Because the rail systems were first built by British engineers, who used the same system as Britain. Because at the time the railways were built, that country drove on the left.
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English railway pioneer George Stephenson (1781-1848) had a critical influence; his expertise was later sought after in other European countries. In addition to Stephenson's gauge of 1.435 m, left-hand traffic, which is the norm in the UK, was also adopted in those countries.
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