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Gold Coast Railway

LC control no.no2007118172
Corporate name headingGold Coast Railway
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Variant(s)Gold Coast. Railway
Gold Coast Railway Administration
Gold Coast Railway and Harbour
Gold Coast Railway and Takoradi Harbour
See alsoGold Coast Railway and Harbours
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Special noteThe Gold Coast Railway was begun to transport natural resources from the interior, which also required the completion of the harbor at Takoradi to transport these resources overseas. Over time, this harbor, and later other harbors and ports services, were put under the aegis of the Railway.
Found inIts Administration report for the year ..., 1923/24: t.p. (Gold Coast Railway); 1929/30: cover (Gold Coast Railway and Harbour); 1935/36: cover (Gold Coast Railway and Takoradi Harbour; Gold Coast, Government Printer) p. 7 (Gold Coast Railway Administration; the Administration is also responsible for the maintenance and operation of Takoradi Harbour [there is no evidence that the name of the Gold Coast Railway was changed officially during this period])
Not found inGold Coast Railway and Harbours. Administration report of the Gold Coast Railway, Takoradi Harbour, Accra Harbour, and other ports and lighthouses, 1955/56: 1st printed p. after t.p. (Gold Coast Railway and Harbours) p. v (Gold Coast Railway and Harbours Administration)