Manchester and Leeds Railway
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The Manchester and Leeds Railway was a pioneering 19th-century British railway company that established one of the earliest major trans-Pennine rail routes between the industrial centers of Manchester and Leeds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manchester and Leeds Railway canonical | 7 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railway company
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| connects |
Lancashire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1837 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | Pennines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified in original operation ⓘ |
| engineeringChallenge | construction of long tunnels through the Pennines ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| gaugeMeasurement | 4 ft 8½ in ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
facilitated industrial growth between Lancashire and Yorkshire
ⓘ
improved transport across the Pennines ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legacy | core of later Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway main line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Northern England ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergerYear | 1847 ⓘ |
| notableStructure |
Copy Pit route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Summit Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1841 ⓘ |
| operatingPeriodEnd | 1847 ⓘ |
| operatingPeriodStart | 1839 ⓘ |
| partOf | early British railway network ⓘ |
| primaryTraffic |
freight
ⓘ
passenger ⓘ |
| railwayType | trans-Pennine railway ⓘ |
| regionServed |
North West England
ⓘ
Yorkshire and the Humber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryEnvironment | authorised by Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| route | Manchester–Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Leeds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIndustry |
coal industry
ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Lancashire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the earliest major trans-Pennine rail routes ⓘ |
| status | merged ⓘ |
| successor | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track on main sections ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
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