Much has been written about the Liverpool & Manchester Railway,
especially how it came into being and the Rainhill Trials, but very
little has been said about what happened after the grand opening on 15
September 1830.
Drawing on years of research, and practical experience of working with
the replica of Stephenson's Planet, this book shows how the Liverpool &
Manchester Railway worked in its day-to-day operations, including
passenger and goods working, timetabling, signaling and when things went
wrong.
Chapters will describe what it was like to work and travel on the
railway, and will study the evolution of passenger accommodation,
working and safety practices. Finally the book looks at how the
Liverpool & Manchester fits into the wider picture, how its operational
practices, rules and regulations, became the basis of national practices
in 1841.