The Liverpool & Manchester Railway, 1830 ... The medallions in the frame are made of steam pressed cow bone, possibly at the locomotive factory of George and Robert Stephenson.

A Liverpool site with a key role in railway history has been selected for national protection. Edge Hill Engine Station, the starting place of the world’s first inter-urban locomotive-hauled ...

Stephenson's famous Rocket locomotive set a new benchmark for steam power when it won the Rainhill Trials of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) in 1829.

"BBC Radio Merseyside News on Wednesday 15th September 1830, this is Margaret Hyde reporting. Workmen have been busy putting the finishing touches to the Liverpool and Manchester railway which ...

The steam-powered locomotives that made the Liverpool and Manchester Railway a success had been in development since the late eighteenth century, but had yet to prove their effectiveness.

A report published today outlines the case for the new line, which would run from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly, with stops at a new Liverpool Gateway station, Warrington Bank Quay ...

Liverpool and Manchester Railway Trust Edge Hill opened in 1830 as the first locomotive terminus What is said to be the cradle of railway travel has been earmarked as a nationally important ...

The mayors of Manchester and Liverpool on Monday published plans for a new railway between the two northern English cities, raising pressure on the Labour government to deliver on promises to ...

The plans were announced after the mayors, along with other local politicians, recently launched the Liverpool-Manchester Railway Board, to improve connectivity between the two city regions.