Event
Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
15 Sep 1830 · 53.45° N, 2.60° W
What the records say
- When
- 15 Sep 1830
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 53.45° N, 2.60° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
Summary
The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the world's first intercity passenger railway operated solely by steam locomotives, takes place in England, UK.
Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
1830 railway opening in England
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&M) opened on 15 September 1830. Work on the L&M had begun in the 1820s, to connect the textile mills of the city of Manchester with the nearest deep water port at the Port of Liverpool, 35 miles (56 km) away.
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