M&GN

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M&GN was a historic joint railway in eastern England, formally known as the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, that connected the Midlands to the Norfolk coast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf joint railway
railway company
abbreviation M&GN
category British joint railway
Defunct railway companies of the United Kingdom
Rail transport in Norfolk
Rail transport in the East Midlands
connectedRegion Midlands
Norfolk coast
linked to: Norfolk Coast
country United Kingdom
fullName Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
gauge standard gauge
geographicFocus East Anglia
East Midlands
historicalSignificance major cross-country route in eastern England
historicPeriod 19th century
20th century
infrastructureType branch lines
railway line
jointOwner Great Northern Railway
Midland Railway
locatedIn eastern England
linked to: East of England
nickname Muddle and Go Nowhere
notableFor linking Midlands industrial centres to Norfolk holiday resorts
operatedAs joint undertaking
primaryTerminus Birmingham (via Midland connections)
Cromer
Norwich
Sheringham
Yarmouth
railwayType joint railway system
main line railway
regionServed Midlands
Norfolk
servedCounty Cambridgeshire
Lincolnshire
Norfolk
Suffolk
servedDestination Cromer
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk seaside resorts
Sheringham
status defunct
successorOwner London and North Eastern Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
transportMode rail

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Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway abbreviation M&GN
subject linked to: M&GN