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The following list sets out to show all the railway companies set up by Acts of Parliament in the 19th century before 1860. Most of them became constituent parts of the emerging main-line railway companies, often immediately after being built.
Begin your search for a railroad working ancestor by identifying where he lived at the time of his railroad employment. Historical maps and published histories can then help you to identify what railroad lines ran through that area at the time.
Determine your ancestor’s job title and location of employment. Check staff magazines for mentions of promotions, retirements, etc. Consult railway atlases and maps to identify operating companies in specific areas. For pre-1923 research, you may need to check records of multiple smaller railway companies. Also see.
This is the most comprehensive listing of archives and roster holdings currently online, and includes direct links to rosters. This document will be updated as additional sources are found. Contact me at: jsponholzrail@gmail.com. Resources for tracing ancestors who worked for the railroad.
Consult the British Railways Pre Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer or the Railway and Commercial Gazetteers to find out which companies owned, or operated through, a particular station. A search...
1. Why use this guide? Use this guide if you are searching for records of people who worked for railway companies in the UK before the railways were nationalised in 1947. It is only the...
Using the Ancestry card catalog to search for terms like "railroad" and "railway" will allow you to deepen your search and explore other resources, including pictures and the histories of specific railroad companies. If your ancestors worked on the railroads, they laid the tracks of your family history.
