Eleanor of Castile

Eleanor of Castile

Elephant & Castle A History

Elephant & Castle A History

Electric Railways of Liverpool and Manchester

Publication Date15th February 2015

Book FormatPaperback

pages128

Illustrations100

Height234

Width165

Graeme Gleaves' account of the electrification of Britain’s railways continues with the above- and below-ground lines of the North West.
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ISBN
9781445639895

Popular history will tell the tale of how the steam locomotive came to dominate Victorian Britain but while the steam railway died out in the 1960s, the electric railway was already a success story and one that would not only endure but dominate rail travel to the present day and beyond.


When we tell the story of the electrification of Britain’s railways, we need look no further than the North West of England. There are few cities that have their names carved so deeply into the history of Britain’s railways than both Liverpool and Manchester, for it was between these two points, in 1830, against the backdrop of the industrial revolution, that the main line railway story truly began with the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. But here another history would be made. Electrification happened here first before anywhere else in the country. This book aims to tell the reader both how and why this happened.

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