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. Passengers were carried from 1831. The railway operated independently until 1845 when it became part of the Grand Junction Railway.
England's Bolton and Leigh Railway opens to freight traffic
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.
Historical Significance
The Bolton and Leigh Railway (B&LR) was the first public railway in Lancashire.
Events Before
The Dutch Trading Company (NHM) is granted a monopoly on the sale of opium in Java and Madura
The Dutch Trading Company (NHM) is granted a monopoly on the sale of opium in Java and Madura
Naturalist and entomologist Thomas Say (39) secretly weds natural science illustrator Lucy Way Sistare (26)
Naturalist and entomologist Thomas Say (39) secretly weds natural science illustrator Lucy Way Sistare (26)
American religious leader Joseph Smith Jr (21) weds future church group movement leader Emma Hale (22) in South Bainbrid
American religious leader Joseph Smith Jr (21) weds future church group movement leader Emma Hale (22) in South Bainbridge, New York, until his death in 1844
Father of U.S. History George Bancroft (26) weds first wife Sarah Dwight
Father of U.S. History George Bancroft (26) weds first wife Sarah Dwight
Future US President Andrew Johnson (18) weds Eliza McCardle (16) in Warrenton, Tennessee
Future US President Andrew Johnson (18) weds Eliza McCardle (16) in Warrenton, Tennessee
Events After
Robert Peel introduces the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 into Parliament to establish a unified police force for London,
Robert Peel introduces the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 into Parliament to establish a unified police force for London, the city's first modern police force
William Austin Burt patents America's first typewriter, the typographer
The typographer was an early typewriter invented by William Austin Burt. Intended to aid in office work, the machine worked by using a lever to press characters onto paper one at a time.
First units of the London Metropolitan Police appear on the streets of the British capital, the city's first modern poli
First units of the London Metropolitan Police appear on the streets of the British capital, the city's first modern police force
German composer Fanny Mendelssohn (23) weds German artist Wilhelm Hensel (35), until her death in 1847 [1]
German composer Fanny Mendelssohn (23) weds German artist Wilhelm Hensel (35), until her death in 1847 [1]
Britain outlaws "suttee" in India, a Hindu practice where a widow burns herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre
Sati or suttee is a chiefly historical Hindu practice in which a widow burns alive on her deceased husband's funeral pyre, either voluntarily, by coercion, or by a perception of the lack of...
More from the 1820s
Godert van der Capellen resigns as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
Godert van der Capellen resigns as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
The Dutch Trading Company (NHM) is granted a monopoly on the sale of opium in Java and Madura
The Dutch Trading Company (NHM) is granted a monopoly on the sale of opium in Java and Madura
Naturalist and entomologist Thomas Say (39) secretly weds natural science illustrator Lucy Way Sistare (26)
Naturalist and entomologist Thomas Say (39) secretly weds natural science illustrator Lucy Way Sistare (26)
American religious leader Joseph Smith Jr (21) weds future church group movement leader Emma Hale (22) in South Bainbrid
American religious leader Joseph Smith Jr (21) weds future church group movement leader Emma Hale (22) in South Bainbridge, New York, until his death in 1844
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on August 1, 1828?
- 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. Passengers were carried from 1831.
- Why is England's Bolton and Leigh Railway opens to freight traffic significant?
- The Bolton and Leigh Railway (B&LR) was the first public railway in Lancashire.