Bolton and Preston Railway
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bolton-and-preston-railway-166-5909388
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Bolton and Preston Railway
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The Bolton and Preston Railway (B&PR) connected Bolton and Preston, in Lancashire, England. Its authorising act of Parliament forbade its early completion to protect the North Union Railway (NUR) and imposed other restrictions that limited the success of the B&PR. A change of route was authorised to bypass the delay making it dependent on the goodwill of the NUR to reach Preston. The NUR saw the B&PR as a competitor and used underhand tactics to harm the success of the B&PR. The B&PR opened the
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolton_and_Preston_Railway
date created:
2013-04-01T16:13:39Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T19:14:36Z
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