<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Junction_Railway" id="mwxw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Grand Junction Railway">Grand Junction Railway</a>, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham" id="mwyA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool" id="mwyQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a>.