Cornwall Railway

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf defunct company
gptkbp:category Rail transport in Cornwall
Railway companies disestablished in 1889
Railway companies established in 1846
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dissolved 1889
gptkbp:foundedYear 1846
gptkbp:gauge broad gauge
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Plymouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cornwall Railway
gptkbp:incorporatedByActOfParliament 3 August 1846
gptkbp:length approximately 55 miles
gptkbp:mainLine Plymouth to Truro
Truro to Falmouth
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Royal_Albert_Bridge
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
gptkbp:opened 1859
4 May 1859
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Cornwall
gptkb:Devon
gptkbp:route Plymouth to Falmouth via Truro
gptkbp:status absorbed by Great Western Railway
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Great_Western_Railway
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brunel_Bridge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5