St Helens Canal & Railway Company

This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London

Scope and Content

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.

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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Archivist's Note

Conditions Governing Use

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Custodial History

Bought from the Roundhouse, 1965.