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Document number: 5527
Date: 14 Nov 1857
Dating: date overwritten from 11 Nov
Recipient: SAUNDERS Charles Alexander
Author: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Last updated: 1st September 2003

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Saunders/

Nov 16 / 57

I will considr of yr suggestn t make a ^private bch railw to join ye GWR – I am afrd it wd be ^an expensve undertakg ye length ^of it wd be abt 1½ m. mostly but not entire thro t my own land but some wd have t be purchased x As to ye transpt of ore to Staffdsh. If y. will be so good as t infm me of ye amt of ye terml charges, I shall then be able to sum up the total expence of carrying the ore to Staffdsh there by the GWR – and also I shd be glad to know the charge made for the use of the GWR Compys trucks for 129 miles in case the ore is conveyd in ym – Wd there be any terml charge here with respect to ore passing from my private railway, if it shd be connnecd, on to the GWR.

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Saunders/

November 16, 1857

I will consider of your suggestion to make a private branch railway to join the Great Western Railway – I am afraid it would be an expensive undertaking the length of it would be about one and a half miles mostly but not entirely through my own land but some would have to be purchased I suppose As to the transport of ore to Staffordshire, if you will be so good as to inform me of the amount of the terminal charges, I shall then be able to sum up the total expence of carrying the ore to Staffordshire there by the Great Western Railway – and also I should be glad to know the charge made for the use of the Great Western Railway Company’s trucks for 129 miles in case the ore is conveyed in them – Would there be any terminal charge here with respect to ore passing from my private railway, if it should be connected, on to the Great Western Railway.


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1. To test the pen.

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