2006-07-23 11:38:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anne D 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Rail
The London & Greenwich Railway 1836 was first railway in London, main station at London bridge
http://www.yellins.com/transporthistory/rail/l-and-g.html
London And Birmingham Railway was the second railway in London, main station at Euston
http://www.btinternet.com/~bpsheridan/LondonAndBirminghamRailway1.html
the only Railway I know of that was open on the date you asked about is the The Surrey Iron Railway 1803 from Wandsworth to Croydon this used Horses rather then locomotives
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paulb143/sir.htm
2006-07-23 12:22:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In addition to previous posts.
The first steam passenger railway was the Stockton & Darlington in 1825.
2006-07-24 05:05:01 · answer #2 · answered by Stephen Allcroft 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And it's 1863 for the Tube (Paddington to Faringdon)
2006-07-23 13:33:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds about right, Oxyman.
2006-07-26 15:04:37 · answer #4 · answered by Mike M. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