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Great Northern Railway (Ireland)

former railway company linking what is now the Republic of Ireland with Northern Ireland
Organization railway_company Q5599675
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Great Northern Railway (Ireland)

Summary

Great Northern Railway (Ireland) is a railway company[1].

Key Facts

  • Great Northern Railway (Ireland) is in the country of Ireland[2].
  • Great Northern Railway (Ireland)'s instance of is recorded as railway company[3].
  • Great Northern Railway (Ireland) followed Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway[4].
  • Great Northern Railway (Ireland) followed Ulster Railway[5].
  • Great Northern Railway (Ireland) followed Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway[6].
  • Great Northern Railway (Ireland) followed Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway[7].
  • Great Northern Railway (Ireland)'s headquarters location is recorded as Dublin[8].
  • Great Northern Railway (Ireland)'s Commons category is recorded as Great Northern Railway (Ireland)[9].
  • Great Northern Railway (Ireland)'s industry is recorded as rail transport[10].
  • April 1876 marks the founding of Great Northern Railway (Ireland)[11].
  • Great Northern Railway (Ireland) was dissolved in September 30, 1958[12].
  • Great Northern Railway (Ireland)'s topic's main category is recorded as Category:Great Northern Railway (Ireland)[13].
  • Great Northern Railway (Ireland)'s track gauge is recorded as 5 ft 3 in gauge[14].
  • Great Northern Railway (Ireland)'s replaces is recorded as Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway[15].
  • Great Northern Railway (Ireland)'s replaced by is recorded as Ulster Transport Authority[16].
  • Great Northern Railway (Ireland)'s replaced by is recorded as Córas Iompair Éireann[17].

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Founding

April 1876 marks the founding of Great Northern Railway (Ireland)[11].

Identity

Predecessors include Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway[4], Ulster Railway[5], Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway[6], and Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway[7].

Operations

Great Northern Railway (Ireland)'s headquarters location is recorded as Dublin[8].

Industry

Great Northern Railway (Ireland)'s industry is recorded as rail transport[10].

Dissolution

Great Northern Railway (Ireland) was dissolved in September 30, 1958[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . 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 → Ireland
    Yale lux id → group/5619ea5d-34c4-42c9-a3f7-52bf96de10cb
    Commons category → Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
    Logo image → RailwayGNRsymbol.jpg
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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