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The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&M) (depicted), the first locomotive-hauled railway to connect two major cities, opened with the Duke of Wellington in attendance.
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Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
1830 railway opening in England
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&M) opened on 15 September 1830. Work on the L&M had begun in the 1820s, to connect the textile mills of the city of Manchester with the nearest deep water port at the Port of Liverpool, 35 miles (56 km) away. Although horse-drawn railways…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
British Army officer and statesman (1769–1852)
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