|
gptkbp:instance_of
|
gptkb:railway
|
|
gptkbp:associated_with
|
gptkb:industrial_revolution
transportation of goods
British railway expansion
transportation of passengers
transportation of coal
|
|
gptkbp:dissolved
|
1923
|
|
gptkbp:founded
|
1844
|
|
gptkbp:headquarters
|
Derby
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
The Midland Railway
|
|
gptkbp:key_people
|
gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
|
|
gptkbp:legacy
|
development of railway technology
influence on modern railways
contribution to railway safety
cultural impact on rail travel
urban development in Midlands
|
|
gptkbp:merged_with
|
gptkb:Birmingham_and_Derby_Junction_Railway
gptkb:North_Staffordshire_Railway
gptkb:Midland_and_South_Western_Junction_Railway
|
|
gptkbp:notable_figures
|
gptkb:Sir_Edward_Watkin
gptkb:George_Everest
gptkb:Sir_John_Fowler
gptkb:George_Stephenson
gptkb:Sir_John_Hawkshaw
gptkb:William_Henry_Barlow
gptkb:Sir_William_Tite
gptkb:Sir_Henry_Bessemer
gptkb:Richard_Trevithick
gptkb:Sir_Samuel_Morton_Peto
|
|
gptkbp:operates_in
|
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
|
gptkbp:operational_period
|
gptkb:19th_century
gptkb:20th_century
|
|
gptkbp:railway_line
|
gptkb:Midland_Main_Line
Leeds to Bradford line
Derby to Birmingham line
Nottingham to Lincoln line
|
|
gptkbp:route
|
over 1,000 miles
Derby to Leeds
Birmingham to Derby
Nottingham to Leicester
|
|
gptkbp:services
|
freight transport
passenger transport
|
|
gptkbp:significant_event
|
introduction of steam locomotives
electrification of lines
opening of the Birmingham station
opening of the Derby station
opening of the Leeds station
opening of the Nottingham station
|
|
gptkbp:successor
|
gptkb:London,_Midland_and_Scottish_Railway
|
|
gptkbp:train_types
|
standard gauge
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Edward_Watkin
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
6
|