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Liverpool built an elevated railway before New York's High Line

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Long before New York's High Line became a hipster paradise, Liverpool built the world's first electric elevated railway to ferry dockworkers over the industrial sludge. To justify the immense cost, it was famously marketed to tourists for its "stunning views" of... massive brick warehouses, loading cranes, and grimy shipyards.

Liverpool built an elevated railway before New York's High Line
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