Hull and Selby Railway
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The Hull and Selby Railway was an early 19th-century English railway line in Yorkshire that played a key role in linking the port city of Hull with inland industrial and commercial centers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hull and Selby Railway canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway company
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Hull
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port of Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ Selby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo | other inland railway lines at Selby ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1836 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endPoint | Selby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | railway stations along route between Hull and Selby ⓘ |
| hasTerminus |
Hull
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Selby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1830s ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the earlier rail links from an English east-coast port to inland areas ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1840 ⓘ |
| primaryCargo |
agricultural produce
ⓘ
coal ⓘ manufactured goods ⓘ |
| primaryService |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| purpose |
link Hull with inland commercial centres
ⓘ
link Hull with inland industrial centres ⓘ |
| regionServed |
East Riding of Yorkshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | part of early British railway network ⓘ |
| significance |
facilitated export of inland industrial output via Hull
ⓘ
key link between Hull and inland markets ⓘ |
| startPoint | Kingston upon Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | historical railway ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| transportType | railway transport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial trade routes
ⓘ
industrial distribution ⓘ port access ⓘ |
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