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200 years of the railways

BerkshireBob
BerkshireBob Posts: 91
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Those of us travelling to The Valley by train today might like to know that it was 200 years ago this very day that the first railway journey was made between Stockton and Darlington. Perhaps when (hopefully) celebrating a win this evening we should raise a glass to the genius of George Stephenson.

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  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,899
    And it was delayed by 20 minutes, a tradition that all on the railways work tirelessly to maintain to this very day.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,899
    Points failure at Lewisham
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,771
    Radio 3 are having a whole day of music and talk inspired by the railways whilst travelling live by train from Inverness to London. 
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,321
    “This is the age…of the Train” 
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 647
    Tissues at the ready guys, this thread could get messy.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,614
    CaptainRobbo said:
    Tissues at the ready guys, this thread could get messy.
    I’m blowing sand already 
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,278
    Sidcup Station was opened 159 years ago
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,040
    The London and Greenwich Railway (L&GR) was opened in London between 1836 and 1838. It was the first steam railway in the capital, the first to be built specifically for passengers, and the first entirely elevated railway.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,040
    Greenwich station one of the first ever railway stations.
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,201
    iainment said:
    The London and Greenwich Railway (L&GR) was opened in London between 1836 and 1838. It was the first steam railway in the capital, the first to be built specifically for passengers, and the first entirely elevated railway.
    Only a bit younger than Crystal Palace then. 

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  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,756
    BerkshireBob said:
    Those of us travelling to The Valley by train today might like to know that it was 200 years ago this very day that the first railway journey was made between Stockton and Darlington. Perhaps when (hopefully) celebrating a win this evening we should raise a glass to the genius of George Stephenson.
    Was it the first in the world?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,587
    DaveMehmet said:
    CaptainRobbo said:
    Tissues at the ready guys, this thread could get messy.
    I’m blowing sand already 
    Who is Sand?
  • BerkshireBob
    BerkshireBob Posts: 91
    jimmymelrose said:
    BerkshireBob said:
    Those of us travelling to The Valley by train today might like to know that it was 200 years ago this very day that the first railway journey was made between Stockton and Darlington. Perhaps when (hopefully) celebrating a win this evening we should raise a glass to the genius of George Stephenson.
    Was it the first in the world?

    Yes
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,756
    That really is very cool.

    I’m surprised that there’s nothing about it on their homepage:

    https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/
  • jose
    jose Posts: 640
    I think I read somewhere that the London to Greenwich stretch was built with one million bricks.
    And there used to be a footpath next to the lines that people could walk for a penny.
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,278
    Uboat said:
    iainment said:
    The London and Greenwich Railway (L&GR) was opened in London between 1836 and 1838. It was the first steam railway in the capital, the first to be built specifically for passengers, and the first entirely elevated railway.
    Only a bit younger than Crystal Palace then. 
    Piss off Norwood Junction was built in 1564 specifically so palarse supporters could go & watch the first game of football ever. Shithurst park looks like it was built at around the same time
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,321
    I heard there were dinosaurs roaming outside Selhurst at one time
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,045



  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,321
    That second one, you bad man 🥵
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,321
    It does look like you’ve paused the video tho ⏸️

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  • clb74
    clb74 Posts: 10,826
    You can stick the trains and public transport.
    Did the 5.05 from Charlton to Lewisham go or did they cancel that train?
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,907
    I live in a house once owned by Thomas Brassey 
  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 2,984
    BerkshireBob said:
    Those of us travelling to The Valley by train today might like to know that it was 200 years ago this very day that the first railway journey was made between Stockton and Darlington. Perhaps when (hopefully) celebrating a win this evening we should raise a glass to the genius of George Stephenson.
    with out the railways we would not have league football.

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