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East Lancashire Railway

railway company in England
Organization railway_company Q5328785
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East Lancashire Railway

Summary

East Lancashire Railway is a railway company[1].

Key Facts

  • East Lancashire Railway is in the country of United Kingdom[2].
  • East Lancashire Railway's instance of is recorded as railway company[3].
  • East Lancashire Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Lancashire[4].
  • East Lancashire Railway's Commons category is recorded as East Lancashire Railway 1845–1859[5].
  • January 1, 1845 marks the founding of East Lancashire Railway[6].
  • East Lancashire Railway was dissolved in 1859[7].
  • East Lancashire Railway's replaces is recorded as Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway[8].
  • East Lancashire Railway's merged into is recorded as Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway[9].

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Founding

January 1, 1845 marks the founding of East Lancashire Railway[6].

Operations

East Lancashire Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Lancashire[4].

Dissolution

East Lancashire Railway was dissolved in 1859[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Wikidata description → railway company in England
    Grace's guide id → East_Lancashire_Railway
    Merged into → Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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