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The Midland Railway's Estate Agent plan collection

Many rolled plans in racking.

The Midland Railway Land Agent — later referred to as the Estate Agent — was part of the Engineer’s Department based at Derby. As the title suggests, their role was to deal with anything relating to land; whether it be buying & selling where necessary, or access over (or under) the railway by neighbouring land owners... It was a busy department and almost invariably their work would require the creation of a “sketch plan”. Even though they had many draughtsmen on hand, the Company strove for efficiency. Copies of all the plans they produced were kept so that when a further plan of the same location was needed the previous one could be copied or traced rather than starting from scratch. All these plans needed to be stored somewhere and there certainly wasn’t the room to do so in the Engineer’s offices. Therefore in the 1890s the by then redundant second (1863) station at Ambergate was put into use as a plan store.

View of the second station building at Ambergate from track level looking north

A man was employed as store keeper and plans, or requests for plans to be produced, would be dispatched by train between Ambergate and Derby. This use of the building continued through the LMS period into BR days. It was only in the late 1960s, when “modernisation” was the order of the day, that thoughts turned to demolishing this fine but otherwise inconveniently located building. Luckily before they did so, someone within BR had the presence of mind to offer the contents to Derby Museum — where they are now saved for posterity.

Derby Museum volunteer Bill Goodwin spent over 12 years compiling a detailed catalogue of these plans. However, when he started, computerised databases were in their infancy and so the only practical option was pen & paper. The system that Bill has used is based on John Gough’s Midland Railway Chronology. Each of the Midland's lines or branches was given an index number based on the page of its first entry in the Chronology. So for example, the North Midland line out of Derby is all indexed under 122.

Bill's work forms a fascinating list of the MR’s main lines, branch lines and, especially, the many nooks & crannies. The paper sheets forming the index amount to 5,300 pages and are contained in 16 lever arch folders. It is the contents of those folders which have now been digitised and each section is available below as a PDF. It is worth noting that whilst this is primarily a Midland Railway collection, the fact that the Ambergate store was used into British Rail days means that plans exist in the collection for lines which were subsequently absorbed by the London Midland Region (e.g. the former GNR line through Derby Friargate).

To use this index you need to download the PDF for the line or branch you are interested in. The order of the sheets within each file follows the sequence in the Chronology — but you won't need access to that book to follow along! The file sizes are quite modest, with the largest (containing 166 pages) being 2Mb. Most are a few kilobytes and the page count in the lists below will give you some idea of the file size to expect. The Place of a given plan is summarised at the bottom of each sheet. As/when you find a plan you might be interested in, please make a note of the Record Number at the top left of each sheet (e.g. 1971-384/432) and the Shelf half way down the sheet (e.g. 117).

(In the description of a few sheets you may see “P.T.O.”. However, due to the scanning method employed it hasn't been possible to capture the reverse side of the sheets in most cases. The omission of the information contained on the back of the sheets shouldn't be detrimental to your search).

