Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
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The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was a 19th-century Scottish railway company that built and operated one of the first mainline routes linking the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railway company
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| category |
Scottish railway company
ⓘ
pre-grouping British railway company ⓘ |
| connectedCity |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| gauge |
4 ft 8½ in
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| lineOpenedBetween | Edinburgh and Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkType | inter-city railway ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricNation | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRoute | Edinburgh–Glasgow main line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForTraffic | 1842 ⓘ |
| operatedInCity |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | early British railway network ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| railwayType | main line railway ⓘ |
| regionServed | Central Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the first mainline routes between Edinburgh and Glasgow ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | North British Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| transportMode | railway ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | steam locomotives ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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