Bolton and Leigh Railway

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Also known as: Bolton & Leigh Railway

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The Bolton and Leigh Railway was the first public railway in Lancashire.

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Bolton and Leigh Railway: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
The Bolton and Leigh Railway (B&LR) was the first public railway in Lancashire. It opened for goods on 1 August 1828, and thus preceded the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) by two years.
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Bolton and Leigh Railway: Rainhill, 1829
Despite the failure it was purchased by the L&MR, where it ran for two years before being leased to the Bolton and Leigh Railway.
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