Line, Branch or Location Link Extents
Midland Railway lines and branches:
013A St Pancras Goods Depot 013A Folder: 1 - Sheets: 14
013B St Pancras Passenger Station 013B Folder: 1 - Sheets: 6
013C London to Bedford 013C Folder: 1 - Sheets: 162
014C Somers Town Goods Depot 014C Folder: 1 - Sheets: 1
014C St Pancras Road coal bays 014C Folder: 1 - Sheets: 2
014D Phoenix Street Coal Depot 014D Folder: 1 - Sheets: 1
015A North London Incline 015A Folder: 1 - Sheets: 2
015B Cambridge Street coal bays 015B Folder: 1 - Sheets: 2
015C Regents Canal Branch 015C Folder: 1 - Sheets: 2
015D St Pancras Branch 015D Folder: 1 - Sheets: 5
016 Kentish Town Sheds 016 Folder: 1 - Sheets: 3
017A Kentish Town cattle station 017A Folder: 1 - Sheets: 2
017B Kentish Town (Spring Place) coal bays 017B Folder: 1 - Sheets: 2
023 Park Street branch 023 Folder: 1 - Sheets: 1
027A Bedford Curve 027A Folder: 1 - Sheets: 2
027B Midland traffic over Metropolitan 027B Folder: 1 - Sheets: 13
028A Whitecross Street depot 028A Folder: 1 - Sheets: 15
028B Walworth Road depot 028B Folder: 1 - Sheets: 7
028C Brixton Coal depot 028C Folder: 1 - Sheets: 3
028C Wandsworth Road depot 028C Folder: 1 - Sheets: 3
028E Stewart's Lane sidings 028E Folder: 1 - Sheets: 2
028G Maidstone Coal Depot 028G Folder: 1 - Sheets: 4
028H Tottenham South curve 028H Folder: 1 - Sheets: 4
028I Tottenham North curve 028I Folder: 1 - Sheets: 1
028J Kentish Town curve 028J Folder: 1 - Sheets: 4
029A Gospel Oak spur 029A Folder: 1 - Sheets: 1
029B Tottenham & Hamstead Jc Rly main line 029B Folder: 1 - Sheets: 27
030C Tottenham South curve 030C Folder: 1 - Sheets: 1
031B Bow Depot 031B Folder: 1 - Sheets: 12
031C Whitechapel & Bow Rly Mint Street depot 031C Folder: 1 - Sheets: 7
032A West India Dock depot 032A Folder: 1 - Sheets: 4
032B Poplar Dock depot 032B Folder: 1 - Sheets: 7
032D Victoria Docks depot 032D Folder: 1 - Sheets: 3
032E Commercial Road depot 032E Folder: 1 - Sheets: 3
033A Bow to Barking 033A Folder: 1 - Sheets: 2
033B Abbey Mills curve 033B Folder: 1 - Sheets: 2
034B Woodgrange Park to Tilbury 034B Folder: 1 - Sheets: 1
036C Tilbury to Shoeburyness 036C Folder: 1 - Sheets: 1
039A Romford branch 039A Folder: 1 - Sheets: 1
039B Ockendon branch 039B Folder: 1 - Sheets: 1
039C Thames Haven branch 039C Folder: 1 - Sheets: 1
040 Acton branch 040 Folder: 2 - Sheets: 14
041A Acton Canal Wharf branch 041A Folder: 2 - Sheets: 2
041C N&SW Jc Rly 041C Folder: 2 - Sheets: 1
043A West Kensington coal depot 043A Folder: 2 - Sheets: 5
043B High Street Kensington coal depot 043B Folder: 2 - Sheets: 35
043C Hemel Hemstead and LNWR Jc Rly 043C Folder: 2 - Sheets: 13
045 Leicester & Hitchin 045 Folder: 2 - Sheets: 90
048 Wellingborough curve 048 Folder: 2 - Sheets: 4
053 Wigston South curve 053 Folder: 2 - Sheets: 2
054B Bedford & Northampton Rly 054B Folder: 2 - Sheets: 27
055 Northampton Station lines 055 Folder: 2 - Sheets: 6
