NBR
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NBR is the abbreviation for the North British Railway, a former major Scottish railway company that operated in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NBR canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former company
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NBR self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| ceasedToExistAsIndependentCompany | 1923 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | Grouping of 1923 under the Railways Act 1921 ⓘ |
| era |
Edwardian era
ⓘ
Victorian era ⓘ |
| fullName | North British Railway ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key constituent of the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923 grouping
ⓘ
major Scottish railway company in the 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1844 ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| legalForm | joint-stock company ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| majorRoute |
East Coast Main Line in Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
East Coast Main Line (Scottish section)
Glasgow–Edinburgh railway line ⓘ
surface form:
Edinburgh–Glasgow line (via Falkirk)
|
| majorTerminus |
Carlisle railway station
ⓘ
Edinburgh Waverley ⓘ
surface form:
Edinburgh Waverley railway station
Glasgow Queen Street railway station ⓘ |
| mergedInto | London and North Eastern Railway ⓘ |
| notableStructureAssociated |
Forth Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Forth Bridge (served by NBR routes)
|
| operatedAcrossBorder |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| operatedInfrastructure |
locomotives
ⓘ
railway lines ⓘ railway stations ⓘ rolling stock ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion |
eastern Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
East of Scotland
Edinburgh and South East Scotland city region ⓘ
surface form:
Edinburgh and Lothians
Fife ⓘ Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ Scottish Borders ⓘ |
| operatedServiceType |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | London and North Eastern Railway ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
North British Railway