Legacy Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
1 legacy 1.1 rocket 1.2 duke of wellington 1.3 william , emily huskisson legacy the accidents on opening day gave liverpool , manchester railway huge amounts of publicity, , increased public awareness of potential of rapid transport. l&m s passenger service proved successful. in october duke of wellington s special train put use dedicated first-class train, making 4 journeys each day between liverpool , manchester in each direction. on 4 december 1830 goods operations on l&m began, planet hauling 75 tons of freight liverpool manchester. in first 6 months of 1831 l&m carried 188,726 passengers , 35,800 tons of goods; in year opening in september 1830 september 1831, 500,000 passengers carried. @ george stephenson s insistence new locomotives bought l&m fitted handbrakes 1831. the original crown street terminus proved unable handle growing popularity of railway, , replaced liverpool lime street railway station in 1836. more advanced locomotives no longer needing stop ...