Great Northern Railway’s Queensbury lines (historical)
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The Great Northern Railway’s Queensbury lines were a network of steeply graded and tunnel-rich railway routes in West Yorkshire, England, historically linking industrial towns such as Bradford, Halifax, and Keighley.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Northern Railway’s Queensbury lines | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical railway network
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railway line ⓘ |
| category | disused railway lines in West Yorkshire ⓘ |
| characteristic |
heavy engineering works
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numerous tunnels ⓘ steep gradients ⓘ |
| connectedTown | Queensbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionType |
cuttings and embankments
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tunnels and viaducts ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrification | none ⓘ |
| engineeringChallenge | steep gradients and heavy freight ⓘ |
| geographicContext | between Bradford, Halifax and Keighley ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | of interest to railway historians ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| legacy | remains visible in landscape ⓘ |
| linkedIndustrialTowns |
Bradford
NERFINISHED
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Halifax NERFINISHED ⓘ Keighley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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West Yorkshire ⓘ |
| networkType | branch and connecting lines ⓘ |
| notableFeature | Queensbury triangle junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Great Northern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownership | Great Northern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Northern Railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
freight transport
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passenger transport ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam locomotives ⓘ |
| railwayCompany | Great Northern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAreaType | industrial towns ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Bradford
NERFINISHED
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Halifax NERFINISHED ⓘ Keighley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIndustry |
coal industry
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engineering industry ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Airedale
NERFINISHED
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Calderdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| successorUse | partly converted to footpaths and cycle routes ⓘ |
| terrain | Pennine foothills ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| transportRole | inter-urban connection in West Yorkshire ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Thornton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
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Great Northern Railway’s Queensbury lines (historical)
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