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Manchester to Liverpool Line
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Manchester_to_Liverpool_Line
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:electricSystem
25 kV AC overhead
gptkbp:electrification
yes
gptkbp:endPoint
gptkb:Manchester
gptkbp:engineer
gptkb:George_Stephenson
gptkbp:gauge
standard gauge
gptkbp:heritageStatus
part of UK railway heritage
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
first inter-city railway
first railway to carry mail
first railway to have a double track throughout
first railway to rely exclusively on steam power
first railway to be fully timetabled
first railway to carry paying passengers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Manchester to Liverpool Line
gptkbp:length
56 km
gptkbp:notableEvent
William Huskisson fatally injured at opening
gptkbp:notableStation
gptkb:Edge_Hill
gptkb:Manchester_Victoria
gptkb:Newton-le-Willows
gptkb:Liverpool_Lime_Street
gptkb:Manchester_Piccadilly
gptkbp:opened
1830
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:Network_Rail
gptkbp:originalOperator
gptkb:Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway_Company
gptkbp:servesCity
gptkb:Liverpool
gptkb:Manchester
gptkb:Newton-le-Willows
gptkb:St_Helens
gptkbp:startPoint
gptkb:Liverpool
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Manchester_Oxford_Road_railway_station
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5