Blisworth Cutting
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Blisworth Cutting is a deep railway cutting in Northamptonshire, England, known as a major early engineering work on the London and Birmingham Railway.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway cutting
ⓘ
railway infrastructure ⓘ |
| architectEngineer | Robert Stephenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMethod |
excavation by manual labour
ⓘ
use of gunpowder blasting ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| depth | approximately 60 feet ⓘ |
| engineeringSignificance | demonstrated feasibility of large-scale railway earthworks ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | considered of historical interest in British railway history ⓘ |
| hasRailway | West Coast Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | lineside trees and scrub ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Victorian era ⓘ |
| inception | 1830s ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1.5 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England, United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northamptonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Blisworth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnLine | London and Birmingham Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearStation | Blisworth railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs | major early engineering work on the London and Birmingham Railway ⓘ |
| openedForRailTraffic | 1838 ⓘ |
| originalCompany | London and Birmingham Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British railway network
ⓘ
West Coast Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRouteBetween |
Birmingham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
clay
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| railwayOpenedBy | London and Birmingham Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
| safetyConcern | risk of landslips and rock falls ⓘ |
| terrainType | deep cutting ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight services
ⓘ
main line passenger services ⓘ |
| usedSince | 19th century ⓘ |
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