Big Four (British railway companies)
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The Big Four were the four major private railway companies that dominated rail transport in Great Britain between the 1923 Grouping and nationalisation in 1948.
Aliases (3)
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
group of railway companies
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| alsoKnownAs |
Big Four
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
Great Britain
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| consistsOf |
Great Western Railway
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London and North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED → London, Midland and Scottish Railway NERFINISHED → Southern Railway (UK) → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| endCause |
nationalisation of British railways
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| endTime |
1948
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| followedBy |
British Railways
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| follows |
pre‑Grouping British railway companies
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| hasPart |
Great Western Railway
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London and North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED → London, Midland and Scottish Railway NERFINISHED → Southern Railway (UK) → |
| headquartersLocation |
London
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| historicalPeriod |
20th century
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| inceptionCause |
Railways Act 1921
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| industry |
rail transport
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| legalForm |
private company
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| location |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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| mainFunction |
operation of mainline railways in Great Britain
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| numberOfComponents |
4
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| operated |
freight rail services in Great Britain
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passenger rail services in Great Britain → |
| owned |
railway infrastructure in Great Britain
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| partOf |
history of rail transport in Great Britain
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| precededBy |
numerous small and medium‑sized British railway companies
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| railGauge |
standard gauge
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| regulatingAct |
Transport Act 1947
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| replacedBy |
state‑owned British Railways
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| significantEvent |
Railways Act 1921
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nationalisation of British railways → |
| startTime |
1923
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| timePeriod |
Second World War
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interwar period → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Francis Thompson
("British railway companies")
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employer |
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London and North Eastern Railway
("Big Four railway companies")
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partOf |
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London, Midland and Scottish Railway
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partOfGrouping |
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British Transport Commission
("Big Four railway companies")
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replaced |
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LMS
("Big Four British railway companies")
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wasOneOf |