Railway 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is a railway
A
transferring passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are located on tracks.
2
Q
Passenger
A
Passenger trains
3
Q
Goods train
A
Freight
4
Q
oldest in the world
A
Britain
5
Q
the first steam locomotive
A
Locomotion No. 1
6
Q
Created
A
George Stevenson
7
Q
1st loco journey
A
Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825
8
Q
Problem with our system
A
Tunnels built for smaller trains
9
Q
Channel tunnel owned
loc
A
Getlink
1
10
Q
Tunnel link
A
Folkstone Calai
11
Q
Distance tunnel
A
31 miles
