parliament and not the rail company
B = Waybills, Consignment notes, invoices or station accounts.
C = Printed circulars.
D = Dividend statements.
E = Shareholders circulars including Invites
F = Annual Directors Reports, Meetings, 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, 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.
RS =Railway stamp (letter stamps/Newspaper Stamps)
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)
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
LRO* = Light Railway Order (Not sought after as not issued by the railway)
N/B = Railway Company which was not built or failed to obtain act of parliament. The archive does not collect paperwork from unbuilt companies unless shown in the 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 or manuscript items are not collected
(B) = Document held at the Bodleian Library
Companies shown in BOLD or COLOURED print are highly sought after and the archive would be happy to pay higher prices for these. The archive is willing to purchase any of the above paperwork from the Companies listed in the next few pages or we 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 or partially built are welcome. Especially sought after are early samples from Rail-Road, Tram Road, Waggon Ways or Rail Ways prior to 1830.
We are 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
Wrington Vale Light Railway
Alderney Railway (pre 1930)
Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway
Pwllheli & Llanbedrog Tramway
Ewden Valley Railway
Totton, Hythe and Fawley Light Railway
Tickhill Light Railway
We collect items from closed narrow gauge and miniature railways but not from those which are still working. We do not collect items from unbuilt railways unless shown in the following list. Any paperwork from the following companies are sought after. We are always willing to purchase or we do have an excellent selection of items for exchange.
ALL ITEMS MUST BE OFFICIAL AND HAVE A PRINTED COMPANY TITLE.
WANTED, PAPERWORK FROM THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES
1. Aberdare Valley Railway
2. Aberdeen and East Coast of Scotland Railway (Pre Aberdeen Railway)
3. Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway
4. Aboyne and Breamar Railway
5. Addiscombe Railway
6. Airdrie Railway
7. Alcester Railway
8. Aldborough Railway
9. Alford and Sutton Tramway
10. Alloa Railway
11. Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway
12. Angerstein Railway
13. Arbroath and Montrose Railway
14. Ardrossan and Johnstone Railway
15. Ashford, Rye and Hastings Railway
16. Avon and Gloucestershire Railway
17. Axminster and Lyme Regis Light Railway ®
18. Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir and Port Glasgow Junction Railway
19. Ballochney Railway
20. Banffshire (and Morayshire) Railway
21. Bangor and Caernarvon Railway
22. Barton and Immingham Light Railway
23. Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway
24. Basingstoke and Salisbury Railway
25. Bedlington Coal Company Railway
26. Bedale and Leyburn Railway
27. Bere Alston and Calstock Light Railway
28. Bexley Heath Railway
29. Bideford Extension Railway
30. Birmingham, North Warwickshire and Stratford on Avon Railway
31. Birmingham West Suburban Railway
32. Blackburn and Preston Railway
33. Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington and Colne Extension Railway
34. Blaydon, Gateshead and Hebburn Railway
35. Blythe and Tyne Junction Railway
36. Bognor Railway
37. Bourn and Essendine Railway
38. Bradford and Thornton Railway
39. Bradford, Ecleshill and Idle Railway
40. Brading Harbour Improvement and Railway
41. Brading Harbour and Railway
42. Brampton Railway (Earl of Carlisle Railways)
43. Brechin and Edzell (District) Railway
44. Bridestowe Railway (Rattlebrook Peat Railway)
45.46. Bridgend Railway
47.48. Brighton and Chichester Railway
49. Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway
50. Briton Ferry Dock and Railway
51. Bromley Direct Railway
52. Brompton and Piccadilly Circus Railway
53. Broxburn Railway
54. Brunton and Shields Railway (Seaton Burn Colliery Waggonway)
55. Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway
56. Buckingham and Brackley Junction Railway
57. Bude Canal and Launceston Junction Railway N/B
58. Bullo Pill Railway
59. Bury St Edmonds and Thetford Railway
60. Callington and East Calstock Railway
61. Cairn Valley Light Railway
62. Cambridge and Huntingdon Railway
63. CANTERBURY AND WHITSTABLE RAILWAY
64. Cardiff and Ogmore Valley Railway
65. Carlisle Goods Traffic Committee Railway
66. Carmarthenshire Railway
67. Carmylie Light Railway
68. Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway
69. Castleton and Grosmont Railway
70. Caterham Railway
71. Caterham and Godstone Railway
72. Central London Railway
73. Chard Railway
74. Charlestown Railway and Harbour (Elgin Railway)
75. Cattenden and Upnor Railway (Lodge Hill and Upnor Railway) Royal Navy Railway
76. Chichester and Midhurst Railway
77. Chipping Norton Railway
78. Chipstead Valley Railway
79. City of London and Southwark Subway
80. Clacton-on-Sea Railway
81. Clarence and Hartlepool Railway
82. Cleveland Railway
83. Clydesdale Junction Railway
84. Coleford Railway
85. Coleorton Railway
86. Coniston Railway
87. Conway and Llanrwst Railway
88. Cromarty and Dingwall Light Railway
89. Croydon and Epsom Railway
90. Croydon, Merstham and Godstone Iron Railway
91. Cowbridge and Aberthaw Railway
92. Cowes and Newport Railway
93. Crieff and Methven Junction Railway
94. Croesor and Portmadoc Railway
95. Croydon and Oxted Railway
96. 98. Dare Valley Railway
99. 101. Dearness Valley Railway
102.104. Denver and Stoke Ferry Railway
105.107. DINGWALL AND SKYE RAILWAY
108.110. Disley and Hayfield Railway
111.113. Dore and Chinley Railway (Pre Midland Railway) 114.116. Dorking and Leatherhead Railway
117.119. Douglas, Laxey and Ramsey Railway
120.122. Dover and Deal Railway
123.125. Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway
126.128. Drumpeller Railway
129.131. Dudley and Oldbury Junction Railway(Oldbury Railway) 132. Duke of Buccleuch’s Railway
133.135. Dulais Railway
136.138. Dulas Valley Mineral Railway (Pre Neath & Brecon) 139. Dunmanway and Skibbereen Railway
140.142. Dunblane, Doune and Callender Railway
143.145. Durham Junction Railway
146.148. Dursley and Midland Junction Railway
149.151. Ealing and South Harrow Railway
152.154. East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway
155.157. East Cornwall Mineral Railway
158.160. Earl Fitzwilliam’s Private Railway 161.163. Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway 164.166. Easton Neston Mineral and Towcester, Roade and Olney Junction Railway 167.169. East Fife Central Railway
170.172. East Kent Railway (Pre London, Chatham and Dover Railway) 173.175. East Grinstead Railway
176.178. Edenham and Little Bytham Railway 179.181. Elan Valley Railway
182.184. Elgin Railway 185.187. Edenham and Little Bytham Railway 188.190. Edinburgh and Hawick Railway 191.193. Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway
194.196. Edinburgh Suburban and South Side Junction Railway 197.199. Ely and Clydach Valleys Railway 200.202. Elsenham and Thaxted Light Railway 203.205. Ely and Newmarket Railway
206.208. Ely and Saint Ives Railway
209.211. Ely and Whittlesea Railway N/B 212.214. Ely, Haddenham and Sutton Railway 215.217. Ely Tidal Harbour and Railway 218.220. Enfield and Edmonton Railway 221.223. Epping Railway 224.226. Epsom and Leatherhead Railway 227.229. Erewash Valley Railway 230.232. Evesham and Redditch Railway 233.235. Evesham Valley Railway
236.238. Exe Valley Railway 239.241. Eyemouth Railway
242.244. Falmouth, Helstone and Penzance Railway (sic) N/B
245.247. Fal Valley Railway N/B
248.250. Fareham and Netley Railway 251.253. Farringdon Railway 254.256. Felixstowe Railway and Pier 257.259. Findhorn Railway
260.262. Fordell Railway
263.265. Forfar and Brechin Railway
266.268. Fraserburgh and St Combs Light Railway
269.271. Frome, Yeovil and Weymouth Railway
272.274. Frosterley and Stanhope Railway
275.277. Garve and Ullapool Railway
278.280. Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway
281.283. Glasgow and Milngavie Railway
284.286. Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilson Direct Railway
287.289. Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ardrossan Railway
290.292. Glasgow Central Railway (Caledonian Line)
293. Glasgow City and District Railway
294.296. Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway
297.299. Glenbuck Railway
300.302. Goathorn Pier Mineral Tramway
303.305. Goole and Marshland Light Railway
306. Great Northern and Strand Railway
307.309. Great North of England and Richmond Railway
310.312. Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
313.315. Grosmont Railway
316.318. Guildford Junction Railway
319.321. Gwendreath Valleys Railway
322.324. Halifax, Thornton and Keighley Railway
325.327. Hall's Tramroad (Abercarn Railway)
328.330. Hampstead Junction Railway
331.333. Harecastle and Sandbach Railway
334.336. Harrow and Uxbridge Railway
