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Some Railway History

In 1825 the Stockton and Darlington railway (in the Northeast of England) was the first public railway to use steam engines. Railways had a long history before that time. For example, the following drawings from 1754 show railways used to transport coal from colleries to the River Tyne near Newcastle:

Railway 1754

Railway 1754

Coal staithe at Newcastle, 1754

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