The Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1830 - 1930 : Centenary Celebrations at Liverpool : September 13th - 20th 1930: London Midland & Scottish Railway
For the Centenary of the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway on 15 September 1830 large scale celebrations were organised by a grand committee under the joint chairmanship of the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, the Lord Mayor of Manchester and Sir Josiah Stamp GBE and these took place in Liverpool between 13 and 20 September 1930. A book commemorating the affair was published as was this leaflet using the artwork that formed the book cover - a representation of Rocket, one of the various locomotives trialled and used by the Railway and that has become the most iconic symbol of the opening.
As can be seen there was an exhibition, a fair, a Grand Pageant of Transport, fireworks and the LMS even built a track at Wavertree to allow travel on an 'old time train'- referring to the "replicas of the original trains" that had been built. The Great Pageant even went as far as to show Lancashire Witches in session. The events also included the other 'Big Four' railways, the LNER, the Southern and the GWR.
The Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1830 - 1930 : Centenary Celebrations at Liverpool : September 13th - 20th 1930: London Midland & Scottish Railway
For the Centenary of the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway on 15 September 1830 large scale celebrations were organised by a grand committee under the joint chairmanship of the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, the Lord Mayor of Manchester and Sir Josiah Stamp GBE and these took place in Liverpool between 13 and 20 September 1930. A book commemorating the affair was published as was this leaflet using the artwork that formed the book cover - a representation of Rocket, one of the various locomotives trialled and used by the Railway and that has become the most iconic symbol of the opening.
As can be seen there was an exhibition, a fair, a Grand Pageant of Transport, fireworks and the LMS even built a track at Wavertree to allow travel on an 'old time train'- referring to the "replicas of the original trains" that had been built. The Great Pageant even went as far as to show Lancashire Witches in session. The events also included the other 'Big Four' railways, the LNER, the Southern and the GWR.