Liverpool and Manchester Railway

E67558

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.

All labels observed (8)

How this entity was disambiguated

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
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
pioneering modern railway transport
relying exclusively on steam power
openedBy Duke of Wellington
openingDate 1830-09-15
operator Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company
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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (53)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Liverpool Road railway station partOf Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Liverpool Road railway station railwayLine Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Liverpool Road railway station originalOperator Liverpool and Manchester Railway
George Stephenson notableWork Liverpool and Manchester Railway
George Stephenson employer Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company
linked to: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Manchester–Liverpool line historicalPredecessor Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Chat Moss crossedBy Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Eccles railway station locatedOnLine Liverpool–Manchester railway
linked to: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Eccles railway station originalOperator Liverpool and Manchester Railway
William Huskisson participatedIn Liverpool and Manchester Railway opening ceremony
linked to: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Irlam crossedBy Liverpool–Manchester railway line
linked to: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Widnes railway station railwayLine Liverpool–Manchester railway
linked to: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Warrington Central locatedOnLine Liverpool to Manchester railway
linked to: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Liverpool Road railway station partOf Liverpool and Manchester Railway
subject linked to: Liverpool Road
Liverpool and Manchester Railway operator Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company
linked to: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
The Rocket operator Liverpool and Manchester Railway
The Rocket locationOfFirstUse Liverpool and Manchester Railway
The Rocket railwayLine Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Stephenson's Rocket operator Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Stephenson's Rocket railwayLine Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Stockton and Darlington Railway influenced Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Robert Stephenson workedOn Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Warrington Central railway station onRoute Liverpool to Manchester railway corridor
linked to: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Newton-le-Willows railway station locatedOn Liverpool–Manchester railway
linked to: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Newton-le-Willows railway station originallyOpenedBy Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Newton-le-Willows railway station partOf Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Patricroft railway station onLine Liverpool–Manchester railway
linked to: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Patricroft railway station onOriginalRailway Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Parkside railway station partOf Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Parkside railway station locatedOn Liverpool and Manchester Railway main line
linked to: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Parkside railway station railwayCompany Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Huskisson Memorial, St James Cemetery associatedWithPlace Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Emily Huskisson connectedTo Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Earlestown hasTransportConnection Liverpool–Manchester railway
linked to: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Rainhill Trials location Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Rainhill Trials railwayLineTested Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Rainhill Trials organizer Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company
linked to: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Rainhill Trials sponsor Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company
linked to: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Rainhill railwayLine Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Rainhill Trials organisedBy Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company
subject linked to: Rainhill
linked to: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Edward Bury employerOrContractorFor Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Edward Bury designedFor Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Robert Stephenson and Company designedFor Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Earlestown railway station servedBy Liverpool–Manchester railway
linked to: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Earlestown railway station originalCompany Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Earlestown railway station junctionFor Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Newton-in-Makerfield nearHistoricRailway Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Huyton railway station originalOperator Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Roby railway station originalCompany Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Huyton Quarry railway station locatedOn Liverpool and Manchester Railway
subject linked to: Huyton Quarry