056A Irchester & Raunds line 056A Folder: 2 - Sheets: 9
056B Kettering Thrapstone & Huntingdon 056B Folder: 2 - Sheets: 39
058A Cambridge Midland Goods depot 058A Folder: 2 - Sheets: 4
058B Kettering Ironstone branches 058B Folder: 2 - Sheets: 9
058C Kettering & Manton 058C Folder: 2 - Sheets: 31
060 MCR Rugby to Derby 060 Folder: 3 - Sheets: 166
068A Derby North curve 068A Folder: 3 - Sheets: 4
068B Litchurch & Spondon curve 068B Folder: 3 - Sheets: 16
068C MCR Trent & Sawley to Nottingham 068C Folder: 3 - Sheets: 68
069A Sheet Stores curve 069A Folder: 3 - Sheets: 4
069B Trent North curve 069B Folder: 3 - Sheets: 5
072A Leicester & Burton line - Knighton to Desford section 072A Folder: 3 - Sheets: 27
072B Knighton North curve 072B Folder: 3 - Sheets: 4
073 Leicester & Swannington Rly 073 Folder: 3 - Sheets: 42
075C extension to Burton on Trent 075C Folder: 4 - Sheets: 35
077B Bretby branch 077B Folder: 4 - Sheets: 5
077C Birmingham Curve Branston 077C Folder: 4 - Sheets: 1
077C Coton Park branch 077C Folder: 4 - Sheets: 6
078 Swadlincote branch 078 Folder: 4 - Sheets: 39
079A Burton & Ashby Light Rly 079A Folder: 4 - Sheets: 105
079B Syston & Peterborough 079B Folder: 4 - Sheets: 30
079C Syston north curve 079C Folder: 4 - Sheets: 1
081 Ashwell branch 081 Folder: 4 - Sheets: 5
084 Nottingham and Melton line 084 Folder: 4 - Sheets: 31
085 Holwell branch 085 Folder: 4 - Sheets: 11
086 Saxby & Bourne line 086 Folder: 4 - Sheets: 11
087A Trent High Level goods 087A Folder: 4 - Sheets: 1
087B Erewash Valley Rly 087B Folder: 4 - Sheets: 69
087C North Erewash curve 087C Folder: 4 - Sheets: 3
090C Eastwood branch 090C Folder: 4 - Sheets: 3
091A Moor Green Colliery branch 091A Folder: 4 - Sheets: 2
092A Extension Codnor Park to Pye Bridge 092A Folder: 5 - Sheets: 9
092B Erewash Valley Extension Rly 092B Folder: 5 - Sheets: 50
094A Pilsley branch 094A Folder: 5 - Sheets: 10
094B Morton branch 094B Folder: 5 - Sheets: 4
095A Stanton & Shipley branch 095A Folder: 5 - Sheets: 11
095C Mapperley branch 095C Folder: 5 - Sheets: 2
095D Manner Colliery branch 095D Folder: 5 - Sheets: 1
095E Ilkeston branch 095E Folder: 5 - Sheets: 14
096A Ilkeston north curve 096A Folder: 5 - Sheets: 4
096B Duffield & Selston (Butterley branch) 096B Folder: 5 - Sheets: 48
096C Buckland Hollow branch 096C Folder: 5 - Sheets: 7
097A Swanwick branch 097A Folder: 5 - Sheets: 5
097B Codnor Park curve 097B Folder: 5 - Sheets: 6
097D Mansfield & Pinxton rly 097D Folder: 5 - Sheets: 7
098D Kirkby curve 098D Folder: 5 - Sheets: 3
098F Blackwell south curve 098F Folder: 5 - Sheets: 1
098G Blackwell branch 098G Folder: 5 - Sheets: 10
099B Tibshelf & Teversal branch 099B Folder: 5 - Sheets: 12
100A Tibshelf extension 100A Folder: 5 - Sheets: 2
100B Skegby branch 100B Folder: 5 - Sheets: 4
100C Butcherwood branch 100C Folder: 5 - Sheets: 1
101A Teversal & Pleasley extension line 101A Folder: 5 - Sheets: 5