337.339. Hatfield and St Albans Railway 340.342. Hawes and Melmerby Railway
343.345. Hay Railway ®
346.348. Hayle Railway
349.351. Heck and Wentbridge Railway
352.354. Helston Railway
355.357. Herne Bay and Faversham Railway
358.360. Hertford, Luton and Dunstable Railway
361.363. Hexham and Allendale Railway ®
364.366. Holywell Railway
367.369. Horncastle and Kirkstead Railway
370.372. Horsham, Dorking and Leatherhead Railway
373.375. Hundred of Hoo Railway
376.378. Hunslet Railway
379.381. Hylton, Southwick and Monkwearmouth Railway
382.384. Hythe and Sandgate Railway
385.387. Idle and Shipley Railway
388.390. Ilfracombe Railway
391.393. Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
394.396. Isle of Axholme Railway ®
397.399. Isle of Sheppey Light Railway
400.402. Jarrow Dock and Railway
403.405. Jedburgh Railway
406.408. Johnstone and Ardrossan Railway
409.411. Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (Pre 1900)
412.414. Keith and Buckie Railway
415.417. Keith and Portessie Railway
418.420. Kelvedon, Tiptree and Tollesbury Light Railway
421.423. Kent Coast Railway
424.426. Kenyon and Leigh Junction Railway
427.429. Kidwelly and Burry Port Railway
430.432. Kilmar Railway
433.435. Kilmarnock and Troon Railway
436.438. Kingsbridge and Salcombe Railway
439.441. Kingsnorth Light Railway
442.444. Kinross-shire Railway 445.447. Kington Railway
448.450. Lake Lock Rail Road
451.453. Lanark Railway
454.456. Lanchester Valley Railway
457.459. Launceston and Delabole Railway (unbuilt)
460.462. Launceston and Victoria Railway (1836 unbuilt)
463.465. Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway
466.468. Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway
469.471. Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester Railway
472.474. Lee Moor Tramway (Devon and Tavistock Railway)
475.477. Lee on Solent Railway (Ticket in the collection but paperwork wanted)
478.480. Leven Railway
481.483. Lewes and East Grinstead Railway ®
484.486. Lewes and Uckfield Railway
487.489. Liskeard and Caradon Railway ®
490.492. Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
493.495. Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
496.498. Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway
499.501. Llanvihangel Railway
502.504. London and Greenwich Railway ® Z
505.507. Longton, Adderley Green and Bucknall Railway
508.510. Loose Valley Railway
511.513. Lord Elgin’s Railway (Dunfermline to Charlestown)
514.516. Lowestoft and Beccles Railway
517.519. Lowestoft Junction Railway
520.522. Ludlow and Clee Hill Railway
523.525. Luton, Dunstable and Welwyn Junction Railway
526.528. Lydney and Lydbrook Railway
529.531. Lynn and Dereham Railway
532.534. Lynton Railway (l885 abortive)
535.537. Maidens and Dunure Light Railway
538.540. Maidstone and Ashford Railway
541.543. Malton and Driffield Junction Railway ®
544.546. Mamhilad Railway
547.549. Manchester and Stockport Railway
550.552. Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway 553. The Marquis of Lothian's Waggonway
554.556. Margate and London Railway
557.559. Marlborough and Grafton Railway
560.562. Marple, New Mills and Hayfield Junction Railway
563.565. Marsden Railway
566.568. Mawddwy Railway
569.571. Meon Valley Railway
572.574. Merchants Railway (Portland Railway)
575.577. Metropolitan Inner Circle Completion Railway
578.580. Mid Kent and North Kent Railway
581.583. Mid Sussex and Midhurst Junction Railway
584.586. Midland Counties and South Wales Railway
587.589. Middleton Railway
590.592. Minehead Railway
593.595. Moffat Railway
596.598. Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway ®
599.601. Monmouth Railway (Pre 1830)
602.604. Monmouth and Hereford Railway
605.607. Morecambe Harbour and Railway Company 608. Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway
609.611. Mount Sorrel (Lord Lanesborough's) Railway
612.614. Mumbles Railway and Pier
615.617. Muswell Hill Railway (Muswell Hill Estate Co. or Muswell Hill and Palace Railway)
618.620. Narberth Road (Narberth and Maenclochg) Railway
621.623. Nerquis Railway
624.626. Newark and Leicester Railway
627.629. Newburgh and North Fife Railway
630.632. Newmarket and Chesterford Railway
633.635. Newport and Pontypool Road Railway
636.638. Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway ®
639.641. Newtown and Crewe Railway
642.644. Newtyle and Cupar Angus Railway
645.647. Newtyle and Glamis Railway
648. Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex Railroad Company (not built)
649.651. Northampton and Market Harborough Railway
652.654. Northampton and Peterborough Railway
655.657. North Devon China Clay (Torrington and Marland Light Railway)
658.660. NORTH DEVON RAILWAY (AND DOCK CO.) ®
661.663. North Kent Extension Railway
664.666. North Woolwich Railway
667.669. North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway #
670.672. Nottingham, Erewash Valley and Ambergate Railway
673.675. Nottingham, Vale of Belvoir and Grantham Railway
676.678. Nuneaton and Hinckley Railway (Formally South Leicestershire Railway)
679.681. Ogmore Valley Railway
682.684. Okehampton Railway ®
685.687. Oldbury Railway
688.690. Ouse Valley Railway (part built and never opened)
691.693. Oxford Railway
694.696. Oxted and Groombridge Railway
697.699. Padarn Railway (Dinorwic Quarry Railways)
700.702. Palleg Tramroad
703.705. Peak Forest Railway (Tramway)
706.708. Penrhyn Railway
709.711. Pensnett Railway (Shut End Railway) ®
712.714. Pentewan Railway
715.717. Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway(or Tramroad)
718.720.Pontop and Jarrow Railway (Waggonway) or Bowes Railway
721.723.Pontop and South Shields Railway
724.726. Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
727.729. Poole and Bournemouth Railway
730.732. Portland Railway (Merchants Railway)
733.735. Portmadoc, Croesor and Beddgelert Railway
736.738. Potteries, Biddulph and Congleton Railway
739.741. Powell Duffryn Railway
742.744. Preston and Longridge Railway
745.747. Preston and Wigan Railway
748.750. Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Light Railway (tramway)
751.753. Ramsey and Somersham Junction Railway
754.756. Ramsey Railway
757.759. Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway
760.762. Redruth and Camborne Tramway
763.765. Rhondda Valley and Hirwain Junction Railway
766.768. Richmond and West End Railway (Surrey)
769.771. Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway
772.774. Rothesay and Ettrick Bay Light Railway
775.777. Rosebush and Fishguard Railway
778.780. Ross and Ledbury Railway
781.783. Rotherham, Maltby and Laughton Railway
784.786. ROWRAH AND KELTON FELL MINERAL RAILWAY
787.789. Ruabon Brook Tramway (Railway) or Jessops Tramway
790.792. Rugby and Leamington Railway
793.795. Rumney Tramroad (Railway)
796.798. Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway
799.801. Ryde Railway
802.804. St Ives and Cambridge Junction Railway
805.807. St Andrews Railway
808. St Aubin and La Moye Railway (Tramway)
809.811. Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway
812.814. Salisbury Railway and Market House
815.817. Sand Hutton Light Railway ® (ticket held paperwork wanted)
818.820. Sandy and Potton Railway
821.823. Scotswood, Newburn & Wylam Railway (& Dock Company)
824.826. Seaham and Sunderland Railway
827.829. Seaton and Beer Railway (N/B)
830.832. Seghill Railway
833. Severn Bridge Railway
834.836. Shanklin and Chale Railway
837.839. Sheppey Light Railway (Isle of Sheppey Light Rly)
840.842. Shortlands and Nunhead Railway
843.845. Shotts and Wilsontown Railway
846.848. Shrewsbury and Potteries Junction Railway
849.851. Shrewsbury and Stafford Railway
852.854. Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton Railway
855.857. Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway
858.860. Shut End Railway
861.863. Silverdale and Newcastle under Lyme Railway
864.866. Sirhowy Railway ®
867.869. Slamannan Railway
870.872. Snaefell Mountain Railway (pre1896 only)
873.875. Sneyds Railway
876.878. Southampton and Dorchester Railway
879.881. Southampton and Netley Railway
882. South Devon and Tavistock Railway
883.885. South Leeds Junction Railway
886.888. South Leicestershire Railway (later Hinckley and Nuneaton)
889.891. South Shields Light Railway
892.894. South Wales Mineral Railway ®
895.897. South Wales and Bristol Direct Railway
898.900. Southsea Railway
901.903. Spalding and Bourne Railway
904.906. Staines and Wokingham(and Woking) Railway
907.909. Stanhope and Tyne Rail Road or Railway
910.912. Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway
913.915. Stockport and Woodley Junction Railway
916.918. Stockton and Castle Eden Bridge Railway
919.921. Stonehouse Railway
922.924. Stonehouse and Nailsworth Railway
925.927. Stratford and Moreton Railway (Tramway)
928.930. Strathbathie Light Railway (aka Murcar Railway)
931.933. Surrey Iron Railway
934.936. Sutton and Willoughby Railway
937.939. Swanage Railway
940.942. Swansea and Mumbles Railway (pre 1820 only)
943.945. Swansea and Carmarthen Railways
946.948. Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway
949.951. TAW VALE RAILWAY AND DOCK
952.954. Tay Bridge Railway
955.957. Tendering Hundred Railway
958.960. Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway
961.963. Thames Valley Railway
964.966. Tickhill Light Railway
967.969. Tiverton and North Devon Railway 970.972. Tooting, Merton and Wimbledon Railway
973.975. Torbay and Brixham Railway
976.978. Torrington and Marland Light Railway (North Devon China Clay Co)
979.981. Totton, Hythe and Fawley Light Railway
982.984. Treffry’s Railway
985.987. Trent Valley, Midlands and Grand Junction Railway
988.990. Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway
991.993. Uphall and Bangour Asylum Railway
994.996. Vale of Towy Railway
997.999. Wainfleet and Firsby Railway 1000.1002. Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway
1003.1005. Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway
1006.1008. Warrington and Newton Railway
1009.1011. Warwick and Leamington Union Railway 1012.1014. Watton and Swaffham Railway 1015.1017. Watlington and Princess Risborough Railway 1018.1020. Wath (Curve) Joint Committee 1021.1023. Waveney Valley Railway ® 1024.1026. Wear and Derwent Railway® 1027.1029. Weedon and Daventry Railway 1030.1032. 442. Wells and Fakenham Railway
1033.1035. Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway 1036.1038. Wenlock Railway 1039.1041. Westerham Valley Railway 1042.1044. West Norfolk Junction Railway 1045.1047. West of Fife Mineral Railway (West of Fife Railway and Harbour) 1048.1050. West Riding Union Railway 1051.1053. West Wickham and Hayes Railway 1054.1056. Whitby and Pickering Railway ® 1057.1059. Whiteinch Railway 1060.1062. Widnes Railway 1063.1065. Wigan Branch Railway 1066.1068. Wigtownshire Railway 1069.1071. Wimbledon and Dorking Railway 1072.1074. Wimbledon and Epsom Railway 1075.1077. Wimbledon and Sutton Railway 1078.1080. Wisbech, St Ives and Cambridge Junction 1081.1083. Wishaw Railway 1084.1086. Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea Railway 1087.1089. Wolverhampton, Walsall and Midland Junction Railway 1090.1092. Woodside and South Croydon Railway 1093.1095. Woodstock Railway 1096.1098. Workington Railway 1099.1101. Worsborough Railway 1102.1104. Wrexham and Minera Railway 1105.1107. Wrington Vale Light Railway
1108.1110. Yarmouth and Haddiscoe Railway 1111.1113. Yarmouth Union Railway 1114.1116. York and Bradford Railway 456 York and Newcastle Railway ® = Company already in collection but additional items sought
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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. 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, however, the rail archive is always open to offers.
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Companies shown underlined in blue are hyper-linked to images on the web
Holme and Leegate and Bolton Railway (sic)
5. Aberdeen and Scottish Midland Junction Railway
6. Aberdeen and Turriff Railway
7. Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway
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(Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway
13. Amber Gate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway and Canal Company
14. Andover and Redbridge Railway
16. Anglesey Central Railway
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18. Arbroath and Forfar Railway
P 28. Ayrshire and Galloway Railway
A 29. Ayrshire and Wigtownshire Railway
B 30. Axminster and Lyme Regis Light Railway
E 31. Axholme Light Railway
32. Baker Street and Waterloo Railway 1910 T 33. Bala and Festiniog Railway 1883 S
34. Bala and Dolgellau Railway 1860 Sh
35. Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway 1881 F
36. Banff, MacDuff, and Turriff Extension Railway 1860 F
37. Banff, Macduff, and Turriff Junction Railway 1857 F
38. Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway 1858 Sh
39. Bankfoot Light Railway
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40. Barnoldswick Railway 1867 I
41. Barrhill and Kilwinning Railway 1883 C
42. Barry Railway 1916 A
43. Barnsley Coal Railway 1862 I
44. Banstead and Epsom Downs Railway 1863 S
45. Bedford Railway 1846 I
46. Bedford and Cambridge Railway 1862 tt
47. Bedford and Northampton Railway 1877 A
48. Bere Alston and Calstock Light Railway
49. Berks and Hants Extension Railway 1861 Sh
50. Berwickshire Railway 1846 F
51. Berwick and Kelso Railway 1811 G N/B
52. Bideford, Clovelly and Hartland Light Railway U/D L N/B
53. Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway 1912 U
54. Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway 1850 E
55. Birkenhead Railway
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56. Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway 1841 tt
57. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway 1837 A
58. Birmingham and Henly-in-Arden Railway U/D L
59. Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway 1845 I
60. Birmingham, Bristol and Thames Junction Railway 1836 Sh
61. Birmingham, Kidderminster and Stoke Railway 1890 C
62. Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway 1845 P
63. Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour Valley Railway 1846 C
64. Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway 1839 A
65. Bishops Castle Railway 1876 S
66. Bishop's Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Railway 1864 I
67. Bishops Waltham Railway
68. Blackpool Railway
69. Blackpool and Lytham Railway
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70. Blackburn Railway 1856 E
71. Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction Railway 1856 A
72. Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway 1847 S
73. Blane Valley Railway 1865 S
74. Blythe and Tyne Railway 1870 F
75. Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway 1872 J
76. Bolton and Leigh Railway
77. Bolton and Preston Railway
78. Bolton, Blackburn, Clithero and West Yorkshire Railway
79. Border Counties Railway
80. Border Union Railway
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81. Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway 1856 I
82. Boston, Stamford & Birmingham Railway 1847 S
83. Bourne Valley Railway 1899 G
84. Bourton on the Water Railway 1859 A
85. Brackenhill Light Railway 1911 G
86. Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway 1862 Sh
87. Brandling Junction Railway 1847 C
88. Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
89. Bridge of Weir Railway
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91. Bridport Railway
92. Brighton and Dyke Railway
93. Brighton and Rottingdean Electric Sea Railway
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94. Brighton, Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway 1867 A
95. Bristol and Birmingham Railway 1848 A
96. Bristol and Exeter Railway 1854 A
97. Bristol and Gloucester Railway 1844 Sh
98. Bristol and Gloucestershire Railway 1835 O
99. Bristol and North Somerset Railway 1865 I
100. Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway 1884 A
101. Bristol Port Railway and Pier
102. Bristol and South Wales Union Railway
103. Bristol Harbour Railway 1876 D
104. Brompton and Piccadilly Circus Railway 1897 C
105. British & Irish Union Railway 1846 A
106. Brynmawr and Western Valleys Railway 1899 I
107. Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway 1880 S
108. Buckinghamshire Railway 185 A
109. Buckley Railway 1867 S
110. Buckley and Connah's Quay Railway 1886 R
111. Burnley, Clitheroe and Sabden Railway 1886 SN/B
112. Burton and Ashby Light Railway 1905 I
113. Bury and Tottington District Railway 1879 S
114. Burry Port and Gwendreath Valley Railway 1866 S
115. Busby Railway 1871 F
116. Cadeby Light Railway U/D A
117. Caernarvon and Llanberis Railway 1865 R
118. Cairnryan and Stranraer Railway T 1945
119. Caledonian Railway 1869 A
120. Callender and Oban Railway 1876 C
121. Calne Railway 1891 E
122. Cambrian Railways 1879 B
123. Cannock Chase and Wolverhampton Railway 1860 S
124. Cannock Chase Railways 1859 A
125. Cannock Chase Railway Colliery Co U/D H
126. Cannock Chase Railway Extension 1861 B
127. Cannock Mineral Railway 1856 S
128. Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway
129. Cardiff Railway
C
130. Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock 1851 A
131. Cardiff, Penarth and Barry Junction Railways 1884 I
132. Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway 1867 J
133. Carnarvonshire Railway 1858 I
134. Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway 1857 E
135. Cathcart District Railway 1884 F
136. Cawood, Wistow and Selby Light Railway 1895 I 137. Central London Railway 1909 A
138. Central Wales Railway 1898 A
139. Central Wales Railway Extension 1865 A 140. Central Wales and Carmarthen Junction Railway 1880 B
141. Central Wales Extension Railway 1897 A
142. Chard and Taunton Railway 1863 I
143. Charing Cross Railway 1863 Sh
144. Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway 1898 C
145. Charnwood Forest Railway 1875 S
146. Chatham, Rochester & Gravesend Railway 1844 P N/B
147. Cheadle Railway 1866 I N/B
148. Cheadle Railway Mineral and Land Company 1887 P
149. Cheddar Valley Railway 1872 H
150. Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway 1839 B
