When did the first fare-paying passenger railway service start operating?

Correct answer: 1807

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LaContessa
LaContessa
Didn't know this. Good to know. And one up for the UK. :-)
Player Elf Counsel
Player Elf Counsel
Elfcounsel, Stymied me for a minute. I knew the first steam railway was the Stockton to Darlington in, I believe, 1826. Just guessed right. Never thought of horse drawn.
luckycatfay
luckycatfay
LaContessa, yes we always did have a way of charging for things.
Elfcounsel
Elfcounsel
LaContessa, Well, most inventions of the Industrial Revolution were made by the Brits. including, of course, to steam engine.