Stockton and Darlington Railway
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stockton-and-darlington-railway-174-534108
title:
Stockton and Darlington Railway
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The Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) was a railway company that operated in north-east England from 1825 to 1863. The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, its first line connected collieries near Shildon with Darlington and Stockton in County Durham, and was officially opened on 27 September 1825. The movement of coal to ships rapidly became a lucrative business, and the line was soon extended to a new port at Middlesbrough. While coal waggons were hauled by steam locomot
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English railway company, 1825 to 1863
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockton_and_Darlington_Railway
date created:
2003-09-24T19:22:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T13:24:53Z
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