History of Railways

Question 1

Elaborate More: the first guided truck

Answer 1

The first guided trunk was in wood, runnning on
metallic rails and k is estimated to have appeared in
the middle of the XVIth century
engineers invented a « wooden railway »
where carts completly made out of wood including
the wheels where running on rails also made out of
wood. This happened from the 16th century

Question 2

When did the automotive railways start in the following countries: USA

Answer 2

In the USA 1830
(Baltimore and Ohio)

Question 3

When did the automotive railways start in the following countries: England (Provide Details if Applicable)

Answer 3

1804 : Richart Trevithick locomotive in a park.
1812: first “rail” traction in mines
1825: first passengers on the Stockton-Darlington line
with a locomotive from George Stephenson 1830 :
Rainhill competition for Liverpool- Manchester line :
the “ROCKET” from George Stephenson was the
winner

Question 4

When did the automotive railways start in the following countries: France (Provide Details if Applicable)

Answer 4

1827: first railroad St
Etienne / Andrézieux
(horses)
1837: first passengers on
Saint-Germain / Paris

Question 5

When did the automotive railways start in the following countries: Belgium (Provide Details if Applicable)

Answer 5

1835 Malines Brussels

Question 6

When did the automotive railways start in the following countries: Germany (Provide Details if Applicable)

Answer 6

1831: first railroad
(horses)
1835: first line between
Nuremberg and Fürth
with “Adler” locomotive

Question 7

When did the automotive railways start in the following countries: Italy (Provide Details if Applicable)

Answer 7

1938

Question 8

What are the three main ages of the Railways?

Answer 8

1. 1820-1914: Rapid Growth
2. 1914-1990: Rapid Decline
3. 1990-Now: Renewal

Question 9

Explain how Railways were from the very beginning to 1914

Answer 9

The first age of railways saw an overwhelming development
:It was the time of the steam and industrial revolution
Railways grew incredibly fast to meet the huge demands of
passenger and freight transport
In those times, rail met a hegemonic situation for transport,
without basically no competition

Question 10

When was all mainlines built in the first age of the Railway?

Answer 10

All mainlines have been built much before the end of
the 19th centuries.

Question 11

Explain how Railways were from 1914 to 1990

Question 12

True or False: Over 40.000kms have been built in France until 1920

Answer 12

False, until 1914

Question 13

For city network, which rail model was commonly used

Answer 13

For city transportation, tramway networks have been started
before the end of the 19th century.