151. Cheshire Midland Railway 1860 E
152. Chester and Birkenhead Railway 1837 Sh
153. Chester and Crewe Railway 1839 Sh
154. Chester and Holyhead Railway 1846 I
155. Chichester & Midhurst Railway 1864 C
156. Churnet Valley Railway 1844 I
157. City of Glasgow Union Railway 1882 A
158. City and South London Railway 1899 D
159. City and West End Railway 1896 M
160. Clarence Railway 1851 Sh
161. Cleator and Workington Junction Railway 1881 F
162. Cleobury, Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway 1922 C
163. Cleveland Extension Mineral Railway 1872 I
164. Clifton Rocks Railway U/D H
165. Clitheroe Junction Railway 1845 C
166. Clydesdale Railway Guaranteed Company 1879 D
167. Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
A
168. Cockermouth and Workington Railway U/D S
169. Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury and Halstead Railway 1896 A
170. Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway 1871 F
171. Colne Valley and Halstead Railway 1861 S
172. Commercial Railway 1836 P
173. Cornwall Railway 1882 A
174. Cornwall Minerals Railway 1874 H
175. Corringham Light Railway U/D T
176. Corris Railway U/D B
177. Corwen and Bala Railway
178. Cowbridge Railway
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S
179. Crieff and Comrie Railway 1895 D
180. Crieff Junction Railway 1876 B
181. Cromford and High Peak Railway 1831 FZ
182. Crowhurst, Sidley & Bexhill Railway 1897 L
183. Croydon and Epsom Railway 1851 H
184. Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway
185. Culm Valley Light Railway
186. Darlington and Barnard castle Railway 1856 S 187. Dartmouth and Torbay Railway 1857 S 188. Dearne Valley Railway
189. Deeside Railway
190. Deeside Extension Railway
I
191. Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway 1871 B
192. Denburn Valley Railway 1863 C K
193. Denny Junction Railway 1856 A
194. Derbyshire, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Junction Railway 1845 A
195. Derwent Valley Light Railway 1902 F
196. Devon and Cornwall Railway 1886 S N/B
197. Devon and Somerset Railway 1870 E
198. Devon Valley Railway 1861 A
199. Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway 1886 C
200. Dingwall and Skye Railway 1895 L Z
201. Dinorwic Quarry Railway U/D T
202. Direct Northern Railway (London and York Railway) 1845 L
203. District Railway 1910 D
204. Dornoch Light Railway U/D W
205. Dorset Central Railway 1861 A
206. Dowlais Railway 1852 B
207. Duffryn-Llynvi and Porthcawl Railway 1846 G
208. Duke of Sutherland Railway 1870 A
209. Dundee and Arbroath Railway 1839 tt
210. Dundee and Newtyle Railway 1914 D
211. Dundee and Perth Railway 1846 A
212. Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Railway Junction 1848 tt
213. Dunfermline and Queensferry Railway 1873 F
214. Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerby Junction Railway 1863 Sh
215. Dumfriesshire and Cumberland Junction Railway (Pre Solway Junction title of l863) 1863 I
216. Dunstable Railway 1846 Sh
217. Easingwold Railway 1920 A
218. East Anglian Railways 184- F
219. East and West Cumberland Junction Railway 1845 C N/B
220. East and West Junction, Stratford on Avon, Towcester and Midland Junction Railway 1899 B
221. East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway 1848 A
222. East and West Yorkshire Union Railways 1900 A
223. Eastern Counties Railway 1834 P
224. Eastern and Midlands Railway 1891 V
225. Eastern Union Railway 1851 B
226. Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway 1846 S
227. East of Fife Railway 1868 V
228. East Gloucestershire Railway 1861 C
229. East Grinstead, Groombridge and Tunbridge Wells Railway 1863 S
230. East Herts Railway 1883 I N/B
231. East Kent Railway
B 232. East Lancashire Railway
C 233. East Lincolnshire Railway
B 234. East London Railway 1865 P
235. East Norfolk Railway 1867 E
236. East Norfolk Railway Aylsham Extension 1879 A
237. East Somerset Railway 1858 tt
238. East Suffolk Railway 1873 A
239. East Usk Railway and Dock 1865 I
240. Easton and Church Hope Railway 1939 K
241. Eaton Light Railway
242. Eden Valley Railway
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243. Edgware, Highgate and London Railway 1870 Sh
244. Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway 1906 F
245. Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway 1834 V
246. Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 1847 E
247. Edinburgh and Northern Railway 1847 S
248. Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway U/D J
249. Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway 1836 Sh
250. Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee Railway 1853 A
251. Elham Valley Railway 1866 A
252. Elham Valley Military Railway U/D T
253. Elsenham & Thaxted Light Railway U/D T
254. Ely and Huntingdon Railway 1845 S
255. Ely Valley Railway 1895 S
256. Ely Valley Extension Railways 1862 A
257. Esk Valley Railway 1864 I
258. Evesham, Redditch and Stratford upon Avon Junction Railway 1878 A
259. Exeter and Crediton Railway 1845 S
260. Exeter, Teign Valley and Chagford Railway 1893 A
261. Exeter Railway 1900 S
262. Exeter and Exmouth Railway 1856 A
263. Fairbourne Railway 1960 tt
264. Farnborough Miniature Railway 1939 H
265. Far Tottering and Oystercreek Railway 1953 H
266. Felixstowe Dock and Railway 1966 A
267. Festiniog and Blaenau Railway 1869 A
268. Festiniog Railway 1880 X T
269. Fife and Kinross Railway 1855 A
270. Forest of Dean Central Railway 1864 S
271. Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction Railway 1871 F
272. Forcett Railway 1876 S
273. Formatine and Buchan Railway 1866 C
274. Forth and Clyde Junction Railway 1870 B
275. Forth Bridge Railway 1891 D
276. Foxdale Railway 1888 S
277. Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway U/D Z
278. Furness Railway 1891 A
279. Furness and Midland Railway 1867 B
280. Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway 1841 Sh
281. Garstang and Knott End Railway 1877 A
282. Garston and Liverpool Railway 1860 E
283. Gifford and Garvald Railway 18xx S
284. Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway 1877 A
285. Glasgow and Govan Railway 1869 C
286. Glasgow and Milngavie Junction Railway 1863 T
287. Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway 1896 F
288. Glasgow and South Western Railway 1891 B
289. Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway U/D T
290. Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway 1850 A
291. Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway 1846 A
292. Glasgow, Govan and Renfrewshire Railway 1899 D
293. Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway 1846 H
294. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway 1846 A
295. Glasgow Subway Railway 1921 F
296. Gloucester, Cheltenham and Oxford Direct Railway Notice to Treat 1863.jpg 1863 I N/B
297. Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway 1874 A
298. Glyn Valley Tramway 1923 K
299. Golden Valley Railway 1878 C
300. Gorsedda Junction and Portmadoc Railway 1875 S
301. Grand Eastern Counties Railway 1834 P N/B
302. Grand Junction Railway 1841 B
303. Great Central Railway 1901 B
304. Great Eastern & Western Railway 1845 S N/B
305. Great Eastern Railway 1890 A
306. Great Marlow Railway 1887 F
307. Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway 1846 Sh
308. Great Northern Railway 1851 A
309. Great North of England Railway 1841 tt
310. Great North of England, Clarence and Hartlepool Junction Railway 1901 D
311. Great North of Scotland Railway 1865 C
312. Great Orme Railway U/D A
313. Great Western Railway 1833 P
314. Great Western and Brentford Railway 1867 A
315. Greenock and Ayrshire Direct Railway 1872 D
316. Greenock and Ayrshire Railway 1868 F
317. Greenock Railway Guaranteed Company 1851 S
318. Greywood Central Railway 1960 tt
319. Grimsby and Immingham Electric Railway 1914 O
320. Guernsey Railway 1949 A
321. Guildford Extension and Portsmouth & Fareham Railways 1846 I
322. Halesowen and Bromsgrove Branch Railways 1872 S
323. Halesworth, Beccles and Haddiscoe Railway 1854 A
324. Hammersmith, Paddington and City Junction Railway 1860 I N/B
325. Hamilton and Strathaven Railway 1861 J
326. Halifax and Ovenden Railway 1872 A
327. Halifax High Level, North and South Junction Railway 1886 P
328. Harborne Railway 1875 S
329. Harrington and Lowca Light Railway 1922 T
330. Harrow and Stanmore Railway 1886 L
331. Hartlepool Railway (aka Hartlepool Dock and Railway) 1841 tt
332. Harwich Railway U/D J N/B
333. Hawick and Carlisle Railway 1837 J
334. Hawick, Liddersdale and Carlisle Railway 1858 C N/B
335. Hay Railway 1856 Sh
336. Hayling Railways 1875 F
337. Henley in Arden Railway 1865 S
338. Hereford Railway 1829 SZ
339. Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway U/D J
340. Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway 1858 F
341. Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway 1856 F
342. Hexham and Allendale Railway U/D V
343. Hibernian General Railway 1825 E N/B
344. Highland Railway 1890 B
345. Horsham and Guildford Direct Railway 1861 S
346. Hoylake and Birkenhead Rail and Tramway 1877 A
347. Horncastle Railway 1881 F
