Nine notes and memoranda, 1861-1864, addressed to Rainford Junction, near St Helens on railway traffic matters, mostly from the Engineer's Office and the Passenger Dept., St Helens, but also from the Goods Dept. at Garston and Widnes Docks.
St Helens Canal & Railway Company
This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 96 MS 644
- Dates of Creation
- 1861-1864
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 volume
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The St Helens Canal & Railway Company was created in 1843 when the St Helens Runcorn Gap Railway was bought out by Sankey Brook Navigation after a period of competition in the transportation of coal to the Mersey.
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Custodial History
Bought from the Roundhouse, 1965.