Grand Junction Railway
E62878
The Grand Junction Railway was one of the earliest major British railway companies, providing a key main line link between Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester before becoming part of the London and North Western Railway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Junction Railway canonical | 5 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British railway company
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| connectedCity |
Birmingham
ⓘ
Liverpool ⓘ Manchester ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasName | Grand Junction Railway self-link ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest major British railway companies ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| linkedNetwork | early British main line railway network ⓘ |
| locatedIn | England ⓘ |
| mergedInto | London and North Western Railway ⓘ |
| notableFor | forming a key main line corridor between industrial cities ⓘ |
| operatedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| partOf | London and North Western Railway ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Midlands
ⓘ
North West England ⓘ |
| role | main line link between Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester ⓘ |
| route |
Birmingham to Liverpool
ⓘ
Birmingham to Manchester ⓘ |
| serviceType |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| successor | London and North Western Railway ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 4 ft 8½ in ⓘ |
| transportMode | railway ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.