348. Hounslow and Metropolitan Railway 1882 I
349. Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal 1847 F
350. Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway 1845 I
351. Hull and Holderness Railway 1886 A
352. Hull and Hornsea Railway 1861 C
353. Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock 1890 C
354. Hull and Barnsley Railway 1913 K
355. Hull and Selby Railway 1835 D
356. Humber Commercial Railway and Dock 1911 S
357. Hundred of Manhood and Selsey Tramway 1933 N
358. Hunstanton and West Norfolk Railway 1874 J
359. Ilen Valley Railway 1884 S
360. Ipswich and Bury Railway 1847 B
361. Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway 1897 E
362. Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway 1863 C
363. Inverness and Nairn Railway 1853 P
364. Inverness and Perth Junction Railway 1863 B
365. Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction Railway 1855 P
366. Isle of Man Railway 1872 C
367. Isle of Wight Central Railway
368. Isle of Wight Newport Junction Railway
369. Isle of Wight Railway
370. Jaywick miniature Railway
371. Jersey Railways and Tramways
372. Jersey Eastern Railway
373. Keith and Dufftown Railway
374. Kelvin Valley Railway
375. Kendal and Windermere Railway
376. Kent and East Sussex Railway
377. Kettering, Thrapstone and Huntingdon Railway
378. Killin Railway
379. Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway
380. King’s Lynn Docks and Railway
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F 381. Kington and Eardisley Railway
382. Kirkcaldy and District Railway
383. Kirkcudbright Railway
384. Kirkstead and Little Steeping Light Railway
385. Knighton Railway
386. Knott End Railway
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387. Lambourn Valley Railway
388. Lambton Railway
389. Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
390. Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
D 391. Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway
392. Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
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393. Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1847 Sh
394. Lancaster and Carlisle Railway 1855 D
395. Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway 1855 A
396. Lancashire Union Railways
S 397. Lastingham and Rosedale Light Railway
398. Latimer Road and Acton Railway
399. Lauder Light Railway
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S
400. Launceston and South Devon Railway 1862 A
401. Lee on the Solent Railway U/D T Z
402. Leeds and Bradford Railway 1845 A
403. Leeds and Selby Railway 1835 tt
404. Leeds and Thirsk Railway 1846 S
405. Leeds and West Riding Junction Railway 1844 I N/B
406. Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway 1860 A
407. Leeds, Castleford and Pontefract Junction Railway 1873 Sh
408. Leeds Northern Railway 1852 A
409. Leominster and Bromyard Railway 1880 S 410. Leominster and Kington Railway 1857 A
411. Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway 1906 F
412. Leek, Caldon Low and Hartington Railway U/D I
413. Leicester and Birmingham Railway 1846 S N/B 414. Leicester and Swannington Railway 1836 F
415. Leslie Railway 1863 S
416. Lesmahago Railway 1871 D
417. Lewes and East Grinstead Railway (on loan to the Bluebell Railway) 1877 E
418. Leven and East of Fife Railway 1862 B
419. Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway 1963 H
420. Liskeard and Caradon Railway U/D X Z
421. Liskeard and Looe Railway 1902 F
422. Liverpool and Bury Railway 1848 A
423. Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1838 A
424. Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway 1854 A
425. Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle Junction Railway 1846 S
426. Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway 1846 Sh
427. Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway U/D L
428. Liverpool, Saint Helens and South Lancashire Railway 1900 B
429. Liverpool Overhead Railway 1919 D
430. Llanelly Railway and Dock 1863 B 431. Llanelly and Myndd Mawr Railway 1923 A
432. Llanidloes and Newtown Railway 1861 B
433. Llynvi Valley Railway 1856 E 434. Llynvi and Ogmore Railway 1877 A
435. Llangollen and Corwen Railway 1881 R
436. Lochearnhead, St Fillians and Comrie Railway 1897 X 437. Lochty Private Railway 1974 H 438. London and Birmingham Railway 1838 H 439. London and Blackwall Railway 1857 Sh
440. London and Brighton Railway 1841 F 441. London and Croydon Railway 1845 S 442. London Bridge Railways and Terminus Hotel 1862 S
443. London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 1920 Sh 444. Londonderry Railway 1892 H
445. London and Greenwich Railway 1833 P Z 446. London and North Western Railway 1847 A 447. London and Norwich Direct Railway 1845 Sc N/B
448. London and Oxford Railway 1853 N/B 449. London and Portsmouth Railway 1844 I N/B 450. London and Southampton Railway 1833 P 451. London and South Western Railway 1862 A 452. London and York Railway 1845 S 453. London, Chatham and Dover Railway 1865 P 454. London Electric Railway 1919 A 455. London, Newbury and Bath Direct Railway 1845 D N/B 456. London, Tilbury and Southend Railway 1854 K 457. Longmoor Military Railway 1967 H
458. Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway U/D JZ 459. Lowestoft Railway and Harbour 1847 E
460. Louth and East Coast Railway 1899 A 461. Louth and Lincoln Railway 1871 P 462. Lydd Railway 1885 C 463. Lynn and Ely Railway 1845 Sh 464. Lynn and Fakenham Railway 1879 B
465. Lynn and Hunstanton Railway 1860 P 466. Lynn and Sutton Bridge Railway 1862 I 467. Lynton and Barnstaple Railway 1901 OZ
468. Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway 1870 B 469. Macclesfield, Knutsford and Warrington Railway 1873 A 470. Maenclochg Railway 1878 B
471. Maldon Witham and Braintree Railway 1847 A 472. Malmsbury Railway 1872 F
473. Malton and Driffield Junction Railway 1847 AZ
474. Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation & Railway 1837 Sh
475. Manchester, Bury and Rosendale Railway 1845 Sh 476. Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway 1869 D 477. Manchester and Birmingham Railway 1839 A 478. Manchester and Bolton Railway 1843 tt 479. Manchester and Leeds Railway 1847 F
480. Manchester and Milford Railway
481. Manchester and Southampton Railway
482. Manchester and Southport Railway 1852 A 483. Manchester Ship Canal Railways
484. Manchester and Lincoln Union Railway (Joint company M&LU Railway & Chesterfield and Gainsborough Canal)
A Z
485. Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway 1894 H 486. Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway 1880 A
487. Mansfield Railway
488. Mansfield and Pinxton Railway
489. Manx Northern Railway (in liquidation) sic
490. Market Deeping Railway
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C 491. Marlborough Railway 1891 D 492. Maryport and Carlisle Railway 1890 A 493. Maybole and Girvan Railway 1864 B
494. Mellis and Eye Railway 1869 S 495. Merrivale Light Railway
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496. Merrybent and Darlington Railway 1868 A 497. Merionethshire Railway
A N/B 498. Mersey Railway
499.
Railway 1882 C
505. Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway 1857 A
506. Middlesbro’ and Redcar Railway (Sic) 1851 A
507. Mid Kent Railway 1856 I
508. Mid Suffolk Light Railway 1902 P 509. Mid Sussex Railway 1857 I
510. Midland Railway 1862 B
511. Midland Counties Railway 1839 F
512. Midland and South Western Junction Railway 1908 A 513. Mid Wales Railway 1864 A
514. Milford Haven Railway and Estate Co 1886 J 515. Milford Railway 1883 D
516. Mitcheldean and Forest of Dean Junction Railway 1870 A 517. Mitcheldean Road and Whimsey Railway
A N/B
518. Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway 1865 J 519. Mold Railway 1848 S
520. Monkland Railways 1858 S
521. Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway 1825 J Z
522. Monmouthshire Railway 1846 P
523. Monmouth and Hereford Railway 1846 C 524. Montrose and Bervie Railway 1880 E
525. Morayshire Railway
526. Much Wenlock, Craven Arms and Coalbrookdale Railway
P 527. Much Wenlock and Severn Junction Railway U/D J Z 528. Mull and West Highland Railway 1990 H
529. Mumbles Railway and Pier 1928 H
530. Murcar Golf Club Railway (Strabathie Light Railway) U/D T
531. Nantle Railway
532. Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway
F 533. Narrow Gauge Railways
A 534. Neath and Brecon Railway
A 535. Newcastle and Berwick Railway
B 536. Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway 1847 A 537. Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway 1846 A 538. Newcastle and North Shields Railway 1844 tt 539. Newent Railway 1884 A 540. Newmarket Railway 1847 Sh 541. Newmarket and Chesterford Railway 1846 S 542. Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
B 543. Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
Sh 544. Newport Railway (Edinburgh)
A 545. Newport, Godshill and St Lawrence Railway
tt 546. Newport Pagnall Railway
A 547. Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway 1872 K 548. Nidd Valley Light Railway
549.
550.
