From Cave Paintings to the Internet A Chronological and Thematic Database on the History of Information and Media The First Railroad (1825)

George Stephenson's Locomotion No. 1,the first steam engine to carry passengers and freight on a regular basis, begins operation. The Stockton and Darlington Railway opens for business.

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