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Liverpool to Manchester line
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Liverpool_to_Manchester_line
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway
gptkbp:connects
gptkb:Liverpool
gptkb:Manchester
gptkbp:currentUse
passenger rail
freight rail
gptkbp:electricSystem
25 kV AC overhead
gptkbp:electrification
yes
gptkbp:engineer
gptkb:Henry_Booth
gptkb:Robert_Stephenson
gptkb:George_Stephenson
gptkbp:gauge
standard gauge
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
first railway to carry mail
first railway to have a double track throughout
first railway to rely exclusively on steam power
first inter-city railway in the world
first railway to be fully timetabled
first railway to carry passengers and goods
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Liverpool to Manchester line
gptkbp:length
35 miles
gptkbp:location
gptkb:England
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:Rainhill_Trials
death of William Huskisson
gptkbp:opened
1830
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:Network_Rail
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:National_Rail_network
gptkbp:terminus
gptkb:Manchester_Victoria
gptkb:Liverpool_Lime_Street
gptkb:Manchester_Piccadilly
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:London,_Midland_and_Scottish_Railway_(LMS)_routes
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7