552. Northampton and Banbury Junction Railway
553. North British Railway
554. North Cornwall Railway
555. North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light
556. North Devon Railway and Dock
557. North Eastern Railway
A 558. North Lincolnshire Light Railway
A 559. North London Railway
A 560. North Midland Railway
A 561. North Metropolitan Railway & Canal
A N/B 562. North Staffordshire Railway 1845 I 563. North Wales Mineral Railway 1846 A
564. North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway
B 565. Northern and Eastern Railway
F 566. Northern Counties Union Railway
Sh 567. North Eastern Railway
568. North Lindsey Light Railway
569. North London Railway
570. North Midland Railway
F 571. North Monkland Railways 1886 F 572. North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway 1899 C
573. North Staffordshire Railway 1845 F
574. North Staffordshire and Mid-Derbyshire Railway 1898 X 575. North Sunderland Railway 1898 A 576. North Union Railway 1846 C
577. North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway # 1857 AZ
578. North Wales, Chester and Birkenhead Railway 1871 I N/B
579. North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway
B
580. North Western Railway (Little) 1850 BZ 581. North Wales Mineral Railway 1900 A 582. Norwich and Brandon Railway 1845 J Z 583. Norwich and Spalding Railway 1866 S 584. Nottingham and Grantham Railway and Canal 1889 B 585. Nottingham Suburban Railway 1891 S
586. Oldham Alliance Railway 1846 Sh 587. Oldham, Ashton under Lyne and Guide Bridge Junction Railway
B 588. Okehampton Railway
S 589. Oswestry and Newtown Railway 1862 B 590. Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway 1862 Sh 591. Oswestry, Welch-pool and Newtown Railway (sic) 1857 Sh 592. Oswestry & Newtown and Newtown and Llanidloes Railways 1864 A 593. Oystermouth Railway 1868 A 594. Oxford and Aylesbury Tramroad 1888 B P 595. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway 1850 A
596. Paddock Wood and Cranbrook Railway 1890 A 597. Paisley and Barrhead District Railway 1902 A 598. Paisley and Renfrew Railway 1842 F 599. Peebles Railway 1853 A
600. Peel Railway 1894 P
601. Pembroke and Tenby Railway 1879 B 602. Penarth Harbour Dock and Railway 1918 F 603. Penicuik Railway
604. Pensnett Railway
A
VZ 605. Perth and Dunkeld Railway 1863 F 606. Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Railway 1860 F 607. Petersfield Railway 1861 S
608. Peterborough, Wisbeach and Sutton Railway (sic) 1881 D 609. Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway 1922 F Z
610. Plymouth and North Devon Direct Railway 1903 F 611. Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway 1906 F Z 612. Polloc and Govan Railway 1841 G Z
613. Ponteland Light Railway l920 C 614. Portpatrick Railway 1863 A 615. Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway 1870 I 616. Port Carlisle Dock and Railway 1860 A 617. Portsdown and Horndean Light Railway 1931 T 618. Portsmouth Railway 1857 Sh N/B 619. Port Talbot Railways and Docks 1898 A
620. Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway 1907 F 621. Portsmouth Railway 1857 Sc 622. Potteries Junction Railway 1862 I 623. Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway 1872 S 624. Preston and Wigan Railway 1831 X 625. Preston and Wyre Railway, 1866 C 626. Princetown Railway 1880 Sh Z
627. Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway 1947 tt 628. Redditch Railway 1859 J
629. Redruth and Chasewater Railway 1834 D
630. Regents Canal, City and Docks Railway 1889 F N/B
631. Rhonda and Swansea Bay Railway 1888 L
632. Rhymney Railway 1907 A
633. Ross and Monmouth Railway 1882 Sh 634. Rother Valley Railway 1897 Sh 635. Royal Albert Dock Railway U/D V 636. Royal Arsenal Railway U/D O 637. Royston and Hitchin Railway 1862 A 638. Ryde and Newport Railway 1876 P
639. St David’s Railway 1899 D N/B 640. St George’s Harbour Railway 1867 A 641. St Helen’s and Runcorn Gap Railway 1830 C 642. St Helen’s and Wigan Junction Railway 1887 P 643. St Helen’s Canal and Railway 1864 Sh 644. Saffron Walden Railway 1878 J 645. Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway 1860 X 646. Salisbury and Yeovil Railway 1864 D 647. Sand Hutton Light Railway U/D TZ
648. Saundersfoot Railway and Harbour U/D TZ 649. Scarborough and Whitby Railway 1871 P
650. Scarborough, Bridlington and West Riding Junction Railway 1913 E 651. Seacombe, Hoylake and Deeside Railway 1886 A 652. Seafield Dock and Railway 1884 P 653. Scotswood, Newburn & Wylam Railway 1882 A 654. Scottish Central Railway 1864 B 655. Scottish Midland Junction Railway 1846 A 656. Scottish North-Eastern Railway 1863 B
657. Selkirk and Galashiels Railway 1857 F 658. Sevenoaks Railway U/D P
659. Sevenoaks, Maidstone and Tunbridge Railway 1863 P
660. Severn and Wye Railway and Canal (on loan to Forest of Dean Railway) 1813 Sh 661. Severn and Wye and Severn Bridge Railway 1880 B 662. Severn Valley Railway 1857 A
663. Sheffield, Aston under Lyne and Manchester Railway 1846 Sh 664. Sheffield District Railway 1898 F
665. Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway 1844 A
666. Sheffield and Manchester Railway 1838 P 667. Sheffield and Rotherham Railway 1841 Sh 668. Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield & Goole Rly 1846 X 669. Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway 1926 B
670. Shropshire Union Railways and Canal 1901 B 671. Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway 1865 F 672. Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway 1849 Sh 673. Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway 1846 S 674. Shrewsbury and Chester Railway 1849 F 675. Shrewsbury and Potteries Junction Railway 1865 F 676. Shrewsbury and Welchpool Railway (sic) 1863 Sh 677. Shropshire Railways 1900 C
678. Shropshire Union Railways and Canal 1901 B 679. Sittingbourne and Sheerness Railway 1861 S 680. Sirhowy Railway U/D W 681. Snailbeach District Railways 1938 A
682. Snowdon Mountain Tramroad 1899 T
683. Somerset and Dorset Railway 1872 Sh Z
684. Somerset Central Railway
685. Solway Junction Railway
686. South Devon Railway 1875 A
687. South Durham Railway 1836 H N/B
688. South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway 1860 A
689. South Eastern Railway 1835 P
690. South Eastern and Chatham Railway 1922 B
691. South Midland Railway 1845 C
692. South Shields, Marsden and Whitburn Colliery Railway U/D T
693. South Staffordshire Railway
694. South Staffordshire Junction Railway
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695. South Wales Railway 1858 C
696. South Wales Mineral Railway (Extension) 1860 F
697. South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole Railway 1847 S
698. South Yorkshire Railway and River Dun Company 1863 C
699. South Yorkshire Junction Railway 1915 D
700. Southern Heights Light Railway 1928 G N/B
701. Southwold Railway 1922 DM
702. Southport and Cheshire Lines Extension Railway 1901 E
703. Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway 1880 B
704. Staines and West Drayton Railway 1882 P
705. Spilsby and Firsby Railway 1886 Sh Z
706. Stamford and Essendine Railway 1871 B
707. Stirling and Dunfermline Railway 1847 D 708. Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway 1856 Sh 709. Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway
712. Stockton and Hartlepool Railway and Dock
P 713. Stokes Bay Railway and Pier
714. Stourbridge Railway
715. Stratford on Avon Railway
716. Stratford upon Avon and Midland Junction Railway
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717. Stratford upon Avon, Towcester and Midland Junction Railway 1883 P
718. Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway 1882 A
719. Strathspey Railway 1890 E
720. Surrey Boarders and Camberley Miniature Railway 1938 H
721. Sutherland Railway 1884 E
722. Sutherland and Caithness Railway 1879 A
723. Swansea and Neath Railway 1860 J
724. Swansea Harbour Trust 1922 F
725. Swansea Vale Railway 1875 A
726. Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway 1867 D
727. Swindon and Highworth Light Railway 1879 J
728. Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway 1881 D
729. Taff Bargoed Railway 1854 P
730. Taff Vale Railway 1890 C
731. Talyllyn Railway 1950 A
732. Tamar, Kit Hill and Callington Railway 1864 S
733. Tanat Valley Light Railway 1899 A
734. Tanfield Lea Railway 1837 G
735. Tees Valley Railway 1875 S
736. Teign Valley Railway 1923 C Z
737. Tenbury Railway 1861 S
738. Tenbury and Bewdley Railway 1865 A
