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When was the first public railway line opened? -

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Question

When was the first public railway line opened?

Options

  • 1815

  • 1825

  • 1830

  • 1835

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Solution

1825

Explanation:

Locomotion No. 1 became the world's first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway in North East England, on September 27, 1825. George Stephenson built Locomotion No. 1 at his son Robert's company, Robert Stephenson and Company.

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