Cornwall Railway
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Cornwall Railway was a 19th-century railway company in Cornwall, England, that built and operated key lines later absorbed into the Great Western Railway network.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct company
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| builtLine |
Plymouth to Truro line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Truro to Falmouth branch NERFINISHED ⓘ main line across Cornwall ⓘ |
| connectedWith | South Devon Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| gauge | broad gauge ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to economic development of Cornwall
ⓘ
formed part of the main line route into Cornwall ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| laterPartOf | Great Western Railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| networkIntegratedInto | Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStructure | Royal Albert Bridge (via connection at Saltash) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| operatingArea |
Falmouth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ Truro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayType |
branch line operator
ⓘ
main line railway ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Cornish peninsula
ⓘ
River Tamar to Falmouth ⓘ |
| status |
absorbed by Great Western Railway
ⓘ
no longer independent ⓘ |
| successor | Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGaugeConvertedTo | standard gauge ⓘ |
| transportMode |
freight rail
ⓘ
passenger rail ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.