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Opening Ceremony

When
15 September 1830
Where
Liverpool and Manchester Railway, between Liverpool and Manchester
Part of
Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway

The railway opened on 15 September 1830 with termini at Manchester, Liverpool Road, and Liverpool Crown Street, drawing government luminaries including the Prime Minister.

The festivities of the opening day were marred when William Huskisson, the Member of Parliament for Liverpool, was killed. The opening ceremony drew luminaries from the government and industry, including the Prime Minister, the Duke of Wellington.

Sources

  1. Liverpool and Manchester Railway Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-27
  2. George Stephenson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01

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