101B Pleasley extension line 101B Folder: 5 - Sheets: 16
101C Nottingham to Lincoln line 101C Folder: 5 - Sheets: 86
122 North Midland Rly (01 Derby) 122 Folder: 6 - Sheets: 109
122 North Midland Rly (02 Little Eaton to Clay Cross) 122 Folder: 6 - Sheets: 72
122 North Midland Rly (03 Wingerworth to Whittington) 122 Folder: 6 - Sheets: 61
122 North Midland Rly (04 Old Road) 122 Folder: 6 - Sheets: 59
122 North Midland Rly (05 Masboro to Darfield) 122 Folder: 6 - Sheets: 62
122 North Midland Rly (06 Hougton to Leeds) 122 Folder: 6 - Sheets: 90
103A Parnhams Mill branch 103A Folder: 7 - Sheets: 1
103B Newark curve GNR Joint 103B Folder: 7 - Sheets: 6
104B Nottingham to Kirkby 104B Folder: 7 - Sheets: 50
104C Lenton curve 104C Folder: 7 - Sheets: 3
106B Bestwood Park branch 106B Folder: 7 - Sheets: 2
107 Kirkby to Mansfield 107 Folder: 7 - Sheets: 13
109A Radford & Trowell 109A Folder: 7 - Sheets: 8
109B Bennerley & Bulwell 109B Folder: 7 - Sheets: 15
109C Watnall Colliery branch 109C Folder: 7 - Sheets: 2
110A Digby Colliery branch 110A Folder: 7 - Sheets: 2
110B Sutton in Ashfield branch 110B Folder: 7 - Sheets: 6
111A Mansfield and Southwell 111A Folder: 7 - Sheets: 1
112A Rufford branch 112A Folder: 7 - Sheets: 2
112C Mansfield Colliery branch 112C Folder: 7 - Sheets: 1
113B Mansfield & Worksop line 113B Folder: 7 - Sheets: 38
114B Warsop Colliery branch 114B Folder: 7 - Sheets: 7
115C Staveley Rlys - Speedwell branch 115C Folder: 7 - Sheets: 26
116B Speedwell Colliery branch 116B Folder: 7 - Sheets: 1
116D Barrow Hill passenger line curve 116D Folder: 7 - Sheets: 1
117B Doe Lea extension line 117B Folder: 7 - Sheets: 7
118A Doe Lea and Teversall Jn line 118A Folder: 7 - Sheets: 4
118B Clown branch 118B Folder: 7 - Sheets: 9
123 St Mary's Goods Depot and branch 123 Folder: 7 - Sheets: 6
125A Ambergate north curve 125A Folder: 7 - Sheets: 1
125C Shirland branch 125C Folder: 7 - Sheets: 6
127 Brampton branch 127 Folder: 7 - Sheets: 6
129 Killamarsh branch & extension 129 Folder: 7 - Sheets: 5
130A North Staveley curve to MSL 130A Folder: 7 - Sheets: 12
133 Swinton iron works 133 Folder: 7 - Sheets: 3
139B Syndale branches 139B Folder: 7 - Sheets: 2
143 Ripley branch 143 Folder: 7 - Sheets: 11
145C Heanor to Butterley 145C Folder: 7 - Sheets: 18
146A Wirksworth branch 146A Folder: 8 - Sheets: 130
146B Grassmoor branch 146B Folder: 8 - Sheets: 8
147A Bond's Main (Grassmoor new rly) 147A Folder: 8 - Sheets: 1
147D Williamthorpe branch 147D Folder: 8 - Sheets: 24
148A Sheepbridge rly 148A Folder: 8 - Sheets: 9
148C Chesterfield & Sheffield rly (to Heeley incl.) 148C Folder: 8 - Sheets: 72
148C Chesterfield & Sheffield rly (Sheffield) 148C Folder: 8 - Sheets: 71
149 Unstone goods loop 149 Folder: 8 - Sheets: 6
151 Nunnery curve to MSL 151 Folder: 8 - Sheets: 2
152 Sheffield & Rotherham rly 152 Folder: 9 - Sheets: 49
155A Chapelton branch 155A Folder: 9 - Sheets: 16
