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North Western Railway

fictional railway company featured in The Railway Series of children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry.
Organization company Q7057362
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North Western Railway

Summary

North Western Railway is a company[1]. It draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (company category, ranking #295 of 2,787).[2]

Key Facts

  • North Western Railway's instance of is recorded as company[3].
  • North Western Railway followed The Sodor & Mainland Railway[4].
  • +1914-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of North Western Railway[5].
  • North Western Railway's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Sodor[6].
  • North Western Railway's from narrative universe is recorded as Thomas & Friends universe[7].
  • North Western Railway's legal form is recorded as company[8].
  • North Western Railway's different from is recorded as North Western Railway[9].

Body

Founding

+1914-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of North Western Railway[5].

Identity

North Western Railway followed The Sodor & Mainland Railway[4].

Why It Matters

North Western Railway draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (company category, ranking #295 of 2,787).[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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · S4b1nuz E.656 · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → The Sodor & Mainland Railway
    Instance of → company
    Country → Q3299764
    Inception → +1914-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P17]]: [[Q3299764]]"
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