Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

Reference code: HOYFM.ACL2025.83
Level of description: Fonds
Title: Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Scope and content: The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company ran services from Liverpool to Belfast and Drogheda, and from Fleetwood to Belfast in conjunction with the North Western Railway Company. This ledger contains communications from the head office in Manchester to the Belfast office and the superintendent, Thomas Henshaw. Topics include the superannuation fund (with handwritten notes of service and wages), pay scales, and the payment of War wages and bonuses. There are also certificates indicating examination results of named clerks or clerical staff working in the Belfast Traffic Agents or Goods Superintendents departments in subjects such as English, geography, and arithmetic.