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Grand Junction Railway Opening

Great Britain · Science / Engineering. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1837Date range
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Chronological records

1837

Joseph Locke4 July 1837

Birmingham · Science / Civil Engineering

Opens the Grand Junction Railway for passenger and goods traffic.

Names involved

Joseph Locke

Provenance

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