Early British railway companies

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	historical organization group
gptkbp:activePeriod	19th century
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Early British railway companies
gptkbp:impact	facilitated industrial revolution
gptkbp:industry	gptkb:rail_transport
gptkbp:legacy	foundation of modern British railway system
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Big_Four_(British_railway_companies)
gptkbp:notableEvent	opening of Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 opening of Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825
gptkbp:notableMembers	gptkb:Grand_Junction_Railway gptkb:Great_Western_Railway gptkb:Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway gptkb:London_and_North_Western_Railway gptkb:Stockton_and_Darlington_Railway gptkb:London_and_Birmingham_Railway gptkb:North_Eastern_Railway gptkb:Midland_Railway
gptkbp:regulates	gptkb:Railways_Act_1921
gptkbp:significance	pioneered public railway transport
gptkbp:technology	steam locomotives
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Newcastle_and_Carlisle_Railway gptkb:Northampton_and_Peterborough_Railway gptkb:Kendal_and_Windermere_Railway
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8