Stockton-Darlington Railway Opens: First Public Steam Railroad
The engine was called Locomotion No. 1, and it pulled 450 passengers in coal wagons — some sitting on top of the coal itself — for 26 miles from Shildon to Stockton at about 15 miles per hour. Crowds lined the tracks. One man was killed when he fell under the wheels. The Stockton and Darlington's engineer, George Stephenson, had argued for years that steam could replace horses. This 26-mile journey proved it. Every commuter train running today traces its lineage back to that single cold September ride.
September 27, 1825
201 years ago
Key Figures & Places
Stockton-on-Tees
Wikipedia
Stockton and Darlington Railway
Wikipedia
Locomotion
Wikipedia
Shildon
Wikipedia
Darlington
Wikipedia
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Wikipedia
Steam locomotive
Wikipedia
George Stephenson
Wikipedia
Stockton and Darlington Railway
Wikipedia
Stockton-on-Tees
Wikipedia
Ferrocarril
Wikipedia
Histoire des chemins de fer
Wikipedia
What Else Happened on September 27
Odoacer had already lost to Theodoric once, at the Isonzo River. Then again at Milan. Now Verona. He kept losing battles but wouldn't surrender — retreating eac…
وصول الرسول محمد إلى المدينة المنورة من مكة في ما عُرف بالهجرة النبوية.
William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the River Somme to launch the Norman conquest of England. This invasion toppled the Anglo-Saxon mo…
signature de la charte de Kortenberg.
Der Hochchor des Kölner Domes wird geweiht
Polish forces under Władysław I the Elbow-high ambushed a retreating Teutonic Order column near Płowce, capturing high-ranking commanders and inflicting heavy c…
Talk to History
Have a conversation with historical figures who witnessed this era. Ask questions, explore perspectives, and bring history to life.