Stephen Guy tells the tale of The Rainhill Rocket
The Liverpool to Manchester Railway was opened in September 1830. It was the result of the Rainhill Trials. The trains could travel at more than 30 mph. Rain Hill was a coach stop out of Liverpool. There was stabling for 140 horses. The construction of it was fraught with difficulties. A print of 1836 shows the elegant facade of Lime Street Station. Today train travel has spread across the world. Some people feared they would suffocate if they travelled at such fast speeds. They were wrong. In fact, the trains were convenient.. Backers of railway had to cut through solid rock to get to the centre of. Liverpool and they had problems with the Chat Moss peat bog.
