Fishguard & Rosslare Railways & Harbours Company
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The Fishguard & Rosslare Railways & Harbours Company was a joint British–Irish transport undertaking that developed and operated rail and port facilities linking southwest Wales and southeast Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fishguard & Rosslare Railways & Harbours Company canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Fishguard & Rosslare Railways & Harbours Company Context triple: [Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route, formerOperator, Fishguard & Rosslare Railways & Harbours Company]
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Furness Railway
Furness Railway was a historic British railway company in northwest England that primarily served the industrial and coastal areas of the Lake District before being absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
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B.
Dorman Long and Co Ltd
Dorman Long and Co Ltd was a prominent British engineering and steel company best known for designing and building major steel bridges and structures worldwide, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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C.
North British Railway
North British Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century Scottish railway company that operated extensive routes across central and eastern Scotland before becoming part of the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923.
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D.
Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway was a major Scottish railway company that operated extensive routes across Scotland and into England during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Glasgow and South Western Railway
The Glasgow and South Western Railway was a major pre-grouping Scottish railway company that operated routes in southwest Scotland and connected Glasgow with Ayrshire, Dumfries, and England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fishguard & Rosslare Railways & Harbours Company Target entity description: The Fishguard & Rosslare Railways & Harbours Company was a joint British–Irish transport undertaking that developed and operated rail and port facilities linking southwest Wales and southeast Ireland.
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A.
Furness Railway
Furness Railway was a historic British railway company in northwest England that primarily served the industrial and coastal areas of the Lake District before being absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
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B.
Dorman Long and Co Ltd
Dorman Long and Co Ltd was a prominent British engineering and steel company best known for designing and building major steel bridges and structures worldwide, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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C.
North British Railway
North British Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century Scottish railway company that operated extensive routes across central and eastern Scotland before becoming part of the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923.
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D.
Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway was a major Scottish railway company that operated extensive routes across Scotland and into England during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Glasgow and South Western Railway
The Glasgow and South Western Railway was a major pre-grouping Scottish railway company that operated routes in southwest Scotland and connected Glasgow with Ayrshire, Dumfries, and England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
joint railway and harbour company
ⓘ
transport undertaking ⓘ |
| characteristic |
integration of rail and harbour management
ⓘ
joint British–Irish ownership ⓘ |
| connects |
Great Britain
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ |
| country |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crossBorder | true ⓘ |
| developed |
port facilities at Fishguard
ⓘ
port facilities at Rosslare ⓘ rail facilities at Fishguard ⓘ rail facilities at Rosslare ⓘ |
| focus |
port development
ⓘ
railway connectivity to ports ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fishguard Harbour railway station
ⓘ
surface form:
Fishguard harbour works
Fishguard and Goodwick railway station ⓘ
surface form:
Fishguard railway facilities
Rosslare Europort ⓘ
surface form:
Rosslare harbour works
Rosslare railway facilities ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | development of Anglo-Irish transport links ⓘ |
| industry |
maritime transport
ⓘ
port operations ⓘ rail transport ⓘ |
| link |
Fishguard
ⓘ
Rosslare ⓘ |
| linkType | sea crossing between Wales and Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Irish Sea ferry network
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Sea transport corridor
|
| notableRoute |
Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route
ⓘ
surface form:
Fishguard–Rosslare route
|
| operated |
Fishguard
ⓘ
surface form:
Fishguard Harbour
Rosslare Harbour ⓘ |
| operatingArea |
southeast Ireland
ⓘ
West Wales ⓘ
surface form:
southwest Wales
|
| purpose | to provide an integrated rail–sea link between Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Ireland
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| role |
gateway for freight traffic between Britain and Ireland
ⓘ
gateway for passenger traffic between Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| serviceType |
ferry terminal operation
ⓘ
harbour infrastructure operation ⓘ railway infrastructure operation ⓘ |
| transportCorridor |
Irish Sea ferry network
ⓘ
surface form:
Britain–Ireland ferry corridor
|
| transportMode |
rail
ⓘ
sea ⓘ |
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Subject: Fishguard & Rosslare Railways & Harbours Company Description of subject: The Fishguard & Rosslare Railways & Harbours Company was a joint British–Irish transport undertaking that developed and operated rail and port facilities linking southwest Wales and southeast Ireland.
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