Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
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The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway was a former British railway network in eastern England, notable for being one of the largest joint railway systems and for serving numerous coastal resorts in Norfolk and Lincolnshire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway canonical | 3 |
| Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (historical) | 1 |
| Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway main line | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Context triple: [M&GN Joint Railway, alsoKnownAs, Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway]
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Midland Railway
Midland Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century British railway company that operated extensive routes across central and northern England and played a key role in the development of the UK rail network.
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Midland Counties Railway
The Midland Counties Railway was an early 19th-century British railway company that helped pioneer mainline rail transport in the English Midlands before later becoming part of the Midland Railway.
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C.
Great Northern Railway
The Great Northern Railway was a major British railway company that operated extensive routes across northern England and played a key role in the development of the region’s transport infrastructure during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway was a major American transcontinental railroad that operated in the northern United States, connecting the Great Lakes to the Pacific Northwest.
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E.
Midland Great Western Railway
The Midland Great Western Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century Irish railway company that operated extensive routes across the west and northwest of Ireland, including services to towns such as Ballina.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Target entity description: The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway was a former British railway network in eastern England, notable for being one of the largest joint railway systems and for serving numerous coastal resorts in Norfolk and Lincolnshire.
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A.
Midland Railway
Midland Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century British railway company that operated extensive routes across central and northern England and played a key role in the development of the UK rail network.
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B.
Midland Counties Railway
The Midland Counties Railway was an early 19th-century British railway company that helped pioneer mainline rail transport in the English Midlands before later becoming part of the Midland Railway.
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C.
Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway was a major American transcontinental railroad that operated in the northern United States, connecting the Great Lakes to the Pacific Northwest.
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D.
Great Northern Railway
The Great Northern Railway was a major British railway company that operated extensive routes across northern England and played a key role in the development of the region’s transport infrastructure during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Midland Great Western Railway
The Midland Great Western Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century Irish railway company that operated extensive routes across the west and northwest of Ireland, including services to towns such as Ballina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former railway company
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joint railway ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | 1936 ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Eastern and Midlands Railway
NERFINISHED
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Great Northern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynn and Fakenham Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Midland Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk Railway lines ⓘ Yarmouth and North Norfolk Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| hasRoute |
King's Lynn to Cromer line
NERFINISHED
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Peterborough to Great Yarmouth line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Melton Constable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterOwnedBy |
London and North Eastern Railway
NERFINISHED
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London, Midland and Scottish Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern England ⓘ |
| mostLinesClosed | 1959 ⓘ |
| networkCharacter | predominantly rural ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Muddle and Go Nowhere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest joint railway systems in Great Britain
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serving numerous coastal resorts ⓘ |
| opened | 1893 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Great Northern Railway
NERFINISHED
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Midland Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British railway network ⓘ |
| primaryTraffic |
agricultural produce
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holiday traffic to coastal resorts ⓘ |
| servedPlace |
Bourne
NERFINISHED
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Cromer NERFINISHED ⓘ Fakenham NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Yarmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ Holbeach NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunstanton NERFINISHED ⓘ King's Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Melton Constable NERFINISHED ⓘ Mundesley NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwich NERFINISHED ⓘ Peterborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheringham NERFINISHED ⓘ Skegness NERFINISHED ⓘ Spalding NERFINISHED ⓘ Sutton Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisbech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Cambridgeshire
NERFINISHED
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Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
London and North Eastern Railway
NERFINISHED
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London, Midland and Scottish Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
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Subject: Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Description of subject: The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway was a former British railway network in eastern England, notable for being one of the largest joint railway systems and for serving numerous coastal resorts in Norfolk and Lincolnshire.
Referenced by (5)
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