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Manchester and Birmingham Railway

Index Manchester and Birmingham Railway

The Manchester and Birmingham Railway was built between Manchester and Crewe and opened in stages from 1840. [1]

36 relations: Alderley Edge, Birmingham, Chebsey, Crewe, George Stephenson, George W. Buck, Grand Junction Railway, Heaton Norris, John Ramsbottom (engineer), Listed building, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, London, London and Birmingham Railway, London and North Western Railway, Longsight railway station, Macclesfield, Manchester, Manchester Piccadilly station, Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway, Midland Railway, Modillion, Rail transport in the United Kingdom, River Churnet, River Mersey, River Trent, Robert Stephenson and Company, Rowsley, Rugby, Warwickshire, Sandbach, Sharp, Stewart and Company, Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway, South Eastern Railway, UK, Stockport, Stoke-on-Trent, Syston, 2-2-2.

Alderley Edge

Alderley Edge is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England.

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Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, with an estimated population of 1,101,360, making it the second most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Chebsey

Chebsey is a small village in Staffordshire 2.5 miles southeast of Eccleshall on a confluence of Eccleshall water and the River Sow some 5 miles northwest of Stafford.

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Crewe

Crewe ('Cryw' in Welsh) is a railway town and civil parish within the borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.

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George Stephenson

George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer.

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George W. Buck

George Watson Buck (1789–1854) was the engineer of the Montgomeryshire Canal in the early 19th century, and was responsible for the unique lock paddle design.

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Grand Junction Railway

The Grand Junction Railway (GJR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed between 1833 and 1846 when it was amalgamated with other railways to form the London and North Western Railway.

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Heaton Norris

Heaton Norris is a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.

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John Ramsbottom (engineer)

John Ramsbottom (11 September 1814 – 20 May 1897) was an English mechanical engineer.

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Listed building

A listed building, or listed structure, is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, Cadw in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland.

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Liverpool and Manchester Railway

The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) was a railway opened on 15 September 1830 between the Lancashire towns of Liverpool and Manchester in England.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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London and Birmingham Railway

The London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom, existing from 1833 to 1846, when it became part of the London and North Western Railway (L&NWR).

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London and North Western Railway

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922.

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Longsight railway station

Longsight railway station was built by the Manchester & Birmingham Railway Company (MBR).

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Macclesfield

Macclesfield is a market town and civil parish in Cheshire, England.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 530,300.

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Manchester Piccadilly station

Manchester Piccadilly is the principal railway station in Manchester, England.

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Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway

The Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway ran from a junction with the Midland Railway at Ambergate to Rowsley north of Matlock and thence to Buxton.

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Midland Railway

The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

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Modillion

A modillion is an ornate bracket, a corbel, underneath a cornice and supporting it, more elaborate than dentils (literally translated as small teeth).

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Rail transport in the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and previously consisted of Great Britain and the whole of Ireland.

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River Churnet

The River Churnet is a river in Staffordshire, England.

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River Mersey

The River Mersey is a river in the North West of England.

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River Trent

The River Trent is the third-longest river in the United Kingdom.

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Robert Stephenson and Company

Robert Stephenson and Company was a locomotive manufacturing company founded in 1823.

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Rowsley

Rowsley is a village on the A6 road in the English county of Derbyshire.

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Rugby, Warwickshire

Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, close to the River Avon.

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Sandbach

Sandbach (pronounced) is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.

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Sharp, Stewart and Company

Sharp, Stewart and Company was a steam locomotive manufacturer, initially based in Manchester, England.

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Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway

The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway was an early British railway company which opened in stages between 1841 and 1845 between Sheffield and Manchester via Ashton-under-Lyne.

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South Eastern Railway, UK

The South Eastern Railway (SER) was a railway company in south-eastern England from 1836 until 1922.

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Stockport

Stockport is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester city centre, where the River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey.

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Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of.

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Syston

Syston is a town and civil parish in the district of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England.

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2-2-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-2-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, two powered driving wheels on one axle, and two trailing wheels on one axle.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_and_Birmingham_Railway

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