What is Liverpool and Manchester Railway?
The '''Liverpool and Manchester Railway''' was the first inter-city railway in the world. It opened on 15 September 1830 between the Lancashire cities of [[Liverpool]] and [[Manchester]]. It was also the first railway to only have [[Locomotive|locomotives]] driven by steam power, with no horse-drawn traffic permitted at any time; the first to be entirely double track; the first to have a true [[Signal|signalling]] system; the first to be fully [[Timetable|timetabled]]; and the first to carry mail.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2009-07-23|title=The first ever inter-city railway|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8165000/8165208.stm|access-date=2023-07-09}}</ref> It was designed and built by [[George Stephenson]]. It made money, and influenced the development of railways across Britain in the 1830s. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Railway lines of England]] [[Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 19th century]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Lancashire]] [[Category:1830 establishments in Europe]]