Manchester and Leeds Railway
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The Manchester and Leeds Railway was a pioneering 19th-century British railway company that established one of the earliest major trans-Pennine rail routes between the industrial centers of Manchester and Leeds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manchester and Leeds Railway canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4350645 — 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 and Leeds Railway Context triple: [Sowerby Bridge railway station, openedBy, Manchester and Leeds Railway]
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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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Liverpool and Manchester Railway
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was one of the world’s first inter-city passenger railways to rely exclusively on steam power, pioneering modern railway transport in early 19th-century England.
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C.
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
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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D.
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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E.
York and North Midland Railway
The York and North Midland Railway was an early 19th-century English railway company that played a key role in developing rail connections in Yorkshire and the surrounding regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Manchester and Leeds Railway Target entity description: The Manchester and Leeds Railway was a pioneering 19th-century British railway company that established one of the earliest major trans-Pennine rail routes between the industrial centers of Manchester and Leeds.
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A.
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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B.
Liverpool and Manchester Railway
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was one of the world’s first inter-city passenger railways to rely exclusively on steam power, pioneering modern railway transport in early 19th-century England.
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C.
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
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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D.
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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E.
York and North Midland Railway
The York and North Midland Railway was an early 19th-century English railway company that played a key role in developing rail connections in Yorkshire and the surrounding regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railway company
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railway company ⓘ |
| connects |
Lancashire
NERFINISHED
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Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1837 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | Pennines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified in original operation ⓘ |
| engineeringChallenge | construction of long tunnels through the Pennines ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| gaugeMeasurement | 4 ft 8½ in ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
facilitated industrial growth between Lancashire and Yorkshire
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improved transport across the Pennines ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legacy | core of later Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway main line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Northern England ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergerYear | 1847 ⓘ |
| notableStructure |
Copy Pit route
NERFINISHED
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Summit Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1841 ⓘ |
| operatingPeriodEnd | 1847 ⓘ |
| operatingPeriodStart | 1839 ⓘ |
| partOf | early British railway network ⓘ |
| primaryTraffic |
freight
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passenger ⓘ |
| railwayType | trans-Pennine railway ⓘ |
| regionServed |
North West England
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Yorkshire and the Humber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryEnvironment | authorised by Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| route | Manchester–Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Leeds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIndustry |
coal industry
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textile industry ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Lancashire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the earliest major trans-Pennine rail routes ⓘ |
| status | merged ⓘ |
| successor | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track on main sections ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
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Subject: Manchester and Leeds Railway Description of subject: The Manchester and Leeds Railway was a pioneering 19th-century British railway company that established one of the earliest major trans-Pennine rail routes between the industrial centers of Manchester and Leeds.
Referenced by (7)
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