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EARLY HISTORY The L&YR was incorporated in 1847, being an amalgamation of several important lines, the chief of which was the Manchester & Leeds Railway (itself having been incorporated in 1836). THE SYSTEM Divisions The system consisted of many branches and alternative routes, so that it is not easy to determine where its "main line" was. It was divided for working purposes into three divisions:
Electrification Suburban lines in the Liverpool area were electrified to reach a total of 37 route miles:
Steamers The L&YR ran steamers between Liverpool and Drogheda in Ireland ; between Hull and Zeebrugge ; and between Goole and many Continental ports, including Amsterdam , Copenhagen , Hamburg , and Rotterdam . They also (in joint ownership of the vessels with the London And North Western Railway ) operated ships between Fleetwood, Belfast and Londonderry The routes The L&YR's principal routes cut through the , 2885 yd (2597 m) in length, near Rochdale. There were six others over 1000 yd (910 m) long. Rolling stock Locomotives were painted black, with red and white lining; carriages red-brown lower panels, light brown upper panels. Manchester Victoria station Victoria station was one of the largest in the country: it occupied 13.5 acres (55,000 m²), and had 17 platforms. TRIVIA The Football team of the L&YR engineering works at Newton Heath , Manchester, evolved into Manchester United F.C. . SEE ALSO , which uses a large part of the former L&YR REFERENCES
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