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| Northumbrian Locomotive 1894 |
Northumbrian was built in 1830 by Robert Stephenson and Company at their Newcastle engine works located in Forth Street.
In 1829, George Stephenson's Rocket had won the a competition organised by the directors of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) to determine who would build the company's locomotives. Northumbrian was one of the locomotives built for the (L&MR).
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| The Northumbrian Engine |
On the 15th September 1830 the Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened. The inaugural train was pulled by a Northumbrian conveying Prime Minister Duke of Wellington, and guests in carriages from Liverpool Crown Street to Manchester Liverpool Road.
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| Northumbrian' Opening Liverpool and Manchester Railway |