Liverpool and Manchester Railway

The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (LMR) was the world's first intercity passenger railway operated solely by steam locomotives. (The Stockton and Darlington opened the first passenger rail line operating steam trains five years earlier, although some trains were still hauled by horses.) The LMR was also built to provide faster transport of raw materials and finished goods between the port of Liverpool and mills in Manchester in north-west England.

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Railway - Steam locomotive - Stockton and Darlington - Liverpool - Manchester - England

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