| REF. NO. | DENOMINATION | DESCRIPTION | NO.ISSUED | CONDITION | VALUE |
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| Capital | |||||
| 101 | £40 new shares | ? | ? | – | – |
| 103 | £40 unissued shares | ? | ? | – | – |
| 105 | £50 Erewash Valley shares | ? | ? | – | – |
| 107 | £50 Extension shares | 1846 | ? | – | – |
| 109 | £100 6% preference shares | ? | ? | – | – |
| 111 | £50 6% preference shares | ? | ? | – | – |
| 113 | £37.5s 6% preference shares | ? | ? | – | – |
| 115 | £25 6% preference shares | ? | ? | – | – |
| 117 | £100 Midland Bradford share | ? | ? | – | – |
| 119 | Preference stock | ? | ? | – | – |
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| 121 | £200 Consolidated Bristol and Birmingham 6% pref. stock | 184[8], black | ?#1306 | VF | £50 |
| 123 | Sheffield and Rotherham pref. stock | ? | ? | – | – |
| 125 | Leicester and Swannington stock | ? | ? | – | – |
| 127 | Erewash Valley preference share £50 | ? | ? | – | – |
| 129 | £16.15s share 1846 | ? | ? | – | – |
| 131 | £5 preference share | ? | ? | – | – |
| Total authorised capital in 1890 £68,596,837 in stock and shares, £26,243,901 in loans. | |||||
| 141 | Consolidated ordinary stock | ? | ? | – | – |
| 143 | 6% Sheffield and Rotherham preferential stock | ? | ? | – | – |
| 145 | 4% consolidated perpetual rent-charge stock | ? | ? | – | – |
| 147 | 4% consolidated perpetual guaranteed preferential stock | ? | ? | – | – |
| 149 | 4% consolidated perpetual preference stock | ? | ? | – | – |
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| 151 | £10 4% preference share | 1878, blue and pink | Low #17984, High #51513 | EF | £35 |
| 153 | 3% debenture stock (replaced 4%stock) | ? | ? | – | – |
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| 154 | Deferred converted ordinary stock | [1899], black, pink underprint | #20335 | VF | £40-50 |
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| 155 | Deferred converted ordinary stock | 190[1], black, pink underprint | #53202 | VF | £40-50 |
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| 156 | Consolidated 2½% Perpetual Preference stock | [1913], brown, yellow underprint | #101347 | VF | £40-50 |
Midland Railway Company
Incorporated on 10th May 1844
An amalgamation of the North Midland, the Midland Counties, and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railways. A standard gauge network with a combined length of 322 miles. The company purchased and absorbed numerous other lines, and extended by a further 128 miles from 1847 onwards. Eventually reached points in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, and was the only line serving London with its HQ outside the capital.
Capital on amalgamation:
North Midland Stock: £2,905,333
Midland Counties Stock: £1,275,000
Birmingham and Derby Stock: £978,533
Consolidated Capital £11,338,769 divided into; 53,293 £40 New Shares; 9,307 un-issued £40 Shares; 2,900 £50 Erewash Valley Shares, and 53,500 £50 Extension Shares, 1846.
6% Preference Shares totalling £1,799,901.15s given to existing shareholders of the Bristol and Birmingham Railway, divided into; 9,374 £100 Shares, 7,539 £50 Shares, 7,539 £37.5s Shares, and 8,189 £25 Shares.
1844