Industrial Revolution · TURNING POINT ·
London and Birmingham Railway (1837–38)
On the Industrial Revolution map as “Euston”
1837–1838 — The London & Birmingham Railway opens Euston in 1837 and its whole line in 1838. Within a dozen years the trunk lines link London to Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, York, Newcastle and Glasgow.
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- Early railways and Railway Mania (chapter 4 of Industrial Revolution)
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- The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
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