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The Liverpool to Manchester railway line opens; British MP William Huskisson becomes the first widely reported railway passenger fatality when he is struck and killed by the locomotive Rocket.
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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)
Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)
Representative in the House of Commons
In the United Kingdom, a Member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
William Huskisson
British statesman, financier and MP (1770–1830)
William Huskisson was a British statesman, financier, and Member of Parliament for several constituencies, including Liverpool.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Stephenson's Rocket
Steam locomotive by Robert Stephenson in 1829
Stephenson's Rocket is an early steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement. It was built for and won the Rainhill Trials of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR), held in October 1829 to show that improved locomotives would be more efficient than stationary steam engines.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)