History of rail transport — The history of rail transport dates back nearly 500 years, and includes systems with man or horse power and rails of wood or stone. Modern rail transport systems first appeared in England in the 1820s. These systems, which made use of the steam… … Wikipedia
July 25 in rail transport — Events 19th century * 1814 ndash; George Stephenson puts his first steam locomotive in service, for a coal mine. * 1832 ndash; A cable snaps on an incline of the Granite Railway causing one of the first rail transport related fatalities in the… … Wikipedia
1884 in rail transport — Events February events * February 22 Brooks Locomotive Works completes its 1,000th new steam locomotive. March events * March 17 The Southern Pacific Railroad is incorporated in Kentucky. * March Central Pacific Railroad s El Gobernador , at the… … Wikipedia
1900 in rail transport — Events January events * January 1 ndash; The Pere Marquette Railroad is incorporated and created from the merger of the Flint and Pere Marquette Railway, Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad and Chicago and West Michigan Railway. February… … Wikipedia
1897 in rail transport — Events March events * March 24 Construction begins on the Sierra Railway of California, now known as the Sierra Railroad, between Oakdale and Jamestown, California. [California State Railroad Museum Foundation (2001),… … Wikipedia
May 20 in rail transport — Events 19th century * 1887 ndash; Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway consolidates eight of its subsidiary railroads in California into the California Central Railway. [cite book| author=Serpico, Philip C.| title=Santa Fé Route to the Pacific|… … Wikipedia
January 21 in rail transport — Events 19th century * 1873 ndash; The New York, Boston and Montreal Railway is organized as a renaming of the New York, Boston and Northern Railway. 20th century * 1910 ndash; Canadian Pacific Railway s westbound Soo Express passenger train… … Wikipedia
Transport in Swindon — and the surroundings have directly contributed to the town s growth and the ingress of Businesses and Industries.Located on the M4 Corridor and the Great Western Railway Main Line, Swindon s local transport network is adequate to the needs of a… … Wikipedia
Norway — For other uses, see Norway (disambiguation). Kingdom of Norway Kongeriket Norge (Bokmål) Kongeriket Noreg (Nynorsk) … Wikipedia
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium
