- TitleA Descriptive and Historical Account of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
- Reference2014-3020
- Production date01-03-1831 - 31-03-1831
- Scope and ContentA Descriptive and Historical Account of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, first edition, engraved frontispiece of the locomotive William the Fourth, illustrations including map, 4pp. publishers' catalogue at beginning, contemporary ink signature at head of title, Joseph Kirwan, Glasgow & London, 1831. A comprehensive early account of the L & M including the parliamentary history, construction, locomotive trials, opening (with Huskisson's tragic death), the derailment of William the Fourth on Sankey Viaduct and the methods taken to ensure its safety overnight (the illustration shows it tied to a tree).
- Physical descriptionGood condition.
- LanguageEnglish
- Archival historyPurchased from Bloomsbury Auctions. Formerly part of the Michael G. Max Collection, number 765.
- Level of descriptionITEM
- Repository nameScience and Industry Museum
- Subject
- Conditions governing accessOpen access.
- Conditions governing ReproductionCopies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.
- A Letter on the Subject of the Projected Rail Road, between Liverpool and ManchesterNotes
- Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester RailwayNotes
- Documents relating to an article on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in the Edinburgh Review, October 1832Notes
- Two Reports Addressed to the Liverpool & Manchester Railway Company on the Projected North Line of Railway from Liverpool to the Manchester, Bolton and Bury CanalNotes
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