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    Rainhill railway station serves the district of Rainhill in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the electrified northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester...
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    housing project for older people. Rainhill railway station is situated on the Liverpool City Line, between the railway stations of Whiston and Lea Green. Regular...
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    Whiston (Opened 10 September 1990) Rainhill Lea Green (closed 7 March 1955 and re-opened with a completely new station on 17 September 2000) St Helens Junction...
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  • the arrival of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in the 1830s, the settlements of Rainhill and Rainhill Stoops grew, and merged to become a dormitory...
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    Manchester Piccadilly is the main railway station of the city of Manchester, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, England. Opened originally...
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    locomotive after the Rainhill Trials. http://www.spartacus-educational.com/RArainhill.htm "Perseverance". Edge Hill. Edge Hill Station. Retrieved 4 October...
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    opening of the skew bridge in Rainhill over the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The bridge was the first to cross any railway at an angle. It required the...
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    to compete in the Rainhill Trials, is also at Shildon. The trials were to decide which engine should operate the passenger railway between Liverpool and...
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  • List of closed railway stations in Britain List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom List of National Rail Station codes. National Rail...
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    won the Rainhill Trials. This success led to Stephenson establishing his company as the pre-eminent builder of steam locomotives for railways in Great...
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