Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the modern railway


Recreate the first steam train journey in an open carriage at Glenbrook Vintage Railway in New Zealand. — Photos: DAVID BOWDEN

Rail travel first began on Sept 27, 1825.

Two centuries ago, the world’s first steam train ran in northern England and transformed modern transportation. Not long after, other railways opened in England and the rest of Europe, before it became a phenomenon that helped open trade, communications, and transportation around the globe.

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