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18 September 1830: The melancholy death of Mr Huskisson

This article is more than 12 years oldThe opening of the Liverpool and Manchester railway is marred by a grisly accident

The train that struck William Huskisson was Stephenson's Rocket, making the return part of the historic journey between Liverpool and Manchester. George Stephenson was on board at the time, but the driver was his young apprentice, Edward Entwhistle.

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