739. Tenby, Saundersfoot and South Wales Railway 1847 S
740. Thames Haven Dock and Railway 1836 C
741. Thames Valley Railway 1864 T
742. Thetford and Watton Railway 1878 tt 743. Tollesbury Light Railway 1920 T
744. Torrington and Okehampton Railway 1897 I N/B
745. Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway 1903 C
746. Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway 1863 S
747. Treferig Valley Railway 1881 F
748. Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway 1865 J 749. Trent Valley Railway 1845 E
750. Underground Electric Railways Company of London 1913 D 751. Ulverston and Lancaster Railway 1861 B
752. Uxbridge, Wycombe and Amersham Railway 1865 I N/B 753. Uxbridge and Rickmansworth Railway Syndicate 1895 A N/B
754. Vale of Glamorgan Railway 1894 P
755. Vale of Clwyd Railway 1868 B 756. Vale of Llangollen Railway 1882 R 757. Vale of Neath Railway 1846 B 758. Van Railway 1898 A
759. Victoria Station and North-Western & Great Western Junction Railway 1858 I 760. Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway 1858 P
761. Wakefield, Ossett, and Dewsbury Direct and Atmospheric Railway
A N/B 762. Wainfleet & Firsby Railway
763. Wallingford and Watlington Railway 1873 A N/B 764. Wansbeck Railway 1858 I 765. Wantage Tramway
766. Ware, Hadham and Buntingford Railway 1859 S 767. Warrington and Stockport Railway 1854 A
768. Warwick and Leamington Union Railway U/D X 769. Waterloo and City Railway 1902 T
770. Waterloo and Whitehall Railway 1867 P N/B
771. Watford and Rickmansworth Railway 1862 S 772. Watlington and Princess Risborough Railway 1878 tt 773. Waveney Valley Railway ® 1850 L 774. Wear and Derwent Junction Railway 1846 tt
775. Wear Valley Railway 1849 S
776. Wear Valley Extension Railway 1895 Z
777. Wenlock Railway 1896 C Z
778. Wellington and Drayton Railway 1867 A
779. Wellington and Severn Junction Railway 1892 C
780. Welsh Highland Railway (Light Railway) 1927 A
781. Welsh Midland Railway 1845 I N/B
782. Welshpool and Llanfair Railway 1922 C
783. Wemyss Private Railway 1966 O
784. West Cheshire Railway 1862 I
785. West Cornwall Railway 1875 A
786. West Cumberland, Furness and Morecambe Bay Railway 1839 F N/B
787. West Durham Railway 1841 S
788. West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway 1856 I
789. West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway 1863 A
790. West Highland Railway 1895 A
791. West Lancashire Railway 1880 B
792. West London Railway 1902 A
793. West London Extension Railway 1894 A
794. West Lothian Railway 1829 E
795. West Midland Railway 1863 A
796. West Riding and Grimsby Railway 1864 A 797. West Somerset Mineral Railway 1854 F
798. West Somerset Railway 1894 D
799. West Shropshire Mineral Railway 1863 F
800. West Sussex Railway 1932 tt
801. Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway U/D T 802. West Yorkshire Railway 1844 Sh 803. Weymouth and Portland Railway 1864 Sh 804. Wharfedale Railway 1854 F
805. Whitby and Pickering Railway 1836 V Z 806. Whitby, Redcar and Middlesborough Union Railway (sic) 1871 P 807. Whitechapel and Bow Railway 1924 F 808. Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway 1867 A 809. Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway 1846 I 810. Whitehaven Junction Railway 1865 A 811. Whitland and Cardigan Railway 1882 B 812. Whitland and Taf Vale Railway 1875 G 813. Wick and Lybster Light Railway U/D W Z 814. Wigan Junction Railways 1851 D 815. Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway 1849 I 816. Wiltshire, Somerset and Weymouth Railway 1845 S 817. Wimbledon and Croydon Railway U/D S 818. Windsor, Staines and South Western Railway 1846 K 819. Winsor and Ascot Railway (sic) 1897 J N/B 820. Windsor, Slough and Staines Atmospheric Railway 1845 F N/B 821. Wirral Railway 1892 B
822. Wisbech and Upwell Tramway U/D T 823. Wishaw and Coltness Railway 1846 A 824. Witney Railway 1860 J 825. Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway 1866 F 826. Wolverton, Stony Stratford and District Tramroads 1889 A 827. Wotton Tramway 1882 V 828. Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway 1874 A 829. Worcester, Dean Forest and Monmouth Railway 1863 A N/B 830. Worcester and Hereford Railway 1853 F 831. Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway 1911 A 832. Wrexham and Minera Railway 1865 G 833. Wrexham, Mold and Connah’s Quay Railway 1879 W 834. Wycombe and Oxford Railway 1874 I 835. Wycombe Railway 1859 I 836. Wye Valley Railway 1874 P
837. Yarmouth and North Norfolk Railway 1881 A 838. York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway 1869 A 839. York and North Midland Railway 1847 Sh 840. York and Scarborough Railway 1844 I 841. Yorkshire Dales Railway 1922 F
As well as those companies previously listed the Archive 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 other examples.
842. Aberdeen Joint Passenger station u/d T 843. Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway 1906 C 844. Axholme Joint Railway 1923 A
845. Aylesbury Joint Station (Met. GW and LNE) 1936 A
846. Bourn and Lynn Joint Railways 1868 B
847. Birkenhead Railway 1900 D
848. Caledonian and North British Railway (Dumbarton & Balloch Joint) 1913 F 849. Caledonian & Calendar & Oban Railway Companies 1903 E 850. Caledonian and West Coast Railways 1904 B 851. Caledonian and London North Western Railways 1915 E 852. Cambrian and Aberystwyth & Welsh Coast Railways 1864 tt 853. Cambrian and Mid-Wales Railways U/D E 854. Carlisle and Silloth and Port Carlisle Railways 1858 A
855. Carlisle Canal and Port Carlisle Railway. U/D E 856. Cheshire Lines Committee 1892 A 857. Citadel Station Committee 1890 A
858. Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Line 1905 B 859. Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway 1887 B
860. Dundee and Arbroath, Dundee and Perth and Scottish Central Railways U/D V
861. Dundee & Newtyle and Scottish North-Eastern Railways 1859 T
862. East Coast Railways 1911 C
863. Eastern Counties & Thames Junction and Eastern Counties Railways 1846 G 864. Eastern Counties, Eastern Union and Norfolk Railway Companies 1854 C 865. Eastern Counties, London and Blackwall Railway Companies 1854 I 866. Eastern Union and Eastern Counties Railways 1848 tt 867. Furness and Midland Joint Railway 1900 O 868. Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway 1873 A 869. Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway 1872 A 870. Glasgow & Paisley and Glasgow; Barrhead & Kilmarnock Joint Railways 1928 T
871. Great Central and Great Northern Railways – Nottingham Victoria Station 1916 A 872. Glasgow and South Western Railway, Caledonian Railway (Greenock Section), Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway 1872 A
873. Great Central and North Staffordshire Railways Committee 1915 B 874. Great Central and Midland Joint Committee 1910 N 875. Great Central, Hull and Barnsley and Midland Committee 1927 B 876. Great Northern and City Railway 1905 A 877. Great Northern & City and City & South London Joint Railways 1911 T 878. Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway 1902 A 879. Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railways 1931 A 880. Great Northern, Great Central and Great Eastern Railway companies 1910 A 881. Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway 1903 A
882. Great Northern, Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire and Midland Joint Railways 1867 A
883. Great Northern and Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Joint Rlys 1867 A 884. Great Western and Great Central Railways Joint Committee U/D D
885. Great Western & Great Northern Railways 1857 A 886. Great Western and Metropolitan Railway Companies U/D D 887. Great Western and Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Railways Joint (Low Level) Station 1874 A 888. Great Western, South Wales, Midland and London and South Western Railways (headed agency paper not a company name)
889. Great Western and London and North Western
A 890. Great Western & London & South Western Joint Railways 1914 A 891. Great Western and Rhymney Railways Joint Committee 1911 A 892. Halifax and Ovenden Joint Railway 1872 A 893. Hammersmith and City Joint Railway 1882 B 894. Highland & Dingwall and Skye Railways U/D VZ 895. Highland and Wick & Lybster Joint
V Z 896. Highland, Sutherland, Duke of Sutherland's and Sutherland and Caithness Rlys 897.
898. Isle of Wight Central Railway, Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport, Newport, Godshill and St. Lawrence Railways.
