When did Germany start using trains?

The first rail line in Germany was opened between Nürnberg and Fürth in 1835, and within a century the country had some 35,000 miles (56,000 km) of track. After 1870 the German states began transferring the privately owned railroads to public ownership.



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If you were sitting on the right (or left) side of a coach you would get a spectacular view of the engines and cars that formed the consist of the train you were riding in the 1940s. Traveling at night during the war was particularly interesting.

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In 1934, Flying Scotsman achieved the first authenticated 100 mph (161 km/h) by a steam locomotive.

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The Strasburg Rail Road is the oldest operating railroad in the United States. Founded in 1832, it is known as a short line and is only seven kilometers long.

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