Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p "Fife Coast Railway. Three different companies were involved in building a railway round the Fife coast of Scotland. The Leven Railway opened the section from Thornton to Leven in 1854. Since John Haig, proprietor of Haig's whisky, was also chairman of the railway company, an extra station was constructed at Cameron Bridge to serve his distillery. The line was worked by the Edinburgh, Perth & Dundee Railway. The East of Fife Railway built a line from Leven to Anstruther opening in 1857. Finally the Anstruther and The St. Andrews Railway completed the line to St Andrews in 1887. Apart from the termini at Thornton and St. Andrews fourteen other stations were constructed. The first two companies amalgamated in 1861 to become the Leven and East of Fife Railway. A further amalgamation with the North British Railway occurred 1877. The Anstruther and St Andrews Railway remained independent till 1897 before becoming part of NBR .In 1923 following the grouping it became part of LNER then, following nationalisation in 1947, was taken over by British Railways."@en }
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- Fife_Coast_Railway abstract "Fife Coast Railway. Three different companies were involved in building a railway round the Fife coast of Scotland. The Leven Railway opened the section from Thornton to Leven in 1854. Since John Haig, proprietor of Haig's whisky, was also chairman of the railway company, an extra station was constructed at Cameron Bridge to serve his distillery. The line was worked by the Edinburgh, Perth & Dundee Railway. The East of Fife Railway built a line from Leven to Anstruther opening in 1857. Finally the Anstruther and The St. Andrews Railway completed the line to St Andrews in 1887. Apart from the termini at Thornton and St. Andrews fourteen other stations were constructed. The first two companies amalgamated in 1861 to become the Leven and East of Fife Railway. A further amalgamation with the North British Railway occurred 1877. The Anstruther and St Andrews Railway remained independent till 1897 before becoming part of NBR .In 1923 following the grouping it became part of LNER then, following nationalisation in 1947, was taken over by British Railways.".