155D Thorncliffe iron works branch 155D Folder: 9 - Sheets: 1
155E Chapeltown branch extension 155E Folder: 9 - Sheets: 17
156B Wombwell colliery branches 156B Folder: 9 - Sheets: 1
156C Wharncliffe branch 156C Folder: 9 - Sheets: 38
156D Stairfoot Cudworth 156D Folder: 9 - Sheets: 1
156E Barnsley & Cudworth branch 156E Folder: 9 - Sheets: 29
157B Mount Osborne jn line 157B Folder: 9 - Sheets: 1
158A West Riding lines line 158A Folder: 9 - Sheets: 1
158C Huddersfield branch 158C Folder: 9 - Sheets: 7
159B Swinton & Knottingley Jt 159B Folder: 9 - Sheets: 19
162A Leeds & Bradford rly 162A Folder: 9 - Sheets: 82
163A Hunslett to Leeds Wellington 163A Folder: 9 - Sheets: 4
163B Whitehall curve 163B Folder: 9 - Sheets: 1
168 Otley & Ilkley extension line 168 Folder: 9 - Sheets: 7
169A Otley curve 169A Folder: 9 - Sheets: 2
169B Shipley & Guiseley line 169B Folder: 9 - Sheets: 7
169C Guiseley & Yeadon branch 169C Folder: 9 - Sheets: 1
169D Otley & Ilkely Jt 169D Folder: 9 - Sheets: 11
170 Skipton & Ilkley line 170 Folder: 9 - Sheets: 13
171 Leeds & Bradford extension line 171 Folder: 9 - Sheets: 30
171C Shipley west curve 171C Folder: 9 - Sheets: 4
174 Barnoldswick branch 174 Folder: 9 - Sheets: 1
175 Keighley & Worth Valley rly 175 Folder: 10 - Sheets: 9
176 North Western rly 176 Folder: 10 - Sheets: 14
178 Clapham & Lancaster branch 178 Folder: 10 - Sheets: 9
179 Lancaster Castle station branch 179 Folder: 10 - Sheets: 2
180 Morecambe Harbour & rly 180 Folder: 10 - Sheets: 21
181A Heysham branch 181A Folder: 10 - Sheets: 26
181B Torrisholome curve 181B Folder: 10 - Sheets: 3
182A Furness & Midland Joint 182A Folder: 10 - Sheets: 1
182D Settle & Carlisle 1 182D Folder: 10 - Sheets: 31
182D Settle & Carlisle 2 182D Folder: 10 - Sheets: 33
182D Settle & Carlisle 3 182D Folder: 10 - Sheets: 24
182D Settle & Carlisle 4 182D Folder: 10 - Sheets: 17
182D Settle & Carlisle 5 182D Folder: 10 - Sheets: 19
182D Settle & Carlisle 6 182D Folder: 10 - Sheets: 19
182D Settle & Carlisle 7 182D Folder: 10 - Sheets: 6
182D Settle & Carlisle 8 182D Folder: 10 - Sheets: 27
182D Settle & Carlisle 9a 182D Folder: 10 - Sheets: 19
182D Settle & Carlisle 9b 182D Folder: 10 - Sheets: 8
182D Settle & Carlisle 10 182D Folder: 10 - Sheets: 35
192C Carnforth curve 192C Folder: 10 - Sheets: 1
184 Hawes branch 184 Folder: 11 - Sheets: 20
189A Manchester, Buxton, Matlock & Midlands Jn rly 189A Folder: 11 - Sheets: 38
189BC Ambergate station 189B Folder: 11 - Sheets: 2
191 Rowsley & Buxton line 191 Folder: 11 - Sheets: 51
193A Buxton curve 193A Folder: 11 - Sheets: 2
193B Rowsley & Buxton extension line 193B Folder: 11 - Sheets: 59
196A Dore & Chinley rly 196A Folder: 11 - Sheets: 32
196B Dore south curve 196B Folder: 11 - Sheets: 2
197A Chinley south curve 197A Folder: 11 - Sheets: 4
197B New Mills & Heaton Mersey line 197B Folder: 11 - Sheets: 65
198A Liverpool curve 198A Folder: 11 - Sheets: 1
