Transport & space · 1830

Intercity railway

The Liverpool and Manchester links two cities by steam alone and starts the railway age.

After the Stockton and Darlington in 1825, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened in 1830 as the first intercity line run entirely by steam locomotives, on timetables, for passengers and freight. Stephenson's Rocket won its 1829 locomotive trials. Britain had over 10,000 km of track by 1850.

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