Opening of the Grand Junction Railway
Opening of the Grand Junction Railway, white metal medal, 1837, by T. Halliday, facade of Liverpool railway station, THE GRAND ENTRANCE/OF THE/RAILWAY STATION/AT/ LIVERPOOL, rev. view of the town and railway viaduct, PART OF THE VIADUCT OF 28 ARCHES AT BIRMINGHAM/ETC, 48 mm (BHM1789). Minor marks, otherwise good extremely fine. £Sold
The railway in effect united the towns of Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham, with one terminus at Curzon Street Birmingham and the other at Newton where it joined the Liverpool and Manchester railway. The Gentlemen's Magazine of 1837 p.80 records an inaugural journey in which "the engine was frequently propelled at a speed exceeding 35 miles an hour!."
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