British Railways Scottish Region
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British Railways Scottish Region was the post-nationalisation division of British Railways responsible for operating and managing the railway network in Scotland.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Railways Scottish Region canonical | 2 |
| British Rail Scottish Region rural services | 1 |
| LNER Scottish Area | 1 |
| Scottish Region of British Railways | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3917313 — 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: British Railways Scottish Region Context triple: [LMS, successorCompany, British Railways Scottish Region]
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A.
Glasgow and South Western Railway
The Glasgow and South Western Railway was a major pre-grouping Scottish railway company that operated routes in southwest Scotland and connected Glasgow with Ayrshire, Dumfries, and England.
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British Railways Western Region
British Railways Western Region was the post-nationalisation division of British Rail responsible for former Great Western Railway routes across western and southwestern England and South Wales.
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C.
British Rail Eastern Region
British Rail Eastern Region was a major operating division of British Railways responsible for rail services across eastern England, inheriting much of the former London and North Eastern Railway network.
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D.
North British Railway
North British Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century Scottish railway company that operated extensive routes across central and eastern Scotland before becoming part of the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923.
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E.
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway was a major British railway company formed in 1923 that operated an extensive network across England, Scotland, and Wales until nationalisation in 1948.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British Railways Scottish Region Target entity description: British Railways Scottish Region was the post-nationalisation division of British Railways responsible for operating and managing the railway network in Scotland.
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A.
Glasgow and South Western Railway
The Glasgow and South Western Railway was a major pre-grouping Scottish railway company that operated routes in southwest Scotland and connected Glasgow with Ayrshire, Dumfries, and England.
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B.
British Railways Western Region
British Railways Western Region was the post-nationalisation division of British Rail responsible for former Great Western Railway routes across western and southwestern England and South Wales.
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C.
British Rail Eastern Region
British Rail Eastern Region was a major operating division of British Railways responsible for rail services across eastern England, inheriting much of the former London and North Eastern Railway network.
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D.
North British Railway
North British Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century Scottish railway company that operated extensive routes across central and eastern Scotland before becoming part of the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923.
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E.
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway was a major British railway company formed in 1923 that operated an extensive network across England, Scotland, and Wales until nationalisation in 1948.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division of British Railways
ⓘ
railway region ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hadHeadquartersLocation | Glasgow ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision | Scottish Region operating divisions ⓘ |
| introducedLivery | British Rail corporate blue and grey livery in Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
British Summer Time
ⓘ
Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Scotland ⓘ |
| operatedRollingStockType |
diesel locomotives
ⓘ
diesel multiple units ⓘ electric multiple units ⓘ steam locomotives ⓘ |
| operatedServiceType |
freight rail services
ⓘ
passenger rail services ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
British Rail
ⓘ
surface form:
British Railways Board
British Transport Commission ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Rail
ⓘ
surface form:
British Railways
|
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railNetworkType | mainline rail network ⓘ |
| railwayElectrificationSystem |
1.5 kV DC overhead electrification on some early schemes
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25 kV AC overhead electrification on some routes ⓘ |
| railwayNetworkFeature |
main lines and rural branch lines
ⓘ
suburban commuter routes around major Scottish cities ⓘ |
| railwaySignallingStandard | British Rail signalling practices ⓘ |
| regulatoryFramework | United Kingdom railway legislation ⓘ |
| replaced | pre‑nationalisation Scottish railway companies ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
management of railway infrastructure in Scotland
ⓘ
operation of railway services in Scotland ⓘ |
| safetySystem | British Rail rule book ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Aberdeen
ⓘ
Dundee ⓘ Edinburgh ⓘ Glasgow ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Highlands
ⓘ
Lowlands ⓘ Scottish Borders ⓘ |
| ticketClassSystem |
first class
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second class ⓘ third class (early post‑nationalisation period) ⓘ |
| usedBrand |
British Rail
ⓘ
British Rail ⓘ
surface form:
British Railways
|
| usedCurrency | Pound sterling ⓘ |
| usedOperatingLanguage | English railway operating terminology ⓘ |
| usedPreNationalisationInfrastructureOf |
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
London Midland and Scottish Railway
London and North Eastern Railway ⓘ |
| usedTicketingSystem | British Rail national ticketing system ⓘ |
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Subject: British Railways Scottish Region Description of subject: British Railways Scottish Region was the post-nationalisation division of British Railways responsible for operating and managing the railway network in Scotland.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.