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  2. Liverpool–Manchester lines - Wikipedia

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    [9] [10] Now that the electrification of the line is complete and electric services are running, the journey time between Liverpool and Manchester has been reduced from around 45 minutes to 30 minutes due to the greater acceleration achieved by electric trains and the raising of the speed limit along the line from 75 to 90 mph. [7] Class 319 ...

  3. Liverpool–Manchester rivalry - Wikipedia

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    In the Victorian era, both cities underwent substantial industrialisation. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 was the world's first inter-city railway, [2] and the first railway to rely exclusively on locomotives driven by steam power, with no horse-drawn traffic permitted at any time; the first to be entirely double track throughout its length; the first to have a signalling system ...

  4. Liverpool and Manchester Railway - Wikipedia

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    The Liverpool and Manchester Railway [1] [2] [3] (L&MR) was the first inter-city railway in the world. [4] [i] It opened on 15 September 1830 between the Lancashire towns of Liverpool and Manchester in England. [4]

  5. West Coast Main Line - Wikipedia

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    A new set of high-speed long-distance services was introduced in 1966, launching British Rail's highly successful "Inter-City" brand [25] (the hyphen was later dropped) and offering journey times as London to Birmingham in 1 hour 35 minutes, and London to Manchester or Liverpool in 2 hours 40 minutes (and even 2 hours 30 minutes for the twice ...

  6. Northern Powerhouse Rail - Wikipedia

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    Manchester–Liverpool 0:37–0:57 0:26 ... High Speed North stated that "It takes longer to get from Liverpool to Hull by train than to travel twice the distance ...

  7. M62 motorway - Wikipedia

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    The M62 is a 107-mile-long (172 km) west–east trans-Pennine motorway in Northern England, connecting Liverpool and Hull via Manchester, Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield; 7 miles (11 km) of the route is shared with the M60 orbital motorway around Manchester.

  8. Liverpool to Manchester Line - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 11 December 2016, at 05:21 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  9. Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway - Wikipedia

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    George Stephenson, engineer of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&M) was founded on 24 May 1823 by Liverpool merchants Joseph Sandars and Henry Booth, [1] [failed verification] [note 1] [note 2] with the aim of linking the textile mills of Manchester to the nearest deep water port at the Port of Liverpool.