Did choo choo know
that although there were earlier horse-drawn railways, the Stockton
and Darlington Railway inagurated the worlds first steam service
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10 'FIRST COUNTRIES WITH RAILWAYS' with
contry and date first railway established |
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1.
UK 27 September 1825 |
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2.
FRANCE 7 November 1829 |
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3.
USA 24 May 1830 |
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4.
IRELAND 17 December 1834 |
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5.
BELGIUM 5 May 1835 |
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6.
GERMANY 7 December 1835 |
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7.
CANADA 21 July 1836 |
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8.
RUSSIA 30 October 1837 |
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9.
AUSTRIA 6 January 1838 |
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10.
NETHERLANDS 24 September 1839 |
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