Manchester was Britain's first railway city. The success of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in 1830 inspired many entrepreneurs and businessmen to build their own lines, not only to share in the success of the Liverpool & Manchester, but to tap into the wealth of Britain's first industrial city. The burgeoning realisation of Manchester as a railway hub quickly saw the city joined by iron road to Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham, and London, and created the opportunity for the first Manchester-built railway locomotive – appropriately named Manchester – to be constructed in 1831. By 1845 the railways of Manchester had matured into a form that is recognisable today and that remained static for the next twenty-five-or-so years, until the opening of Central and Exchange.Anthony Dawson takes us through the history of the railways around Manchester, including their difficulties and innovations, as well as their growth over time and their legacy for the city's rail network today.
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The Early Railways of Manchester
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Rail TransportationTable of contents
- Cover
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Manchester, the Railway City
- Chapter 2 The Manchester, Bolton & Bury Railway (1838)
- Chapter 3 The Manchester & Leeds Railway (1840)
- Chapter 4 The Manchester & Birmingham Railway (1842)
- Conclusion Consolidation and Amalgamation
- Select Bibliography
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