Midland Railway

E35764

former British railway company railway company

Midland Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century British railway company that operated extensive routes across central and northern England and played a key role in the development of the UK rail network.

Aliases (3)

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former British railway company → railway company →
absorbed	Bristol and Gloucester Railway → Leicester and Swannington Railway → Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway interests (partial) →
architectForStPancrasHotel	George Gilbert Scott →
chiefEngineerAssociated	James Allport → John Crossley →
country	United Kingdom →
dissolved	1922 →
formedByMergerOf	Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway → Midland Counties Railway → North Midland Railway →
headquartersLocation	Derby →
inception	1844 →
industry	rail transport →
introduced	third-class travel on all trains →
keyRoute	London to Leeds via Leicester and Nottingham → London to Manchester via Derby → London to Sheffield via Leicester and Derby → Settle–Carlisle route to Scotland →
knownFor	competition with London and North Western Railway → extensive network in the English Midlands → pioneering passenger comfort →
mainRegionServed	London → Midlands → Northern England →
majorTerminus	Bradford Forster Square railway station → Bristol Temple Meads railway station → Derby railway station → Glasgow St Enoch railway station → Leeds Wellington station → Manchester Central railway station → Nottingham Midland railway station → Sheffield station → St Pancras railway station →
notableStructure	Ribblehead Viaduct → St Pancras train shed →
operated	freight services → passenger services →
operatedRailwayLine	Birmingham and Gloucester Railway → Bristol and Birmingham Railway → Midland Main Line → Settle–Carlisle line →
successor	London, Midland and Scottish Railway →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Midland Hotel, Manchester →	builtFor
Furness Railway →	connectedTo
Charles Trubshaw →	employer
London, Midland and Scottish Railway →	formedByMergerOf
LMS →	formedFrom
Chorlton tram stop ("Midland Railway Manchester South District Line") →	formerRailwayAlignment
London St Pancras International →	formerTerminusFor
Midland Main Line →	historicalOperator
Derby railway works ("Midland Railway steam locomotives") →	majorProduct
Midland Main Line →	openedBy
Derby railway works →	operator
Derby railway works →	ownedBy
Northern Counties Committee →	parentOrganization
London, Midland and Scottish Railway →	predecessor
Derby railway works ("Midland Railway network") →	railwayNetwork