Edward John Cotton, the Glossary
Edward John Cotton (1 June 1829 – 14 June 1899) was an English accountant who became manager of the Waterford and Kilkenny Railway and, subsequently, the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway where he was influential in developing tourism in the north of Ireland.[1]
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20 relations: Amanda McKittrick Ros, Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway, Congested Districts Board for Ireland, Connacht, Glenariff, Great Western Railway, Kilkenny, Larne, London Paddington station, North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom), Northern Counties Committee, Portrush, Railway Clearing House, Railway Gazette International, Rochester, Kent, St Bride's Church, Stranraer, Waterford and Kilkenny Railway, Whitehead, County Antrim, William Shakespeare.
- British people in rail transport
Amanda McKittrick Ros
Anna Margaret Ross (née McKittrick; 8 December 1860 – 2 February 1939), known by her pen-name Amanda McKittrick Ros, was an Irish writer.
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Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
The Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway was a narrow gauge railway between Ballymena and Retreat, both in County Antrim, in what is now Northern Ireland.
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Congested Districts Board for Ireland
The Congested Districts Board for Ireland was established by The Rt. Hon. A.J. Balfour, P.C., M.P., the Chief Secretary, in 1891 to alleviate poverty and congested living conditions in the west and parts of the northwest of Ireland.
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Connacht
Connacht or Connaught (Connachta or Cúige Chonnacht), is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland.
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Glenariff
Glenariff or Glenariffe is a valley in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales.
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Kilkenny
Kilkenny (meaning 'church of Cainnech').
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Larne
Larne (the name of a Gaelic territory).
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London Paddington station
Paddington, also known as London Paddington, is a London railway station and London Underground station complex, located on Praed Street in the Paddington area.
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North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom)
The North Eastern Railway (NER) was an English railway company.
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Northern Counties Committee
The Northern Counties Committee (NCC) was a railway that served the north-east of Ireland.
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Portrush
Portrush is a small seaside resort town on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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Railway Clearing House
The Railway Clearing House (RCH) was an organisation set up to manage the allocation of revenue collected by pre-grouping railway companies for the conveyance of passengers and goods over the lines (or using the rolling stock) of other companies.
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Railway Gazette International
Railway Gazette International is a British monthly business magazine and news website covering the railway, metro, light rail and tram industries worldwide.
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Rochester, Kent
Rochester is a town in the unitary authority of Medway, in Kent, England.
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St Bride's Church
St Bride's Church is a Church of England church in Fleet Street in the City of London.
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Stranraer
Stranraer (in Scotland also; An t-Sròn Reamhar), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on Loch Ryan and the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland.
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Waterford and Kilkenny Railway
Waterford and Kilkenny Railway incorporated 21 July 1845 by the (8 & 9 Vict. c. lxxxvii).
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Whitehead, County Antrim
Whitehead is a large seaside village on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, lying almost midway between the towns of Carrickfergus and Larne.
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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor.
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See also
British people in rail transport
- Alexander Brogden
- Arthur Kirby
- Charles Castleman (solicitor)
- E. H. Hiley
- Edward John Cotton
- Gareth Dennis
- George Bradshaw
- George Henry Wood (railway director)
- Henry Herbert Loveday
- Iain Coucher
- Jack Simmons (historian)
- James Brogden (industrialist)
- James Cropper (abolitionist)
- James Foster (ironmaster)
- John Carruthers (engineer)
- John Curr
- John Marshall (railway historian)
- John Thomas North
- Mary Gillon
- Olly Glover
- Richard Bowker (British businessman)
- Richard Brown (transport executive)
- Sir Albert Bowen, 1st Baronet
- Thomas Gray (1788–1848)
- Thomas Shaw Brandreth
- W. H. Austen
- Wilbert Awdry