Standedge tunnels
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The Standedge Tunnels are a historic series of canal and railway tunnels piercing the Pennines in northern England, known as some of the longest and highest transport tunnels in the UK.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Standedge tunnels Context triple: [Manchester to Leeds line, hasStructure, Standedge tunnels]
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A.
Thelwall Viaduct
Thelwall Viaduct is a major motorway bridge in north-west England that carries the M6 over the River Mersey and surrounding waterways near Warrington.
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B.
Barton Swing Aqueduct
Barton Swing Aqueduct is a pioneering movable navigable aqueduct in Greater Manchester, England, that carries the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal by swinging aside to allow large ships to pass.
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C.
Severn Tunnel
Severn Tunnel is a major railway tunnel in the United Kingdom that runs beneath the River Severn, linking South West England with South Wales.
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D.
Swilcan Bridge
Swilcan Bridge is a small, historic stone footbridge on the 18th hole of the Old Course at St Andrews, iconic in golf for the traditional photographs of players crossing it.
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E.
Runcorn Railway Bridge
Runcorn Railway Bridge is a historic steel truss railway bridge in northwest England that carries trains across the River Mersey between Runcorn and Widnes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Standedge tunnels Target entity description: The Standedge Tunnels are a historic series of canal and railway tunnels piercing the Pennines in northern England, known as some of the longest and highest transport tunnels in the UK.
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A.
Thelwall Viaduct
Thelwall Viaduct is a major motorway bridge in north-west England that carries the M6 over the River Mersey and surrounding waterways near Warrington.
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B.
Barton Swing Aqueduct
Barton Swing Aqueduct is a pioneering movable navigable aqueduct in Greater Manchester, England, that carries the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal by swinging aside to allow large ships to pass.
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C.
Severn Tunnel
Severn Tunnel is a major railway tunnel in the United Kingdom that runs beneath the River Severn, linking South West England with South Wales.
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D.
Swilcan Bridge
Swilcan Bridge is a small, historic stone footbridge on the 18th hole of the Old Course at St Andrews, iconic in golf for the traditional photographs of players crossing it.
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E.
Runcorn Railway Bridge
Runcorn Railway Bridge is a historic steel truss railway bridge in northwest England that carries trains across the River Mersey between Runcorn and Widnes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
transport infrastructure
ⓘ
tunnel complex ⓘ |
| category |
Canal tunnels in England
ⓘ
Railway tunnels in England ⓘ Tunnels in Greater Manchester ⓘ Tunnels in West Yorkshire ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Standedge tunnels
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Standedge Canal Tunnel
Standedge tunnels self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Standedge Railway Tunnel (1848, double-track)
Standedge tunnels self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Standedge Railway Tunnel (1871, single-track)
Standedge tunnels self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Standedge Railway Tunnel (1894, double-track)
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| connects |
Diggle
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Marsden ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | rock and masonry ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| feature |
interconnecting cross-passages between bores
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multiple parallel bores for rail and canal ⓘ |
| gaugeType | narrow canal gauge (for canal tunnel) ⓘ |
| hasAccessPoint |
Diggle
ⓘ
surface form:
Diggle portal
Marsden ⓘ
surface form:
Marsden portal
|
| hasVisitorCentre |
Standedge tunnels
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Standedge Tunnel and Visitor Centre
|
| heritageStatus | historic engineering site ⓘ |
| highestPointAboveSeaLevel | about 196 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kirklees
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surface form:
Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees
Pennines ⓘ northern England ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Diggle, Greater Manchester
ⓘ
Marsden, West Yorkshire ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Huddersfield Narrow Canal ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Standedge tunnels
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Standedge
|
| notableFor |
being among the highest canal and railway tunnels in the UK
ⓘ
being among the longest transport tunnels in the UK ⓘ |
| operator | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Canal & River Trust
ⓘ
surface form:
Canal & River Trust (canal tunnel)
Network Rail ⓘ
surface form:
Network Rail (rail tunnels)
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| partOf | Huddersfield Narrow Canal ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Pennine watershed ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Huddersfield Line ⓘ |
| region |
Greater Manchester
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West Yorkshire ⓘ |
| status |
operational for canal navigation
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operational for rail traffic ⓘ |
| terrain | upland moorland ⓘ |
| tourism |
guided boat trips
ⓘ
guided walking tours ⓘ |
| transportCorridor |
TransPennine North Route
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surface form:
Trans-Pennine route
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| usedFor |
canal transport
ⓘ
rail transport ⓘ |
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Subject: Standedge tunnels Description of subject: The Standedge Tunnels are a historic series of canal and railway tunnels piercing the Pennines in northern England, known as some of the longest and highest transport tunnels in the UK.
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