The "Big Four" was a name used to describe the four largest railway companies in the United Kingdom in the period 1923–1947. The name was coined by The Railway Magazine in its issue of February 1923: ...
The Great Northern Railway (GNR) was a British railway company incorporated in 1846 with the object of building a line from London to York. It quickly saw that seizing control of territory was key to ...
Iran has cited a 19th-century British map as part of its dispute with the United Arab Emirates over a number of Gulf islands. Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb sit at the entrance to the ...
West Japan Railway Company provides railway transport services in Japan. The company operates through Mobility, Retail, Real Estate, Travel and Regional Solutions, and Other segments. The Mobility ...