Forth Bridge Railway 1873 - 1948

occupation:
Railway company
Nationality:
British
born in:
Scotland, United Kingdom

Authorised on 5 August 1873 and sponsored by the NBR which gained further powers under an Act of 13 July 1876. Although the NBR was authorised to buy the company, it never did, and the company remained techincally independent until Nationalisation in 1948.