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Manchester to Liverpool line
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Manchester_to_Liverpool_line
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway
gptkbp:connects
gptkb:Liverpool
gptkb:Manchester
gptkbp:electrification
yes
gptkbp:electrificationCompleted
2015
gptkbp:endPoint
gptkb:Manchester_Liverpool_Road
gptkbp:engineer
gptkb:Robert_Stephenson
gptkb:George_Stephenson
gptkbp:gauge
standard gauge
gptkbp:heritageStatus
part of UK railway heritage
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
Manchester to Liverpool line
gptkbp:length
35 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:England
gptkbp:notableEvent
death of William Huskisson
gptkbp:numberOfStations
gptkb:Edge_Hill
gptkb:Huyton
gptkb:St_Helens_Junction
gptkb:Warrington_Central
gptkb:Lea_Green
gptkb:Eccles
gptkb:Newton-le-Willows
gptkb:Liverpool_Lime_Street
gptkb:Manchester_Piccadilly
gptkb:Patricroft
gptkbp:opened
1830
Duke of Wellington
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:Network_Rail
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Northern_Rail_network
gptkb:TransPennine_Express_network
gptkb:Merseyrail_City_Line
gptkbp:purpose
transport of raw materials and passengers
gptkbp:startPoint
gptkb:Liverpool_Crown_Street
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Cheshire_Lines_Committee
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7