M&GN
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M&GN was a historic joint railway in eastern England, formally known as the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, that connected the Midlands to the Norfolk coast.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
joint railway
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| abbreviation | M&GN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
British joint railway
ⓘ
Defunct railway companies of the United Kingdom ⓘ Rail transport in Norfolk ⓘ Rail transport in the East Midlands ⓘ |
| connectedRegion |
Midlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norfolk coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fullName | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
East Anglia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major cross-country route in eastern England ⓘ |
| historicPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| infrastructureType |
branch lines
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| jointOwner |
Great Northern Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midland Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Muddle and Go Nowhere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | linking Midlands industrial centres to Norfolk holiday resorts ⓘ |
| operatedAs | joint undertaking ⓘ |
| primaryTerminus |
Birmingham (via Midland connections)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cromer NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwich NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheringham NERFINISHED ⓘ Yarmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayType |
joint railway system
ⓘ
main line railway ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Midlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCounty |
Cambridgeshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedDestination |
Cromer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Yarmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk seaside resorts ⓘ Sheringham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorOwner |
London and North Eastern Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, Midland and Scottish Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.