Liverpool and Manchester Railway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:category heritage railway
early British railway
gptkbp:competition gptkb:Rainhill_Trials
gptkbp:endPoint gptkb:Manchester
gptkbp:engineer gptkb:Henry_Booth
gptkb:Robert_Stephenson
gptkb:George_Stephenson
gptkbp:firstTrainRan 15 September 1830
gptkbp:gauge standard gauge
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneered modern railway transport
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Liverpool and Manchester Railway
gptkbp:length 35 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:England
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Grand_Junction_Railway
gptkbp:notableEvent death of William Huskisson
gptkbp:notableFor first inter-city railway
first railway to carry mail
first railway to carry passengers and freight
first railway to have a double track throughout
first railway to have a signalling system
first railway to rely exclusively on steam power
gptkbp:opened 1830
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway_Company
gptkbp:roadType double track
gptkbp:startPoint gptkb:Liverpool
gptkbp:status part of West Coast Main Line
gptkbp:usedLocomotives gptkb:Sans_Pareil
piston engine
Novelty
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stephenson's_Rocket
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5