Liverpool and Manchester Railway
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The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was one of the world’s first inter-city passenger railways to rely exclusively on steam power, pioneering modern railway transport in early 19th-century England.
Observed surface forms (6)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inter-city railway
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| accidentDate | 1830-09-15 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Edward Bury
ⓘ
Henry Booth ⓘ Robert Stephenson ⓘ |
| carried |
cotton
ⓘ
general merchandise ⓘ mail ⓘ |
| connects |
Liverpool
ⓘ
Manchester ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1826 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| engineer | George Stephenson ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| fundingType | joint-stock company ⓘ |
| gauge |
4 ft 8½ in
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standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasAccident | death of William Huskisson ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Rainhill Trials ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | pioneering railway of the Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent railway development worldwide ⓘ |
| innovation |
double-track main line
ⓘ
signal policing of train movements ⓘ timetabled passenger services ⓘ |
| isPartOf | early British railway network ⓘ |
| length | about 35 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
North West England ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first inter-city passenger railways
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pioneering modern railway transport ⓘ relying exclusively on steam power ⓘ |
| openedBy |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
ⓘ
surface form:
Duke of Wellington
|
| openingDate | 1830-09-15 ⓘ |
| operator |
Liverpool and Manchester Railway
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company
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| powerType | steam ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | passenger transport ⓘ |
| regionServed | industrial Lancashire ⓘ |
| secondaryPurpose | freight transport ⓘ |
| selectedLocomotive | Stephenson's Rocket ⓘ |
| status | historical ⓘ |
| successorLine | part of West Coast Main Line ⓘ |
| terminus |
Liverpool
ⓘ
Manchester ⓘ |
| trialLocation | Rainhill ⓘ |
| trialYear | 1829 ⓘ |
| uses | steam locomotives ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Liverpool–Manchester railway line
this entity surface form:
Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company
this entity surface form:
Liverpool–Manchester railway
this entity surface form:
Liverpool to Manchester railway
this entity surface form:
Liverpool to Manchester railway corridor
Liverpool and Manchester Railway
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operator
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Liverpool and Manchester Railway
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company
subject surface form:
Liverpool Road railway station
this entity surface form:
Liverpool and Manchester Railway opening ceremony
this entity surface form:
Liverpool–Manchester railway