198B Manchester South District rly 198B Folder: 11 - Sheets: 15
199B Manchester branches Ancoats Goods station branch 199B Folder: 11 - Sheets: 6
200A Widnes branches 200A Folder: 11 - Sheets: 5
200B Liverpool branches Sandon & Canada Docks goods stns 200B Folder: 11 - Sheets: 2
200C Bootle goods or Langton branch 200C Folder: 11 - Sheets: 8
200D Linacre branch 200D Folder: 12 - Sheets: 1
201A Hayfield to New Mills branch 201A Folder: 12 - Sheets: 16
201B New Mills to Hyde Junc 201B Folder: 12 - Sheets: 45
202 Romiley curve 202 Folder: 12 - Sheets: 11
203A Manchester to Stockport line 203A Folder: 12 - Sheets: 9
203B Brinnington branch 203B Folder: 12 - Sheets: 3
204A Sheffield & Midland - Widnes loop east end 204A Folder: 12 - Sheets: 19
204B Widnes curve 204B Folder: 12 - Sheets: 7
204C Sheffield & Midland - Widnes loop west end 204C Folder: 12 - Sheets: 7
204D Hotels in Liverpool and Manchester 204D Folder: 12 - Sheets: 1
205A Birmingham and Derby Junction Rly (1 Derby - Burton) 205A Folder: 12 - Sheets: 60
205A Birmingham and Derby Junction Rly (2 - Branston to Hampton) 205A Folder: 12 - Sheets: 34
205B Litchurch wagon branch 205B Folder: 12 - Sheets: 5
209A Tamworth east curve 209A Folder: 12 - Sheets: 2
209B Tamworth west curve 209B Folder: 12 - Sheets: 2
211A Kingsbury & Water Orton 211A Folder: 12 - Sheets: 8
211B Whitacre & Birmingham line 211B Folder: 12 - Sheets: 20
215A Aston Curve 215A Folder: 12 - Sheets: 1
215D Birmingham extension 215D Folder: 12 - Sheets: 2
216 Derby & Melbourne line 216 Folder: 12 - Sheets: 17
217A Worthington extension 217A Folder: 12 - Sheets: 5
217B Ashby line 217B Folder: 12 - Sheets: 9
218A Sawley & Weston line 218A Folder: 13 - Sheets: 14
218B Stenson & Weston line 218B Folder: 13 - Sheets: 2
219A Hay branch 219A Folder: 13 - Sheets: 7
219B Sanders branch 219B Folder: 13 - Sheets: 5
219C Guild Street branch 219C Folder: 13 - Sheets: 9
220A Horninglow branch 220A Folder: 13 - Sheets: 9
220B Mosley Street branch 220B Folder: 13 - Sheets: 4
220C Shobnall branch 220C Folder: 13 - Sheets: 5
221A Duke Street branch 221A Folder: 13 - Sheets: 6
221B Dale Street branch 221B Folder: 13 - Sheets: 1
221C Bond End branch 221C Folder: 13 - Sheets: 9
221D New Street branch 221D Folder: 13 - Sheets: 9
222A Robinsons Brewery branch 222A Folder: 13 - Sheets: 3
222B South Leicestershire rly LNWR 222B Folder: 13 - Sheets: 10
222C Enderby branch 222C Folder: 13 - Sheets: 2
222D Abbey Jc to Weddington Jc curve 222D Folder: 13 - Sheets: 2
222E Nuneaton to Overseal A&N Jt 222E Folder: 13 - Sheets: 25
223 Hinckley & Stoke Golding 223 Folder: 13 - Sheets: 4
224A Donisthorpe colliery branch 224A Folder: 13 - Sheets: 1
224B Moira east curve 224B Folder: 13 - Sheets: 1
224C Coalville branch 224C Folder: 13 - Sheets: 9
225A Nuneaton loop line 225A Folder: 13 - Sheets: 3
225B Nuneaton & Whitacre 225B Folder: 13 - Sheets: 23
