London and North Eastern Railway

British “Big 4” railway company, active 1923–1947
Organization railway_company Q1092839
London and North Eastern Railway
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London and North Eastern Railway

Summary

London and North Eastern Railway is a railway company[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (315 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • London and North Eastern Railway is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's image is recorded as Flying Scotsman in Doncaster.JPG[4].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's instance of is recorded as railway company[5].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's logo image is recorded as LNERlogo.jpg[7].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's logo image is recorded as LNER logo 1932.png[8].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's follows is recorded as Hull and Barnsley Railway[9].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's follows is recorded as Great Central Railway[10].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's follows is recorded as North British Railway[11].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's follows is recorded as Eden Valley Railway[12].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's follows is recorded as Leeds and Selby Railway[13].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's follows is recorded as North Eastern Railway[14].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's follows is recorded as Great Northern Railway[15].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's follows is recorded as Great Eastern Railway[16].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's follows is recorded as Great North of Scotland Railway[17].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's followed by is recorded as London North Eastern Railway[18].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's headquarters location is recorded as London[19].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's ISNI is recorded as 0000000106648949[20].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 138054876[21].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50054333[22].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12115958t[23].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's IdRef ID is recorded as 144711370[24].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's Commons category is recorded as London and North Eastern Railway[25].
  • London and North Eastern Railway's industry is recorded as rail transport[26].
  • +1923-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of London and North Eastern Railway[27].

Body

Founding

+1923-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of London and North Eastern Railway[27].

Identity

Predecessors include Hull and Barnsley Railway[9], Great Central Railway[10], North British Railway[11], Eden Valley Railway[12], Leeds and Selby Railway[13], and North Eastern Railway[14]. London and North Eastern Railway's followed by is recorded as London North Eastern Railway[18]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'LNER'}[28].

Operations

London and North Eastern Railway's headquarters location is recorded as London[19].

Industry

London and North Eastern Railway's industry is recorded as rail transport[26].

Dissolution

London and North Eastern Railway was dissolved in +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z[29].

Why It Matters

London and North Eastern Railway ranks in the top 3% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (315 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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