This is a timeline of rail transport history.

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• 428BC - The precursor of the railway, the rutway, existed in ancient Greek and Roman times, The most signficant early example being the Greek rutway, the Diolkos of Corinth, recorded as in use to transport shipping overland on 8 occasions between 428BC and 30BC.
• 1550 - Hand propelled tubs known as "hunds" undoubtedly existed in the provinces surrounding/forming modern day Germany by the mid 16th century having been in proven use since the mid-1400s and possibly earlier. This technology was brought to the UK by German miners working in the Mines Royal at various sites in the English Lake District near Keswick. (Now in Cumbria) An excellent and definitive, but currently out of print, book by Michael Lewis "Early Wooden Railways" should be consulted with regard to pre-17th century railways etc.
• 1603/4 - Between October 1603 and the end of September 1604 Huntingdon Beaumont, partner of the landowner Sir Percival Willoughby, built the first recorded above ground early railway/wagonway. It was approximately two miles in length running from mines at Strelley to Wollaton in Nottinghamshire, England. It is known as the Wollaton Wagonway. Beaumont built three further waggonways shortly after near Blyth in Northumberland related to the coal and salt trade. Shortly after the Wollaton Wagonway was built other wagonways are recorded at Broseley near Coalbrookdale in Shropshire. Further waggonways emerged in the English North East.
• 1761 Ralph Allen's Waggonway. First iron rails laid at Bath, England.
• 1782 Scottish engineer James Watt invents first steam engine able to turn wheels. Although James Watt is generally regarded as significant in the evolution of the modern stationary steam engine the principles of using the expansion/condensing power of hot air and steam by the application of heat were known in antiquity as far back as the Roman Emperor Nero who used the technology to operate temple doors.
• 1789 English engineer William Jessop uses flanged iron wheels on iron edge rails on a coal railway, part of the Charnwood Forest Canal at Loughborough, Leicestershire.
• 1794 The Peak Forest Tramway opens, the first non-mine narrow gauge railway
• 1803 The first public railway, the Surrey Iron Railway opens in south London.
• 1804 First steam locomotive railway - Penydarren - built by Richard Trevithick, used to haul iron from Merthyr Tydfil to Abercynon.
• 1807 First paying passenger service on the Oystermouth Railway, better known as the Swansea and Mumbles Railway
• 1808 Richard Trevithick sets up a circular steam railway (didn't go anywhere) for the public to experience for 1 shilling each.
• 1812 First commercial use of steam locomotives on the Middleton Railway, Leeds
• 1814 George Stephenson constructs his first locomotive, Blucher.
• 1825 Stephenson's Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first publicly subscribed, adhesion worked railway using steam locomotives, carrying freight from a Colliery to a river port (Pasengers were conveyed by horse-drawn carriages).
• 1829 George and Robert Stephenson's locomotive, The Rocket, sets a speed record of 47 km/h (29 mph) at the Rainhill Trials held near Liverpool.
• 1830 The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway opens in Kent, England on the 3 May, Engineered by George Stephenson, 3 months before the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. A 5¾ mile line running from Canterbury to the small port and fishing town of Whitstable, approx 55 miles east of London. Traction was provided by three Stationary Winding Engines, and "INVICTA"; Invicta was an 0-4-0 Loco, built by the Stevenson company, but only operated on a level section of track owing to the fact she produced a meager 9 hp.
• 1830 The Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens, and the first steam passenger service, primarily locomotive hauled, is started. The line proves the viabillity of rail transport, and large scale railway construction begins in Britain, and then spreads throughout the world. The Railway age begins.
• 1831 First Passenger Season tickets issued on the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway.
• 1832 railway switch patented by Charles Fox
• 1835 In Belgium a railway was opened on May 5 between Brussels and Mechelen. It was the first railway in continental Europe.
• 1837 The first German railway line connects Leipzig with Althen near Wurzen, in 1839 the line reaches Dresden.
• 1837 The first Austro-Hungarian railway line connects Wien with Wagram, in 1839 the line reaches Brno.
• 1837 The first rail line in Russia connects Tsarskoye Selo and Saint Petersburg.
• 1839 The first railway in Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Italy, from Naples to Portici.
• 1844 The first rail line in Congress Poland is built between Warsaw and Pruszkow.
• 1846 James McConnell met with George Stephenson and Archibald Slate at Bromsgrove. It was at this meeting that the idea of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers came about.
• 1848 Australia first railway Sydney Railway Company (SRC), Australia's first, in 1848. Capitalised at £100,000, it aimed to build railways to connect the port and capital of Sydney with the colony's two main inland towns of Bathurst and Goulburn.
• 1851 First train in British India, built by British invention and administration.
• 1852 The first railway in Africa, in Alexandria, Egypt.
• 1853 Passenger train makes in debut in Bombay, India
• 1853 Indianapolis' Union Station, the first "union station", opened by the Terre Haute and Richmond Railroad, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad, and Bellefontaine Railroad in the United States.
• 1854 The first line in South America, from Copiapó to Caldera, in Chile.'
• 1855 the Panama Railway completed, the first transcontinental railway
• 1856 The first railway in Papal State, Italy, from Rome to Frascati.
• 1856 First railway completed in Portugal, linking Lisbon to Carregado.
• 1857 Steel rails first used in Britain.
• 1863 First underground railway opened in London.
• 1863 Scotsman Robert Fairlie invents the Fairlie locomotive with pivoted driving bogies, allowing trains to negotiate tighter curves in the track. This innovation proves rare for steam locomotives but is the model for most future diesel and electric locomotives.
• 1865 Pullman sleeping car introduced in the USA.
• 1869 The First Transcontinental Railroad (North America) completed across the United States.
• 1869 George Westinghouse establishes the Westinghouse Air Brake Company in the United States.
• 1875 Midland Railway introduces eight and twelve wheeled bogie coaches.
• 1877 Vacuum brakes are invented in the United States.
• 1879 First electric railway demonstrated at the Berlin Trades Fair.
• 1881 First public electric railway opened in Germany. One of the first railway lines in the Middle East was built between Tehran and Rayy in Iran.
• 1882 Lavatories introduced on Great Northern Railway coaches in Britain
• 1888 Frank Sprague installs the "trolleypole" trolley system in Richmond, Virginia, making it the first working electric street railway.
• 1890 First electric underground railway opened in London.
• 1891 Construction begins on the 9,313 km (5,787 mile) long Trans-Siberian railway in Russia. Construction completed in 1904. Webb C. Ball establishes first Railway Watch official guidelines for Railroad chronometers.
• 1895 First mainline electrification on the Baltimore Belt Line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
• 1913 First diesel powered railcar enters service in Sweden.
• 1926 First diesel locomotive service introduced in Canada.
• 1934 First diesel-powered streamlined passenger train in America (the Burlington Zephyr) introduced at the Chicago World's Fair.
• 1935 First children's railway is opened in Tbilisi, USSR.
• 1938 In England, the world speed record for steam traction is set by the Mallard which reaches a speed of 203 km/h (126 mph).
• 1939 In Persia the Trans-Iranian Railway was opened, built entirely by local capital.
• 1960s-2000s many countries adopt high-speed rail in an attempt to make rail transport competitive with both road transport and air transport.
• 1964 Bullet Train service introduced in Japan, between Tokyo and Osaka. Trains average speeds of 160 km/h (100 mph).
• 1970 Penn Central goes bankrupt, the United States' largest corporate bankruptcy up to that time.
• 1975 British Rail's Advanced Passenger Train achieves 245 km/h (152.3 mph) on 10th. August.
• 1979 High speed TGV trains introduced in France, TGV trains travel at an average speed of 213 km/h (132 mph) and with a top speed of 300 km/h (187 mph).
• 1987 World speed record for a diesel locomotive is set in Britain by British Rail's High Speed Train, which reaches a speed of 238 km/h (148 mph).
• 1990 World speed record for an electric train, is set in France by a TGV, which reaches a speed of 515 km/h (320 mph).
• 1990s Amtrak introduces the Acela Express on the Northeast Corridor in the United States.

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Railroad chronometers (railroaders watches) were critical to the safe and correct operation of trains in the United States. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Baltimore Belt Line was constructed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the 1890s to connect the railroads newly constructed line to New York City with the rest of the railroad. ... 1876 map The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) is one of the oldest railroads in the United States, with an original line from the port of Baltimore, Maryland west to the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia and Parkersburg, West Virginia. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... A Diesel engine built by MAN AG in 1906 Rudolf Diesels 1893 patent on his engine design The diesel engine is a type of internal combustion engine. ... A railcar (not to be confused with a railway car) is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... A Diesel engine built by MAN AG in 1906 Rudolf Diesels 1893 patent on his engine design The diesel engine is a type of internal combustion engine. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A streamliner is a vehicle that incorporates streamlining to produce a shape that provides less resistance to air, and is more pleasing to the eye. ... The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (AAR reporting mark CBQ) was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. ... The Pioneer Zephyr as it appeared in 1934. ... A 1933 Century of Progress worlds fair poster The Century of Progress Exposition was a worlds fair held in Chicago, Illinois from 1933-1934 to celebrate Chicagos centennial. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... MaltaÅ„ska Kolej DzieciÄ™ca (Maltan Childrens Railway) in PoznaÅ„, Poland (600mm gauge) Steam Locomotive on Kyiv Childrens Railway, Ukraine (750mm gauge) A childrens railway is an extracurricular educational institution, where teenagers learn railway professions. ... Tbilisi (Georgian თბილისი ) is the capital and largest city of the country of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura (Mtkvari) River, at . ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mallard at York Number 4468 Mallard is a London and North Eastern Railway Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive built in the 1930s by the LNER and designed by Sir Nigel Gresley in England. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Persian Empire was a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau (Irān - Land of the Aryans[1]) and beyond. ... The Trans-Iranian Railway was a major railway building project started in the 1930s and finished in 1939, under the direction of the Persian monarch, Reza Shah, to construct a basic network of railways joining the capital Tehran to the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Japanese Shinkansen trains began the development of modern high-speed railways (shown here: West Japan Railway Company 500 Series Shinkansen at Kyoto) French-Belgian-German-Dutch Thalys trains at Paris Gare du Nord station High-speed rail is public transport by rail at speeds in excess of 200 km/h... Disruptions in organized traffic flow can create delays lasting hours. ... Aviation refers to flying using aircraft, machines designed by humans for atmospheric flight. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Shinkansen 0 Series at Fukuyama Station, April 2002 Shinkansen 500 Series at Kyoto Station, April 2002 300 (Left) and 700 Series Shinkansen at Tokyo Station The Shinkansen (新幹線) is a network of high speed rail lines in Japan, upon which the famous Bullet Trains run. ... Tokyo , literally Eastern capital)   is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, and the de facto[1] capital of Japan. ... View on downtown Osaka from Umeda Sky Building Osaka )   is the capital of Osaka Prefecture and the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... The Penn Central Transportation Company, normally called Penn Central, was an American railroad company, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and formed by the merger on February 1, 1968 of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central Railroad; the New Haven was added to the merger at the insistence of the... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... The Advanced Passenger Train (APT) was an unsuccesful prototype tilting train developed by British Rail during the 1970s and early 1980s. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... For the group of heart conditions referred to as TGV, see transposition of the great vessels. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... This article is about the year. ... Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ... Acela Express in West Windsor, NJ Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... Acela Express (often called simply Acela, leading to early confusion with the Acela Regional and Acela Commuter) is the name used by Amtrak for the high-speed tilting train service operating between Washington, D.C. and Boston via New York City and Philadelphia along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the... Most of the NEC is owned by Amtrak (those sections shown in red). ...

See also

• History of rail transport
• Years in rail transport
• History of rail transport by country
• Timeline of United States railway history
• Timeline of transportation technology