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