North Union Railway
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The North Union Railway was an early 19th-century British railway company that operated lines in northwest England and later became part of the London and North Western Railway.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railway company
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| becamePartOf | London and North Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedAt | Parkside NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedRailway | Liverpool and Manchester Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| formedByActOfParliament | yes ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early main line railway in northwest England ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| laterAbsorbedBy | London and North Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lancashire
ⓘ
Parkside NERFINISHED ⓘ Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ Wigan NERFINISHED ⓘ northwest England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedMainLineBetween |
Preston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| operatedLine |
Parkside–Wigan line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Preston–Lancaster section (for a period) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wigan–Preston line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalNetwork | British railway system ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| regionServed | North West England ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | London and North Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 4 ft 8½ in ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedTraction | steam locomotives ⓘ |
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