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Printed single-sheet Bradshaw's timetable for the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, dating to 1845. The timetable shows times for trains to and from "Lime Street, Liverpool", and "Victoria Station" Manchester, as well as Preston, Wigan, Fleetwood, Poulton, Lytham, Lancaster, Bolton, St Helens, and from Liverpool to Leeds, York and Hull. There is also information on ticket prices, rules concerning disembarking safely, weight limits for baggage, labelling luggage to help avoid theft, and information on where and how to book travel to Southport and send parcels via rail.

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First edition of 'Bradshaw's Railway Time Table'

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Books relating to Manchester's history

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Railways Completed and in Progress with Electric Telegraph Laid Down and the Line of Navigation From the Principal Ports

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