Birmingham and Lichfield Railway

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:railway
gptkbp:academic_programs early railway engineering techniques
gptkbp:associated_with transportation history
gptkbp:built Birmingham and Lichfield Railway Company
gptkbp:cargo_types discontinued
gptkbp:closed gptkb:1965
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Birmingham
Lichfield
gptkbp:construction_started 1835
gptkbp:historical_event opened during railway boom
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
gptkb:Sir_Edward_Watkin
gptkb:Sir_John_Fowler
gptkb:Robert_Stephenson
gptkb:Sir_William_Henry_Barlow
gptkb:Thomas_Telford
gptkb:John_Fowler
gptkb:Sir_Benjamin_Baker
gptkb:George_Stephenson
gptkb:Sir_John_Hawkshaw
gptkb:William_Henry_Barlow
gptkb:Joseph_Locke
gptkb:Sir_William_Arrol
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Victorian_era
gptkbp:historical_significance first railway to connect Birmingham and Lichfield
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Birmingham and Lichfield Railway
gptkbp:influenced regional development
gptkbp:is_facilitated_by trade between Birmingham and Lichfield
gptkbp:is_significant_for gptkb:industrial_revolution
gptkbp:landmarks gptkb:Birmingham_Snow_Hill_station
Walsall station
Lichfield City station
Brownhills station
Lichfield Trent Valley station
Shenstone station
gptkbp:length 20 miles
gptkbp:opened 1837
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:London_and_North_Western_Railway
gptkbp:part_of British railway system
West Midlands railway network
gptkbp:passenger_capacity discontinued
gptkbp:replaced_by Birmingham to Lichfield bus services
gptkbp:route Birmingham to Lichfield
gptkbp:stations gptkb:Birmingham_Snow_Hill
gptkb:Walsall
gptkb:Lichfield_City
gptkb:Lichfield_Trent_Valley
Brownhills
Aldridge
Shenstone
gptkbp:successor gptkb:West_Midlands_Railway
gptkbp:track_gauge standard gauge
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joseph_Locke
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6