Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:railway_company
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gptkbp:connectedTo |
gptkb:Forth_and_Clyde_Canal
gptkb:Monkland_Canal |
gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:gauge |
Scotch gauge
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gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Glasgow
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
early development of Scottish railways
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
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gptkbp:length |
about 10 miles
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Scotland
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gptkbp:mergedInto |
gptkb:North_British_Railway
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gptkbp:notableFor |
one of Scotland's earliest railways
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gptkbp:opened |
1826
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gptkbp:purpose |
transportation of coal
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gptkbp:regionServed |
gptkb:Kirkintilloch
gptkb:Lanarkshire |
gptkbp:roadType |
originally horse-drawn
later steam-powered |
gptkbp:status |
defunct
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:North_British_Railway
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Rail_transport_in_Scotland
gptkb:Garnkirk_and_Glasgow_Railway gptkb:Scottish_railway_network |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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