Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway: from Birmingham to Liverpool and ManchesterDrake, James, active 1825
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Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway: from Birmingham to Liverpool and Manchester
Drake, James, active 1825
Grand Junction Railway Company (Great Britain) -- Guidebooks; Railroad travel -- Great Britain -- Guidebooks
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By First Class Train—Four Inside—Royal Mail 6 6
Ditto—Six Inside—Glass Coach 5 6
By 2nd. Class Train—Glass Coaches 5 6
Ditto—Open Carriages 4 0
Charge for the conveyance of Four-wheeled Carriages 20 0
Ditto Two-wheeled ditto 15 0
HORSES—For one horse 10s.—two horses 18s.—three horses 22s.
N.B.—All Horses must be embarked at the Company’s Station, Edge Hill,
Wavertree Lane, unless accompanying Carriages to which they belong; in
which case they may be embarked at Lime-street.
LUGGAGE.
NOTICE.—To prevent loss or mistake of Luggage.—Passengers are requested
to keep charge of their small Packages, by placing them under their seats
instead of on the roof of the coach.—The weight allowed to each passenger
is 60 lbs., beyond which a charge will be made at the rate of 3s. per
cwt.
LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO WIGAN.
By 1st Class Train, 7 a.m.—2nd Class Trains, 10, 12, a.m., 5½ p.m.
SUNDAYS.—By the Second Class Trains, 7 a.m., and 5½ p.m.
FARES.—From Liverpool or Manchester, 1st. Class. 5s.; 2nd Class 3s. 6d.
LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO BOLTON.
By 1st Class Train, 9 a.m.—2nd Class Trains, 7¼, 12 a.m., 5½ p.m.
SUNDAYS.—By the Second Class Trains, 7 a.m., 5½ p.m.
FARES.—From Liverpool, Inside, 5s. 6d., Outside, 4s.; and from
,, Manchester, ,, 2s. 6d. ,, and 2s.
LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO ST. HELEN’S.
By the Second Class Trains, 7¼, 10, 12, a.m.; 3, and 5½, p.m.
SUNDAYS.—By the Second Class Trains, 7, a.m., and 5½, p.m.
FARES.—From Liverpool—Inside, 2s. 6d. Outside, 2s.; and from Manchester,
3s. 6d. and 2s. 6d.
LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO RUNCORN GAP.
By the Second Class Trains, 7¼, am., and 3, p.m.
SUNDAYS.—By the Second Class Trains, 7, a.m., and 5½, p.m.
FARES.—From Liverpool—Inside, 3s. Outside, 2s. 6d.; and from Manchester,
4s. and 3s.
INNS.
Adelphi Hotel, Ranelagh-street; Albion, Ranelagh-street; Angel,
Dale-street; Blue Bell, London Road; Bull, Clayton Square; Commercial,
Dale-street; Castle Hotel, Clayton Square; Feathers, Clayton Square;
George Inn, Dale-street; Grecian Hotel, Dale-street; King William,
Williamson Square; King’s Arms, Castle-street; Neptune, Clayton Square;
Royal, Dale-street; Saracen’s Head Inn, Dale-street; Star and Garter
Tavern, Paradise-street; Union Hotel, Clayton Square; Waterloo,
Ranelagh-street; Wellington, Dale-street; York, Williamson Square.
FOREIGN PACKETS.
NEW YORK, on the 1st and 16th of every month, Baring Brothers and Co.;
8th, Thomas and Joseph Sands and Co.; 16th, W. and J. Brown and Co.; and
24th, Wildes, Pickersgill, and Co.
BOSTON, on the 5th and 20th of each month during the spring and fall of
the year, at other times occasionally, Maury, Latham and Co., and Baring
Brothers and Co.
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