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Liverpool
has always been a city of firsts - many of which are to do with
the railways:
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The
First passenger railway in the world was opened between Liverpool
and Manchester.
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William
Huskisson was the First man in the world to be killed by a
railway passenger steam engine train at Parkside Station.
His
Tomb is situated in the cemetary next to the Anglican Cathedral.
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The
First station to have iron arcades and to be covered with
an overall roof covering the tracks.
The
roof is still in place today.
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The
Post Office First sent letters by rail from Liverpool Lime Street. |
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