226A Stockingford branch 226A Folder: 13 - Sheets: 4
226B Ansley Hall colliery branch 226B Folder: 13 - Sheets: 2
226C Walsall Wolverhampton & Midland Jc rly 226C Folder: 13 - Sheets: 21
227A Castle Bromwich curve 227A Folder: 13 - Sheets: 2
227B Walsall curve 227B Folder: 13 - Sheets: 2
228A Walsall Wood branch 228A Folder: 13 - Sheets: 9
228B Walsall engine shed 228B Folder: 13 - Sheets: 1
229A Walsall goods branch 229A Folder: 13 - Sheets: 9
229B Walsall & Wolverhampton line 229B Folder: 13 - Sheets: 14
230A Wolverhampton curve 230A Folder: 13 - Sheets: 2
230B Wolverhampton goods station branch 230B Folder: 13 - Sheets: 4
231A Birmingham to Cheltenham 231A Folder: 13 - Sheets: 75
231B Bordesley curve 231B Folder: 14 - Sheets: 1
232 Lifford curve 232 Folder: 14 - Sheets: 2
237 Cheltenham to Gloucester 237 Folder: 14 - Sheets: 24
238 New Street to Church Road 238 Folder: 14 - Sheets: 6
239A Birmingham to Kings Norton (West Suburban) 239A Folder: 14 - Sheets: 12
239B Worcester Wharf goods depot 239B Folder: 14 - Sheets: 4
239C Lifford Canal branch 239C Folder: 14 - Sheets: 3
240 Halesowen branch 240 Folder: 14 - Sheets: 12
241A Redditch railway 241A Folder: 14 - Sheets: 13
241B Evesham & Redditch railway 241B Folder: 14 - Sheets: 24
243A Ashchurch & Evesham line 243A Folder: 14 - Sheets: 21
243B Ashchurch branch 243B Folder: 14 - Sheets: 5
244 Tewkesbury & Malvern rly 244 Folder: 14 - Sheets: 30
245A Tewkesbury branch 245A Folder: 14 - Sheets: 9
245B Worcester loop 245B Folder: 14 - Sheets: 1
245C Worcester goods station 245C Folder: 14 - Sheets: 1
246B Hereford Hay & Brecon rly 246B Folder: 14 - Sheets: 120
248A Mid Wales railway 248A Folder: 14 - Sheets: 3
248C Neath & Brecon railway 248C Folder: 14 - Sheets: 13
248E Swansea Vale railway 248E Folder: 14 - Sheets: 16
249B Swansea docks 249B Folder: 14 - Sheets: 2
251 Bryncoch & Wernddu branch 251 Folder: 14 - Sheets: 2
252A Yniscedwyn tin plate branch 252A Folder: 14 - Sheets: 1
252B Wernplumis branch 252B Folder: 14 - Sheets: 1
252C Morriston loop 252C Folder: 14 - Sheets: 4
253A Swansea Vale extension 253A Folder: 14 - Sheets: 7
255B Bristol & Gloucester rly (1 Gloucester to Fishponds) 255B Folder: 15 - Sheets: 49
255B Bristol & Gloucester rly (2 Bristol) 255B Folder: 15 - Sheets: 54
255C Stonehouse Junction rly 255C Folder: 15 - Sheets: 67
258 Coal Pit Heath branch 258 Folder: 15 - Sheets: 4
260A Bristol St Phillips Station branch 260A Folder: 15 - Sheets: 11
260B Avon Street wharf branch 260B Folder: 15 - Sheets: 10
261A Gloucester Old Docks or High Orchard branch 261A Folder: 15 - Sheets: 22
261B Tuffley Branch Gloucester New Docks 261B Folder: 15 - Sheets: 4
261D Stonehouse & Nailsworth 261D Folder: 15 - Sheets: 2
262A Stroud branch 262A Folder: 15 - Sheets: 4
262B Dursley & Midland Junction rly 262B Folder: 15 - Sheets: 4
263A Berkeley branch 263A Folder: 15 - Sheets: 2
263B Berkeley loop 263B Folder: 15 - Sheets: 1
