Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:railway
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
gptkbp:cargo_types available
gptkbp:closed gptkb:1965
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkb:Glasgow
gptkbp:construction_started 1837
1842
gptkbp:historical_event opened by Queen Victoria
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Sir_Edward_Watkin
gptkb:George_Everest
gptkb:James_Watt
gptkb:Sir_John_Fowler
gptkb:Robert_Stephenson
gptkb:Sir_Robert_Mc_Alpine
gptkb:Thomas_Telford
gptkb:John_Fowler
gptkb:Sir_Benjamin_Baker
gptkb:George_Stephenson
gptkb:Sir_John_Hawkshaw
gptkb:William_Henry_Barlow
gptkb:Sir_William_Arrol
gptkb:Sir_William_Preece
Sir John Aird
Sir William H. Barlow
gptkbp:historical_significance first railway to connect Edinburgh and Glasgow
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
gptkbp:influenced urban development in Edinburgh
urban development in Glasgow
gptkbp:legacy infrastructure development
transportation improvements
cultural exchange between cities
economic growth in Scotland
gptkbp:length 45 miles
gptkbp:major_engineering_works gptkb:bridge
Tunnels
Cuttings
gptkbp:opened 1842
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:railway
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:1965
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company
gptkbp:part_of Scottish railway network
Scottish railway history
gptkbp:passenger_capacity frequent
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:M8_motorway
gptkbp:route Edinburgh to Glasgow
gptkbp:stations gptkb:Waverley
gptkb:Haymarket
gptkb:Bearsden
Queen Street
Partick
Dumbarton Road
gptkbp:successor gptkb:railway
gptkbp:type standard gauge railway
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edinburgh_to_Glasgow_Line
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6