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Rainhill trials (1829)

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Oct 1829 — The Liverpool & Manchester holds trials to select its locomotive. The Stephensons’ Rocket wins, reaching about 30 mph. When the line opens on 15 Sep 1830, it is the first inter-city railway operated entirely by steam.

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Turning point
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Early railways and Railway Mania (chapter 4 of Industrial Revolution)
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The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
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TURNING POINT · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1750–1914

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