Felixstowe Dock & Railway Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Felixstowe Railway & Pier Co Ltd
- Felixstowe Railway & Dock Co Ltd
- Great Eastern Railway Co
- Parker, Gordon
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Felixstowe, Suffolk, Suffolk, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Transport services
Port & harbour services
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Transport services
Railway transport services exc private & industrial railways
Notes:
Established 1875 as Felixstowe Railway & Pier Co Ltd to build a railway to connect with Great Eastern Railway and to build a pier. Known as Felixstowe Railway & Dock Co Ltd from 1879 and subsequently built a dock. Railway opened 1877 but acquired by Great Eastern Railway in 1887. The dock then acquired by Felixstowe Dock & Railway Co Ltd. Acquired by Mr Gordon Parker in 1951. From 1960s expanded rapidly to become a leading UK port business
Publications:
- Felixstowe, 1886-1986. 100 years a working port by Malster, Robert
- Felixstowe Dock & Harbour Co Ltd, 1875-1975 by Unknown
- Felixstowe Railway by Quayle, H I, & G T Bradbury
- Port of Felixstowe. A world wide success by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Felixstowe Railway & Pier Co Ltd
- Felixstowe Railway & Dock Co Ltd
- Great Eastern Railway Co
- Parker, Gordon
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Felixstowe, Suffolk, Suffolk, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Transport services Port & harbour services
- Transport services Railway transport services exc private & industrial railways
Notes:
Established 1875 as Felixstowe Railway & Pier Co Ltd to build a railway to connect with Great Eastern Railway and to build a pier. Known as Felixstowe Railway & Dock Co Ltd from 1879 and subsequently built a dock. Railway opened 1877 but acquired by Great Eastern Railway in 1887. The dock then acquired by Felixstowe Dock & Railway Co Ltd. Acquired by Mr Gordon Parker in 1951. From 1960s expanded rapidly to become a leading UK port businessPublications:
- Felixstowe, 1886-1986. 100 years a working port by Malster, Robert
- Felixstowe Dock & Harbour Co Ltd, 1875-1975 by Unknown
- Felixstowe Railway by Quayle, H I, & G T Bradbury
- Port of Felixstowe. A world wide success by Unknown