North British Railway

British pre-grouping railway company (1844–1922)
Organization railway_company Q1750203
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North British Railway

Summary

North British Railway is a railway company[1]. It draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (railway_company category, ranking #93 of 924).[2]

Key Facts

  • North British Railway is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • North British Railway's instance of is recorded as railway company[4].
  • North British Railway's coat of arms image is recorded as North British Railway Coat of Arms.jpg[5].
  • North British Railway's logo image is recorded as North British Railway Coat of Arms.jpg[6].
  • North British Railway's followed by is recorded as London and North Eastern Railway[7].
  • North British Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Edinburgh[8].
  • North British Railway's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4283149919437806650001[9].
  • North British Railway's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n94007656[10].
  • North British Railway's Commons category is recorded as North British Railway[11].
  • +1844-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of North British Railway[12].
  • North British Railway was dissolved in +1923-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • North British Railway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04cr9p[14].
  • North British Railway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:North British Railway[15].
  • North British Railway's described by source is recorded as Signalling Record Society line data[16].
  • North British Railway's replaces is recorded as Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway[17].
  • North British Railway's replaces is recorded as Blane Valley Railway[18].
  • North British Railway's replaces is recorded as Edinburgh and Northern Railway[19].
  • North British Railway's replaces is recorded as Eyemouth Railway[20].
  • North British Railway's replaces is recorded as Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway[21].
  • North British Railway's replaces is recorded as Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway[22].
  • North British Railway's replaces is recorded as Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway[23].
  • North British Railway's replaces is recorded as West Highland Railway[24].
  • North British Railway's replaces is recorded as North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway[25].
  • North British Railway's replaces is recorded as Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway[26].
  • North British Railway's replaced by is recorded as London and North Eastern Railway[27].

Body

Founding

+1844-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of North British Railway[12].

Identity

North British Railway's followed by is recorded as London and North Eastern Railway[7]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NBR'}[28].

Operations

North British Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Edinburgh[8].

Dissolution

North British Railway was dissolved in +1923-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].

Why It Matters

North British Railway draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (railway_company category, ranking #93 of 924).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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