Cheshire Lines Committee
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The Cheshire Lines Committee was a joint railway company in England that operated and managed a network of lines primarily in the northwest, including routes around Liverpool and Manchester, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cheshire Lines Committee canonical | 14 |
| Cheshire Lines Committee route | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2960910 — 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: Cheshire Lines Committee Context triple: [Hough Green railway station, originalOperator, Cheshire Lines Committee]
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Chiltern Railways
Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company providing passenger rail services primarily between London and the Midlands.
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London Chatham and Dover Railway
The London Chatham and Dover Railway was a 19th-century British railway company that operated routes in southeast England, including key lines into London.
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Eastern Counties Railway
Eastern Counties Railway was a 19th-century British railway company that developed key lines in eastern England, including routes serving Cambridge and London.
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D.
Bristol and Gloucester Railway
The Bristol and Gloucester Railway was a 19th-century English railway line that connected Bristol with Gloucester and later became part of the expanding Midland Railway network.
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E.
Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway was a historic Canadian railway company that played a key role in 19th-century transportation and trade across southern Ontario and into the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cheshire Lines Committee Target entity description: The Cheshire Lines Committee was a joint railway company in England that operated and managed a network of lines primarily in the northwest, including routes around Liverpool and Manchester, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Chiltern Railways
Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company providing passenger rail services primarily between London and the Midlands.
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B.
London Chatham and Dover Railway
The London Chatham and Dover Railway was a 19th-century British railway company that operated routes in southeast England, including key lines into London.
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C.
Eastern Counties Railway
Eastern Counties Railway was a 19th-century British railway company that developed key lines in eastern England, including routes serving Cambridge and London.
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D.
Bristol and Gloucester Railway
The Bristol and Gloucester Railway was a 19th-century English railway line that connected Bristol with Gloucester and later became part of the expanding Midland Railway network.
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E.
Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway was a historic Canadian railway company that played a key role in 19th-century transportation and trade across southern Ontario and into the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
joint railway committee
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| formedBy |
Great Northern Railway
ⓘ
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Midland Railway ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Liverpool ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major alternative route provider to dominant regional railways ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| networkCharacteristic |
branch lines
ⓘ
main line routes ⓘ |
| notableRoute |
Cheshire Lines main line
ⓘ
Liverpool to Manchester Line ⓘ
surface form:
Liverpool Central to Manchester Central line
Liverpool to Manchester Line ⓘ
surface form:
Liverpool to Manchester route
Liverpool–Southport line ⓘ
surface form:
Liverpool to Southport line
Manchester–Sheffield–Cleethorpes route ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester to Sheffield route
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| operatedIn |
Cheshire
ⓘ
England ⓘ Lancashire ⓘ North West England ⓘ Yorkshire ⓘ |
| operatingPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| ownershipStructure | jointly owned by multiple pre-grouping railway companies ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| railwayType | heavy rail ⓘ |
| regionSpecialization |
North West England
ⓘ
surface form:
northwest England
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| regulatoryStatus | joint committee of owning railways ⓘ |
| servedArea |
Cheshire Plain
ⓘ
surface form:
Cheshire plain
Manchester metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester region
Mersey region ⓘ Trans-Pennine freight corridor ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-Pennine corridor
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| servedCity |
Chester
ⓘ
Hull ⓘ Liverpool ⓘ Manchester ⓘ Sheffield ⓘ Southport ⓘ Stockport ⓘ Warrington ⓘ |
| successorCompany |
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
London Midland and Scottish Railway
London and North Eastern Railway ⓘ |
| transportMode | railway ⓘ |
| usedTraction | steam locomotives ⓘ |
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Subject: Cheshire Lines Committee Description of subject: The Cheshire Lines Committee was a joint railway company in England that operated and managed a network of lines primarily in the northwest, including routes around Liverpool and Manchester, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Referenced by (16)
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