Braintree and Bocking Railway
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
railway line
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Braintree_District
Bocking District |
| gptkbp:built |
1844
1964. |
| gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:Braintree
Bocking |
| gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
Not preserved.
|
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
Local heritage
Railway_history_in_Essex. |
| gptkbp:drivetrain |
1845
1964 |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Part of the railway expansion in the 19th century.
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Victorian era
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Closure of railway lines in the 1960s.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Braintree and Bocking Railway
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Transportation
Urban development Local economy Improved access to Bocking. Improved_access_to_Braintree. |
| gptkbp:infrastructure |
Tunnels
Bridges Stations |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
Braintree_railway_system.
East_Anglian_railway_network |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Historical railway preservation efforts.
Influence on modern transport |
| gptkbp:length |
5 miles
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Essex,_England
|
| gptkbp:opened |
1845
1964 |
| gptkbp:openedIn |
Decline in passenger numbers.
|
| gptkbp:operates_in |
gptkb:Eastern_Counties_Railway
|
| gptkbp:passenger_traffic |
Discontinued
|
| gptkbp:productionYears |
1845 to 1964
|
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
Yes
Yes. 19th century. Part of the 19th-century railway boom. Braintree_to_Bocking_line Eastern_Counties_Railway. |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Braintree_railway_station
Bocking railway station |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Bus services
|
| gptkbp:route |
Passenger and freight.
Braintree_to_Bocking |
| gptkbp:stations |
gptkb:Braintree_station
Bocking station |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Braintree_branch_line
|
| gptkbp:track |
Standard gauge
|
| gptkbp:trainTypes |
Branch line.
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
Discontinued
Significant in local transport. |
| gptkbp:type |
Light railway
|