Title
Collection of documents relating to Bury & Tottington District Railway Co. and to Sharp, Stewart & Co.
Reference
YA1986.76/MS0323
Production date
1866 - 1914
Scope and Content
14 legal documents relating to Bury & Tottington District Railway Co. and to Christopher Edward Phipps' employment with Sharp, Stewart & Co. and with the Madras Railway Co.
Extent
14 items
Archival history
Donated to the Greater Manchester Museum of Science and Industry by Elliott & Company, solicitors
Level of description
TOP
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Associated people and organisations
- Bury & Tottington District Railway CoBiographyBiography
Railway company established in 1877. It was transferred to Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company from 1st March 1889.
- Phipps, Christopher EdwardBiographyBiography
Railway worker, employed by Sharp, Stewart & Co. and the Madras Railway Co. Known to have been active c1866-1914.
- Sharp Stewart & Company
- Madras Railway CompanyBiographyBiography
Formed in 1852, incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1853. Main lines ran west from Madras to Bangalore via Jalarpet, south west from Jalarpet to the Malabar Coast at Calicut and north west to Raichur. In 1901, the company took over the portion of the East Coast State Railway between Vizagapatam and Madras, and in 1903 the Nilgiri Railway from Mettupalaiyam to Coonoor.
The Madras Railway was purchased by Government in 1907. The northern portion was given over for working to the Southern Mahratta Railway, which became known as the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the southern portion became part of the South Indian Railway.
Subject
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.
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