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A History of the Great North of Scotland Railway ((reprint of 1950 edition published by Locomotive Publishing) ed.). Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2592-4. H.A.Vallance (June 1996). History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands: Highland Railway. House of Lochar. ISBN 1-899863-07-9. Thomas, John (November 1969). The North British Railway Vol 1 ...
Frith's The Railway Station, 1862 depiction of Paddington railway station in London. In 1830, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened. [21] Being the world's first inter-city passenger railway and the first to have 'scheduled' services, terminal stations and services as we know them today, it set the pattern for modern railways.
Guernsey Railway; 3 miles (5 km) Isle of Man Railway; 3 ft (914 mm); 46 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (74 km) Jersey Eastern Railway; 6 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10 km) Jersey Railway and Tramways; 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm); 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12 km) Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway; 3 ft (914 mm) Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway; 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Great Britain's railway system was built by private companies, but it was nationalised by the Transport Act 1947 and was run from then onwards by British Railways (which traded as British Rail from 1965) until privatisation, which was begun in 1994 and completed in 1997. Infrastructure, passenger, and freight services were separated at that time.
However, regular passenger services did not start until 1831. 1828 – Railway (horse-drawn carriage) České Budějovice – Linz, first public railway in continental Europe, with length 120 km and rail gauge 1,106 mm (3 ft 7 1⁄2 in), section České Budějovice – Kerschbaum put into operation on 30 September 1828. [citation needed]
Total length of the British railways at 1 January 1923 was 19,585 route miles (31,336 km). From the end of the 1920s, when it was obvious that the motor vehicle was in the ascendancy, dozens of little-used branch lines began to close: some to passenger traffic, many completely. Although few railways were constructed, some new works were undertaken.
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission, it became an independent statutory corporation in January 1963, when it was formally renamed the British Railways Board.
The Boston Bruins professional ice hockey team is founded, one of the NHL's Original Six teams. 1925 Pickwick Club collapse; Metropolitan Theatre built. [99] 1926 – Republican Malcolm Nichols becomes mayor. 1927 August 23: Sacco and Vanzetti executed. [125] Boston College High School incorporated. Statler Hotel Boston opens for business. 1928