Railway network in Great Britain

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Public_transportation_system
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:hasHistory HS1 and HS2
gptkbp:hasImpactOn local economies
gptkbp:hasLength approximately 16,000 miles
gptkbp:hasMajorCity gptkb:Birmingham_New_Street
gptkb:London_Paddington
gptkb:Glasgow_Central
gptkb:London_Waterloo
gptkb:Manchester_Piccadilly
gptkbp:hasType heavy rail
light rail
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Railway network in Great Britain
gptkbp:includes over 2,500 stations
gptkbp:isConnectedTo gptkb:Great_Western_Railway
gptkb:London_Underground
gptkb:West_Midlands_Railway
gptkb:East_Midlands_Railway
gptkb:Chiltern_Railways
gptkb:South_Western_Railway
gptkb:TransPennine_Express
gptkb:Transport_for_London
gptkb:Greater_Anglia
gptkb:Northern_Rail
Southeastern
Avanti West Coast
Thameslink
Merseyrail
Crossrail
Eurostar
LNER
c2c
Scotland's_rail_network
Wales'_rail_network
gptkbp:isDividedInto passenger and freight services
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy government policies
gptkbp:isKnownFor its scenic routes
its historic steam trains
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:National_Rail
European_rail_network
British_transport_system
gptkbp:isRegulatedBy gptkb:Office_of_Rail_and_Road
gptkbp:isSubjectTo safety regulations
environmental regulations
gptkbp:isSupportedBy private and public funding
gptkbp:isUsedBy over 1.7 billion passengers annually
gptkbp:isUsedFor freight transport
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Network_Rail
gptkbp:provides intercity services
gptkbp:supports commuter travel
gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn 1825