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Great Southern and Western Railway

railway company in Ireland (1844–1924)
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Great Southern and Western Railway

Summary

Great Southern and Western Railway is a railway company[1]. It draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (railway_company category, ranking #142 of 924).[2]

Key Facts

  • Great Southern and Western Railway is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3].
  • Great Southern and Western Railway is in the country of Irish Free State[4].
  • Great Southern and Western Railway's instance of is recorded as railway company[5].
  • Great Southern and Western Railway's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 159697263[6].
  • Great Southern and Western Railway's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2005016119[7].
  • Great Southern and Western Railway's Commons category is recorded as Great Southern and Western Railway[8].
  • +1844-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Great Southern and Western Railway[9].
  • Great Southern and Western Railway was dissolved in +1924-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Great Southern and Western Railway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/056gwy[11].
  • Great Southern and Western Railway's track gauge is recorded as 5 ft 3 in gauge[12].
  • Great Southern and Western Railway's replaces is recorded as Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway[13].
  • Great Southern and Western Railway's replaced by is recorded as Great Southern Railways[14].
  • Great Southern and Western Railway's date of official opening is recorded as +1844-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Great Southern and Western Railway's short name is recorded as GS&WR[16].
  • Great Southern and Western Railway's Grace's Guide ID is recorded as Great_Southern_and_Western_Railway[17].
  • Great Southern and Western Railway's Science Museum people ID is recorded as cp92811[18].
  • Great Southern and Western Railway's RailScot line or company ID is recorded as G/Great_Southern_and_Western_Railway/[19].
  • Great Southern and Western Railway's Yale LUX ID is recorded as group/9263e8e3-b7f1-4c5e-ba38-52e417a1f82f[20].

Body

Founding

+1844-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Great Southern and Western Railway[9].

Identity

Great Southern and Western Railway's short name is recorded as GS&WR[16].

Dissolution

Great Southern and Western Railway was dissolved in +1924-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].

Why It Matters

Great Southern and Western Railway draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (railway_company category, ranking #142 of 924).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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