Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
E223773
The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway was a 19th-century British railway company that operated lines across northern England and later evolved into the Great Central Railway.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway canonical | 14 |
| Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1999740 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Context triple: [Cleethorpes railway station, originalCompany, Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway]
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A.
Hull and Barnsley Railway
The Hull and Barnsley Railway was a late 19th-century British railway company serving the port city of Hull and surrounding areas, later absorbed into larger railway groupings.
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B.
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was a major pre-grouping British railway company that operated an extensive network of lines across industrial northern England during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Manchester and Birmingham Railway
The Manchester and Birmingham Railway was an early 19th-century British railway company that operated a key main line in northwest England before becoming part of the London and North Western Railway.
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North Midland Railway
The North Midland Railway was an early 19th-century British railway company that operated a key main line in the Midlands, later becoming part of the Midland Railway.
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E.
Midland Counties Railway
The Midland Counties Railway was an early 19th-century British railway company that helped pioneer mainline rail transport in the English Midlands before later becoming part of the Midland Railway.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Target entity description: The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway was a 19th-century British railway company that operated lines across northern England and later evolved into the Great Central Railway.
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A.
Hull and Barnsley Railway
The Hull and Barnsley Railway was a late 19th-century British railway company serving the port city of Hull and surrounding areas, later absorbed into larger railway groupings.
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B.
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was a major pre-grouping British railway company that operated an extensive network of lines across industrial northern England during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Manchester and Birmingham Railway
The Manchester and Birmingham Railway was an early 19th-century British railway company that operated a key main line in northwest England before becoming part of the London and North Western Railway.
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D.
North Midland Railway
The North Midland Railway was an early 19th-century British railway company that operated a key main line in the Midlands, later becoming part of the Midland Railway.
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E.
Midland Counties Railway
The Midland Counties Railway was an early 19th-century British railway company that helped pioneer mainline rail transport in the English Midlands before later becoming part of the Midland Railway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British railway company
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | MS&LR ⓘ |
| country |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Great Central Railway ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | England ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| networkType | main line railway ⓘ |
| operatedFreightServices | yes ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| operatedInCity |
Lincoln
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Manchester ⓘ Sheffield ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion | Northern England ⓘ |
| operatedLines | lines across northern England ⓘ |
| operatedPassengerServices | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | British railway network ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Great Central Railway ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorOf | Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| transportMode | railway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Description of subject: The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway was a 19th-century British railway company that operated lines across northern England and later evolved into the Great Central Railway.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.