263C Oldminster siding 263C Folder: 15 - Sheets: 1
263D Severn Bridge rly 263D Folder: 15 - Sheets: 1
264A Sharpness Dock north branch 264A Folder: 15 - Sheets: 2
264B Lydney east loop 264B Folder: 15 - Sheets: 1
264C Lydney west loop 264C Folder: 15 - Sheets: 1
264D Severn & Wye rly 264D Folder: 15 - Sheets: 5
265A Oakwood branch 265A Folder: 15 - Sheets: 1
265B Mineral loop line (Severn & Wye) 265B Folder: 15 - Sheets: 1
266C Sling branch 266C Folder: 15 - Sheets: 1
266D Wimberry branch 266D Folder: 15 - Sheets: 1
266E Lydbrook branch 266E Folder: 15 - Sheets: 1
267A Cinderford extension line 267A Folder: 15 - Sheets: 1
267B Cinderford curve 267B Folder: 15 - Sheets: 1
267C Thornbury branch 267C Folder: 15 - Sheets: 22
268A Frampton Cotterell branch 268A Folder: 15 - Sheets: 3
268B Bath branch 268B Folder: 15 - Sheets: 30
268C Mangotsfield branch 268C Folder: 15 - Sheets: 1
269A Bath gas works branch 269A Folder: 15 - Sheets: 1
269B Bath Riverside branch 269B Folder: 15 - Sheets: 1
270A Clifton extension line 270A Folder: 15 - Sheets: 2
270B Bristol port 270B Folder: 15 - Sheets: 24
Other railway companies and MR non-railway land:
Index to Folder 16 Folder 16 index Sheets: 8
Folder 16_01 Bristol Folder 16_01 Sheets: 1
Folder 16_02 British Railways Folder 16_02 Sheets: 3
Folder 16_03 BTC Folder 16_03 Sheets: 2
Folder 16_04 C&GWUR Folder 16_04 Sheets: 2
Folder 16_05 CLC Folder 16_05 Sheets: 18
Folder 16_06 Gloucester Docks Folder 16_06 Sheets: 1
Folder 16_07 GCR Folder 16_07 Sheets: 2
Folder 16_08 GCR (LD&ECR) Folder 16_08 Sheets: 24
Folder 16_09 GER Folder 16_09 Sheets: 3
Folder 16_10 GNR Folder 16_10 Sheets: 31
Folder 16_11 GWR Folder 16_11 Sheets: 15
Folder 16_12 GYRR Folder 16_12 Sheets: 2
Folder 16_13 Hay Tramway Folder 16_13 Sheets: 5
Folder 16_14 Helters Ltd Folder 16_14 Sheets: 5
Folder 16_15 Ilkeston & Heanor Water Board Folder 16_15 Sheets: 4
Folder 16_16 Ilkley Folder 16_16 Sheets: 1
Folder 16_17 L&YR Folder 16_17 Sheets: 6
Folder 16_18 Liverpool Folder 16_18 Sheets: 2
Folder 16_19 LMS Folder 16_19 Sheets: 8
Folder 16_20 LNER Folder 16_20 Sheets: 40
Folder 16_21 LNWR Folder 16_21 Sheets: 36
Folder 16_22 LSWR Folder 16_22 Sheets: 7
Folder 16_23 MS&LR Folder 16_23 Sheets: 7
Folder 16_24 M&SR Folder 16_24 Sheets: 1
Folder 16_25 Metropolitan Folder 16_25 Sheets: 3
Folder 16_26 MR non-rail connected etc Folder 16_26 Sheets: 25
Folder 16_27 M&GN Folder 16_27 Sheets: 9
Folder 16_28 NLR Folder 16_28 Sheets: 6
Folder 16_29 NSR Folder 16_29 Sheets: 44
Folder 16_30 Peterborough Wisbech & Sutton Bridge Folder 16_30 Sheets: 4
Folder 16_30A S&M Jt Folder 16_30 Sheets: 2
Folder 16_31 S&D Jt Folder 16_31 Sheets: 11
Folder 16_32 SE&CR Folder 16_32 Sheets: 1
Folder 16_33 SYR Folder 16_33 Sheets: 1
Folder 16_34 Stockport & Disley Rly Folder 16_34 Sheets: 3
Folder 16_35 Others Folder 16_35 Sheets: 22

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