Leicester and Swannington Railway
E1003113
The Leicester and Swannington Railway was an early 19th-century English railway built to transport coal in Leicestershire and is considered one of the pioneering lines of the railway era.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal railway
ⓘ
early railway ⓘ railway line in England ⓘ |
| connects |
Leicester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swannington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| hasTerminus |
Leicester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swannington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early example of industrial railway development in Britain ⓘ |
| industryServed | coal mining industry ⓘ |
| isPartOf | early British railway network ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Midlands
ⓘ
England ⓘ Leicestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the pioneering railway lines of the railway era ⓘ |
| pioneeringIn | early railway engineering in England ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | coal transport ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railwayType | freight railway ⓘ |
| regionServed | Leicestershire coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | historical railway ⓘ |
| transportedCommodity | coal ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor | transport of coal from collieries to Leicester ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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