899. Inverness and Perth and Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railways U/D V 900. Joint South Western and Brighton Committee 1899 A 901. Lancashire and Yorkshire and London and North Western Railways 1922 A 902. Lancashire & Yorkshire and London & North Western Joint Railways and Harbour 1896 J
903. LB&SCR, EL and GER
904. Lessees of the North Union Railway 1873 A 905. Lessees of the Preston and Wyre Railway 1873 A 906. London, Brighton & South Coast and London North Western Rlys 1916 T 907. London, Brighton and South Coast and Western of France Railways U/D B 908. London, Brighton & South Coast and South Eastern & Chatham Rlys 1914 T 909. London and North Western and Great Western Joint Railways l918 A 910. London and North Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire Joint Railways 1922 A
911. London Midland & Scottish and Oldham Ashton & Guide bridge Rlys 1929 N 912. London and North Western and Midland Railways – Coventry station 1917 B 913. London and North Western, Midland and North London Railways 1911 N 914. Macclesfield Committee 1897 B 915. Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire, Great Northern & Midland Joint Railways 1870 A 916. Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire and London and North Western Railways 1888 A 917. Mersey and Wirral Railways 1900 H 918. Methley Joint Railway 1919 A 919. Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway 1901 A 920. Metropolitan and Great Western Railway 1902 H 921. Metropolitan and London North Eastern Rly. Company Watford Joint. Railway Committee 1938 F 922. Metropolitan District and London Electric Railways Lots Road Power Station 1920 D 923. Midland and Great Central Joint Railway 1900 N 924. Midland & Great Eastern Railways Tottenham & Hampstead Joint Committee 1923 D
925. Midland and Great Northern Railways Joint Committee 1937 H 926. Midland and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railways 1901 A 927. Midland and Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railways 1904 N 928. Midland and North Eastern, Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway 1898 B 929. Newport, Abergavenny & Hereford and Worcester & Hereford Railways 1860 A
930. Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway 1925 O 931. North and South Western Junction Railway 1895 O 932. Normanton Joint Station 1923 A 933. North British and Edinburgh & Glasgow Railways U/D RS 934. North British and Glasgow & South Western Railway 1869 F 935. North Eastern Railway, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and Isle of Axholme Light Railway 1902 F 936. North Eastern Railway and Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and Goole & Marshland Light Railway 1902 F 937. North Eastern and Midland Railways 1913 A 938. North Eastern and Newcastle and Carlisle Railways 1861 C 939. North Eastern and London & North Western Railway Companies –Leeds Parcels Office 1874 A
940. North Staffordshire, London and North Western, Great Western and West Midland Railways 1863 C 941. North Union, Preston and Wyre, Preston and Longridge and Lancashire and Yorkshire and Lancashire Union Joint Railway 1884 C 942. North Wales and Liverpool Railway 1900 tt 943. Nottingham Joint Station 1901 J 944. Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway 1898 A 945. Perth General Station Joint Committee 19XX C 946. Portpatrick and Girvan Joint Committee 1892 B 947. Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway 1894 A 948. Scottish Central and Dunblane, Doune and Callender Railways 1857 X 949. Scottish North Eastern and Dundee and Arbroath Railways 1875 A 950. Severn and Wye Joint Railway 1919 V 951. Sheffield and Midland Railway 1896 B 952. Sheffield & Midland Joint Railway and Cheshire Lines Committee 1899 N 953. Shrewsbury & Hereford, Shrewsbury & Wellington and Shrewsbury & Welshpool Joint Lines 1867 A 954. Shrewsbury & Hereford, Shrewsbury & Wellington and Shrewsbury & Welshpool and Birkenhead Joint Lines.
A 955. South Eastern and Chatham Railways. 1901 A 956. South Eastern and London Chatham and Dover Railways Managing Committee 1921 A 957. South Devon and Cornwall Railways 1855 D 958. South Western & Midland Railway Companies’ Somerset & Dorset Joint Line 1895 B 959. South Yorkshire Joint Line Committee 1915 A 960. Stockton and Darlington, Weardale and Redcar Railways 1847 tt 961. West London and West London Extension Railways 1903 A 962. West Riding Railway Committee 1913 B 963. West Yorkshire Railway and the West Riding Union Railway 1845 Sh 964. Whitehaven Junction & Whitehaven & Furness Railways 1857 O 965. Woodside and South Croydon Joint Line U/D T 966. York, Newcastle & Berwick, York & North Midland and Leeds Northern Railways 1854 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.
967. Athenry and Tuam Railway 1885 F 968. Ballinascarthy and Timoleague Junction Light Railway and Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Extension Light Railway 1916 F 969. Ballinrobe and Claremorris Light Railway 1924 F 970. Ballycastle Railway U/D V 971. Ballymena and Larne 1886 A 972. Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway 1861 S 973. Belfast and Ballymena Railway 1852 F 974. Belfast and County Down Railway 1889 A 975. Belfast and Northern Counties Railway 1902 D 976. Bessbrook and Newry Tramway 1944 A 977. Bray and Enniskelly Railway 1891 S N/B 978. Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway 1921 A 979. Cavan and Leitrim Railway Company Limited 1922 A 980. Cavan, Leitrim and Roscommon Railway U/D V 981. City of Dublin Junction Railways 1900 S 982. Clogher Valley Railway 1902 C 983. Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway 1903 B 984. Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway 1890 C 985. Cork and Macroom Direct Railway 1908 A 986. Cork and Muskerry Railway 1911 H 987. Cork and Bandon Railway 1856 Sh 988. Cork and Youghal Railway 1861 S 989. Derry Central Railway 1900 A 990. Donegal Railway U/D V 991. Donoughmore Extension Light Railway Company Limited 1925 F 992. Downpatrick, Dundrum & Newcastle Railway 1869 S 993. Dublin and Armagh Inland Railway 1846 A N/B 994. Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway 1853 B 995. Dublin and Blessington Steam Tramway U/D V 996. Dublin and Drogheda Railway 1841 Sh 997. Dublin and Kingstown Railway 1921 D 998. Dublin and Lucan Steam Tramway 1884 F 999. Dublin and Meath Railway 1860 V 1000. Dublin and South Eastern Railway 1912 D 1001. Dublin, Belfast and Coleraine Junction Railway U/D S N/B 1002. Dublin, Rathmines, Rathgar, Roundtown, Rathfarnham & Rathcoole Railway 1865 S N/B 1003. Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway 1905 B 1004. Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway 1858 S 1005. Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway U/D O 1006. Enniskillen, Bundoran and Sligo Railway 1871 Sh N/B 1007. Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway 1862 S 1008. Fermoy and Lismore Railway 1898 T 1009. Finn Valley Railway 1863 S 1010. Finn Valley and West Donegal Railway U/D W 1011. Giant’s Causeway, Portrush and Bush Valley Railway U/D T 1012. Giant's Causeway and Portrush Electric Tramway 1944 tt 1013. Great Northern and Western of Ireland Railway 1873 A 1014. Great Northern Railway (Ireland) 1881 G 1015. Great Southern Railways 1927 A 1016. Great Southern and Western Railway 1902 A 1017. Hibernian General Railway 1825 G N/B
1018. Irish North Western Railway 1873 A 1019. Kilkenny Junction Railway 1888 A 1020. Letterkenny Railway 1860 J 1021. Limavady & Dungiven Railway 1882 S 1022. Limerick and Kerry Railway 1879 S 1023. Listowel and Ballybunion Railway U/D A 1024. Londonderry and Coleraine Railway 1848 S 1025. Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway 1879 D 1026. Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway U/D W 1027. Londonderry & Lough Swilly & Letterkenney Railways 1028. Loughrea and Attymon Light Railway 1927 1924 A F 1029. Midland and Great Western Railway of Ireland 1897 C 1030. Mitchelstown and Fermoy Light Railway 1900 C 1031. Navan and Kingscourt Railway 1871 S 1032. Newmarket and Kanturk Railway 1891 RS 1033. Newry and Armagh Railway 1862 Sh 1034. Newry and Enniskillen Railway 1853 S 1035. Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Railway 1846 S 1036. Parsonstown and Portumna Bridge Railway 1868 F 1037. Portadown and Dungannon Railway 1857 1038. Rathkeale and Newcastle Junction Railway 1861 S 1039. Schull and Skibbereen Railway 1920 N 1040. Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway 1902 V 1041. Strabane & Letterkenny Railway 1903 S 1042. Strabane, Raphoe and Convoy Railway 1903 S 1043. The Northern Railway (Ireland) 1881 C 1044. Tralee and Dingle Railway 1914 B 1045. Ulster Railway 1853 J 1046. Waterford and Central Ireland Railway 1899 A 1047. Waterford & Kilkenny Railway 1865 A 1048. Waterford & Limerick Railway 1875 D 1049. Waterford and Tramore Railway U/D S 1050. Waterford, Dungarvan and Lismore Railway 1879 Sh 1051. Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway 1900 J 1052. Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow and Dublin Railway 1847 A 1053. West Clare Railway 1883 P 1054. West Clare and South Clare Railways 1913 O
A few of the companies from Ireland that the collection is seeking, others not shown on the list are of interest as well:
1. Tralee & Fenit Railway
2. Draperstown Rly
3. South Clare Railway
4. Sligo and Ballaghaderreen Junction Railway
5. Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
6. Glenanne Loughgilly Tramway
7. West Donegal Railway
8. Bagenalstown and Wexford Railway
9. Kilkee and Kilrush Railway
10.Castleisland Railway
11.Strabane and Letterkeny Railway
12.Dungannon and Cookstown Railway
This list is updated four times a year if you would like to obtain a colour illustrated copy please send a large A4 s.a.e. for £3.00 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
