Papers relating mainly to the passing of a Bill to authorise the Golden Valley Railway Company to extend its railway to Hay, 1875-1883, including legal papers, 1875-1877; financial papers, 1876-1883; and miscellaneous papers, 1876-1883.
Golden Valley Railway (Hay Extension) Papers,
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- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls003844715(alternative) ANW
- Dates of Creation1875-1883 /
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish.
- Physical Description0.027 cubic metres (3 boxes)
- LocationARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Golden Valley Railway Company, initially operating a line from Pontrilas, Herefordshire, along the Golden Valley of the River Dore to Dorstone, Herefordshire, opening in 1881, extended its railroad from Dorstone, to Hay-on-Wye, Brecknockshire, in 1885, and it was not until 1889 that work was completed. Following limited success, the line was closed down in 1898, and sold to the Great Western Railway. The GWR undertook extensive upgrading of the line, and reopened it in 1901. The branch line ran passenger services until 1947 and ceased to carry freight in 1957.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following: legal papers; papers relating to the Hay extension; and miscellanea.
Access Information
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Acquisition Information
Purchased from Castle Hill Books (Peter Newman), Kington, Herefordshire, 1992.
Note
The Golden Valley Railway Company, initially operating a line from Pontrilas, Herefordshire, along the Golden Valley of the River Dore to Dorstone, Herefordshire, opening in 1881, extended its railroad from Dorstone, to Hay-on-Wye, Brecknockshire, in 1885, and it was not until 1889 that work was completed. Following limited success, the line was closed down in 1898, and sold to the Great Western Railway. The GWR undertook extensive upgrading of the line, and reopened it in 1901. The branch line ran passenger services until 1947 and ceased to carry freight in 1957.
Title supplied from contents of fonds
Other Finding Aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1992, pp. 36-38, at the National Library of Wales.
Archivist's Note
September 2004
Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following sources were consulted in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries 1992; The Golden Valley Railway, (http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pstoog/trains/company/g/company_govr.htm), viewed 9 May 2003; Trackbed website (http://www.trackbed.com/companies/g/company_govr.htm), and Herefordshire SMR website (http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/post-medieval/) viewed 1 September 2004. Note that the Herefordshire Golden Valley Railway is not connected to the Derbyshire narrow-gauge light railway of the same name.
Conditions Governing Use
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Appraisal Information
Action: All records purchased by the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Custodial History
It is not known who held the papers after the winding-up of the Railway Company.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
Additional Information
Published
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales