The Start of the Age of The Train
Liverpool Road Station
Liverpool Road Station is considered to be the most important railway station in Britain.
The Oldest Train Station
Liverpool Road Station is considered to be the most important railway station in Britain, and it could be said that it was the birthplace of the railway age.
It was the line between Liverpool and Manchester, which verified the practicality of rail as a form of public transport. Opened to the public in 1830, Liverpool Road Station marked the terminus of the newly created passenger line from Liverpool to Manchester and is now part of the ??Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester??
Stephenson's Rocket
It was at Liverpool Road Station where the Rainhill Trials terminated to find a winning locomotive to pull the coaches on the passenger train between Liverpool and Manchester. George Stephenson??s ??Rocket??, with it unmistakable design, was the eventual winner.
Along with the canal system, the railways were key to Manchester thriving industrial foundations
Submitted by: Iain Patterson, SETPOINT Greater Manchester, 30 May 2003
