Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

Summary

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway is a railway company^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway is located in Lancashire^[3].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's instance of is recorded as railway company^[5].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's instance of is recorded as public transport route^[6].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's logo image is recorded as Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1008 National Railway Museum (2).jpg^[7].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's follows is recorded as Drogheda Steam Packet Company^[8].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's follows is recorded as East Lancashire Railway^[9].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's follows is recorded as Manchester and Leeds Railway^[10].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Manchester^[11].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's locator map image is recorded as Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Map at Manchester Victoria.jpg^[12].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's Commons category is recorded as Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway^[13].
• +1847-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway^[14].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qgsn^[15].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's location of formation is recorded as Manchester^[16].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway^[17].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's described by source is recorded as Signalling Record Society line data^[18].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's replaces is recorded as Manchester and Leeds Railway^[19].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's replaced by is recorded as London and North Western Railway^[20].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's reporting mark is recorded as LY^[21].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's date of official opening is recorded as +1847-07-09T00:00:00Z^[22].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's Grace's Guide ID is recorded as Lancashire_and_Yorkshire_Railway^[23].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's route diagram template is recorded as Template:L&YR lines to Aintree^[24].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's date of official closure is recorded as +1922-01-01T00:00:00Z^[25].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's Science Museum people ID is recorded as cp2826^[26].
• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's RailScot line or company ID is recorded as L/Lancashire_and_Yorkshire_Railway/^[27].

Body

Founding

+1847-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway^[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as Manchester^[16].

Identity

Predecessors include Drogheda Steam Packet Company^[8], East Lancashire Railway^[9], and Manchester and Leeds Railway^[10].

Operations

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Manchester^[11].

Why It Matters

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway ranks in the top 8% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]