Midland Railway

Summary

Midland Railway is a railway company^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,240 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Midland Railway is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Midland Railway's instance of is recorded as railway company^[4].
• Midland Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Derby^[5].
• Midland Railway's Commons category is recorded as Midland Railway^[6].
• 1844 marks the founding of Midland Railway^[7].
• Midland Railway was dissolved in 1922^[8].
• Midland Railway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Midland Railway^[9].
• Midland Railway's described by source is recorded as Signalling Record Society line data^[10].
• Midland Railway's replaces is recorded as Midland Counties Railway^[11].
• Midland Railway's replaces is recorded as North Midland Railway^[12].
• Midland Railway's replaces is recorded as Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway^[13].
• Midland Railway's replaces is recorded as North Western Railway^[14].
• Midland Railway's replaces is recorded as London, Tilbury and Southend Railway^[15].
• Midland Railway's replaces is recorded as Birmingham and Bristol Railway^[16].
• Midland Railway's replaces is recorded as Birmingham and Gloucester Railway^[17].
• Midland Railway's replaces is recorded as Bristol and Gloucester Railway^[18].
• Midland Railway's replaces is recorded as Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway^[19].
• Midland Railway's replaces is recorded as Leeds and Bradford Railway^[20].
• Midland Railway's replaces is recorded as Leicester and Swannington Railway^[21].
• Midland Railway's replaces is recorded as Sheffield and Rotherham Railway^[22].
• Midland Railway's replaces is recorded as Swansea Vale Railway^[23].
• Midland Railway's replaces is recorded as Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway^[24].
• Midland Railway's replaced by is recorded as London, Midland and Scottish Railway^[25].
• Midland Railway's date of official opening is recorded as May 10, 1844^[26].
• Midland Railway's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'MR'}^[27].

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Founding

1844 marks the founding of Midland Railway^[7].

Identity

Midland Railway's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'MR'}^[27].

Operations

Midland Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Derby^[5].

Dissolution

Midland Railway was dissolved in 1922^[8].

Why It Matters

Midland Railway ranks in the top 6% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,240 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]