Records of the North British Railway Co., Edinburgh, Scotland

The records of the North British Railway Co relate mainly to legal matters. This includes the purchase of land and land disputes in the Stobcross, Partick and Yorkhill areas of Glasgow.

• North British Railway Act 1844
• Half yearly reports 1868-1872
• Land records 1866-1872
• Legal case records 1866-1872
• Stobcross estate records 1866-1870
• Notices regarding other railway lines 1863-1874
• Balance sheets 1904
• Rules and regulations for the guidance and officers of men 1921-1922
• Parliamentary session book 1865-1866

The North British Railway Co , Edinburgh, Scotland, was formed in 1844  and was the name chosen by the promoters of a proposed line from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Berwick-on-Tweed, England. The line opened in 1846 and provided a service between Berwick and Edinburgh with a branch between Longniddry and Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. Later expansions and acquisitions provided lines to Glasgow, Stirling, Dundee, Hamilton, Peebles, Galashiels, Aberdeen, St Andrews in Scotland, and Carlisle, England. The company purchased the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway Co in 1865  . Ultimately this company owned the largest track mileage of any Scottish railway company. It became part of the London & North East Railway in 1923  , stretching from London, England, to Lossiemouth, Scotland. The company was nationalised as part of British Rail in 1948.

The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received

Open

Loan : Mitchells, Johnston & Co : Glasgow : prior to 1966

The archive forms part of the Scottish Railways Collection held by Glasgow University Archive Services, finding aid reference GB 248 UGD 008

Digital file level list available in searchroom

Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S)1631) and London (NRA21659)

No known copies

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Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents

This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures

Held by Mitchells, Johnston & Co , solicitors, Glasgow

None expected

GB 248 UGD 008 The Scottish Railway Collection

GB 234 BR/NBR Records of the North British Railway Co (National Archives of Scotland)

GB 254 MS 17 Legal papers and correspondence of the North British Railway Co (Dundee University Archives)

GB 243 TD 545 Diagram book of North British Railway Co (Glasgow City Archives)

GB 066 Staff Records of the North British Railway Co (The National Archives, Kew)

GB 234 BR/GNS Records of the Great North Scotland Railway (National Archives of Scotland)

GB 231 2541 Ledgers, balance books, letter book, wages and staff records of Great North Scotland Railway (Aberdeen University, Special Libraries and Archives)

GB 183 DT/NER2 Records of the London & North East Railway Co (Tyne & Wear Archives)

GB 756 Civil engineerings drawings, signalling drawings, architectural plans and track plans of the London & North East Railway Co (National Railway Museum Library and Archives)

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J R Kellet,Railways and Victorian Cities(London, 1979)

This material is original

Revised by Lesley Richmond, Director of Archive Services, 26 April 2002