Barry Railway Records

Barry Dock and Railways Sessions 1883, plans prepared for committees; Barry Railway Company, Contract specification and bills of quantities for new offices, Barry Dock; GWR Standard Lifting Tackle

Barry Dock and Railways was incorporated by an Act of Parliament on 14 August 1884 for the construction of a dock at Barry Island. Starting in 1885, the company constructed 7 miles of track from Cardiff, and the construction of railways of about 26 miles in length from the docks to the Rhondda Valley. Additionally, access was created to junctions with the existing and authorised railways to all the other great mineral-producing districts of south Wales

In 1891 Barry Dock and Railways became Barry Railway Company

Chronological

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Donated by a private individual, May 2018

A detailed catalogue is available

Fair condition

Compiled by H Thomas for Glamorgan Archives, with reference to Grace's Guide to British Industrial History website (https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Barry_Dock_and_Railways) viewed 18 July 2018

Normal Glamorgan Archives conditions apply.

All records which meet the collection policy of Glamorgan Archives have been retained.

Records collected by the donor whilst employed as a student engineer at the Dock Office located in Barry Docks. The records had been identified for destruction during a reorganisation and placed in a skip and were subsequently retrieved by the donor

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