Whitby and Pickering Railway
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The Whitby and Pickering Railway was an early 19th-century horse-worked railway in North Yorkshire, England, built to link the coastal town of Whitby with inland markets and later forming part of the heritage North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whitby and Pickering Railway canonical | 1 |
| Whitby and Pickering Railway (historic) | 1 |
| Whitby and Pickering Railway company | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4804434 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Whitby and Pickering Railway Context triple: [North Yorkshire Moors Railway, originallyOpenedAs, Whitby and Pickering Railway]
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A.
Northumberland Line
The Northumberland Line is a passenger rail route in North East England being reopened to connect communities such as Ashington with Newcastle and the wider rail network.
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Hull and Barnsley Railway
The Hull and Barnsley Railway was a late 19th-century British railway company serving the port city of Hull and surrounding areas, later absorbed into larger railway groupings.
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Scarborough–Bridlington Line (former)
The Scarborough–Bridlington Line (former) was a now-closed railway route in North Yorkshire, England, that once connected the coastal towns of Scarborough and Bridlington.
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Maryport and Carlisle Railway
The Maryport and Carlisle Railway was a historic British railway company in northwest England that operated lines between the coastal town of Maryport and the city of Carlisle before being absorbed into larger railway groupings.
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E.
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway was a key 19th-century English railway line that formed part of the main route between London and Scotland, linking the cities of Lancaster and Carlisle.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Whitby and Pickering Railway Target entity description: The Whitby and Pickering Railway was an early 19th-century horse-worked railway in North Yorkshire, England, built to link the coastal town of Whitby with inland markets and later forming part of the heritage North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
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A.
Northumberland Line
The Northumberland Line is a passenger rail route in North East England being reopened to connect communities such as Ashington with Newcastle and the wider rail network.
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B.
Hull and Barnsley Railway
The Hull and Barnsley Railway was a late 19th-century British railway company serving the port city of Hull and surrounding areas, later absorbed into larger railway groupings.
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C.
Scarborough–Bridlington Line (former)
The Scarborough–Bridlington Line (former) was a now-closed railway route in North Yorkshire, England, that once connected the coastal towns of Scarborough and Bridlington.
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D.
Maryport and Carlisle Railway
The Maryport and Carlisle Railway was a historic British railway company in northwest England that operated lines between the coastal town of Maryport and the city of Carlisle before being absorbed into larger railway groupings.
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E.
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway was a key 19th-century English railway line that formed part of the main route between London and Scotland, linking the cities of Lancaster and Carlisle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early railway
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horse-worked railway ⓘ railway line ⓘ |
| becamePartOf | York and North Midland Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
defunct railway company of the United Kingdom
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rail transport in North Yorkshire ⓘ |
| connectedTown |
Pickering
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | inclined planes on some sections ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1833 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| geographicContext | runs through the North York Moors National Park area ⓘ |
| heritageOperationStart | 20th century ⓘ |
| heritageSuccessor | North Yorkshire Moors Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageUse | tourist railway ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early 19th century ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | single-track railway ⓘ |
| laterConversion | steam railway ⓘ |
| laterOperator | North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterPropulsion | steam locomotives ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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North Yorkshire ⓘ |
| notableEngineer | George Stephenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1836 ⓘ |
| originalTraction | horses ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | link Whitby with inland markets ⓘ |
| propulsion | horse haulage ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Cleveland
NERFINISHED
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Ryedale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeFeature | North York Moors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIndustry |
Whitby port
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
agricultural markets inland ⓘ |
| status |
closed as an independent railway
ⓘ
partly preserved as heritage railway ⓘ |
| successorLine | Whitby–Pickering section of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Pickering
NERFINISHED
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Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trafficType |
freight
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passenger ⓘ |
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Subject: Whitby and Pickering Railway Description of subject: The Whitby and Pickering Railway was an early 19th-century horse-worked railway in North Yorkshire, England, built to link the coastal town of Whitby with inland markets and later forming part of the heritage North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
Referenced by (3)
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