Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
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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 (552 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 followed Drogheda Steam Packet Company[7].
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway followed East Lancashire Railway[8].
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway followed Manchester and Leeds Railway[9].
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Manchester[10].
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's Commons category is recorded as Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway[11].
- January 1, 1847 marks the founding of Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway[12].
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's location of formation is recorded as Manchester[13].
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway[14].
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's described by source is recorded as Signalling Record Society line data[15].
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's replaces is recorded as Manchester and Leeds Railway[16].
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's replaced by is recorded as London and North Western Railway[17].
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's reporting mark is recorded as LY[18].
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's date of official opening is recorded as July 9, 1847[19].
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's route diagram template is recorded as Template:L&YR lines to Aintree[20].
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's date of official closure is recorded as January 1, 1922[21].
Body
Founding
January 1, 1847 marks the founding of Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as Manchester[13].
Identity
Predecessors include Drogheda Steam Packet Company[7], East Lancashire Railway[8], and Manchester and Leeds Railway[9].
Operations
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Manchester[10].
Why It Matters
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway ranks in the top 8% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (552 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]