City and South London Railway Company

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:railway
gptkbp:construction_started 1886
1890
gptkbp:dissolved 1923
gptkbp:founded 1890
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
gptkbp:historical_significance Contributed to urban development in London
Influenced future underground systems
Introduced electric trains to London
Pioneered deep-level tunneling
Set standards for urban railways
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label City and South London Railway Company
gptkbp:infrastructure gptkb:Track_and_Field
Tunnels
Signaling systems
Stations
Power supply systems
gptkbp:key_people gptkb:John_Fowler
gptkb:Charles_Pearson
gptkbp:legacy Part of the London Underground network
Established deep-level railway engineering practices
Influenced transport policy in London
Promoted electric traction in public transport
Served as a model for future railway projects
gptkbp:notable_event First deep-level underground railway in the world
gptkbp:number_of_employees 200 (1910)
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:City_and_South_London_Railway
gptkbp:parent_company London Electric Railway
gptkbp:passenger_capacity 3 million (1910)
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:London_Underground_Limited
gptkbp:revenue £1.5 million (1910)
gptkbp:route gptkb:Northern_line
3.75 miles
Stockwell to King William Street
gptkbp:safety_features Automatic signaling
gptkbp:service_frequency Every 5 minutes
gptkbp:service_type Underground railway
gptkbp:services Electric trains
gptkbp:stations gptkb:7
gptkbp:successor gptkb:London_Underground
gptkbp:technology Electric traction
gptkbp:track_gauge 1435 mm (standard gauge)
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:Greater_London
gptkbp:trains 1890
1924
gptkbp:type gptkb:public_transport
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:City_and_South_London_Railway
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5