The story of the train. George Stephenson the inventor of a train for travellers in 1825. In 1825, new stage : Stephenson designed a machine that cruises.

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The story of the train

George Stephenson the inventor of a train for travellers in In 1825, new stage : Stephenson designed a machine that cruises at 30 kilometres per hour. The day of inauguration of the Stockton-Darlington line, there was a wagon with musicians : that was also the first train designed to transport people.

The first regular line of railroad was inaugurated on September 15th, 1830 between Liverpool and Manchester The Rocket, Stephenson’s locomotive built to reach Liverpool from Manchester in 1830

The first train in the history of cinema Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat, 1895 (Lumière brothers) – YouTube

The mythical trains The famous transcontinental such as the Orient Express or the Transsiberian which feed regularly litterature and fascinate the curious. Trains definitely not like the others! Orient ExpressTranssiberian

The Transsiberian Here is the Transsiberian line. It Connects Moscow to Vladivostok. It was created in 1891 by Emperor Alexander III : it takes a week to travel the 9288 km.

The Orient Express The Orient Express is a luxury train which, in 1883, started to connect Paris, Vienna, Istanbul, Milan and Munich, passing through several European capitals.

The evolution of train lines in France Here is a map showing all of the old train lines running throughout France in Here is a map showing all of the new High Speed train lines running throughout France today.

High Speed train lines in Europe High speed trains that travel throughout Europe. The purple and red lines show the fastest sections. This map shows how long it takes to get to various cities using the High Speed trains. For example, it takes 2 hours to reach Naples from Roma.

High Speed Trains This is a photo of a new French High Speed train. This high speed train is called the Thalys which travels to several major cities in Europe.

The Eurostar which travels between Paris and London via the Channel tunnel The Japanese bullet train Shinkansen (the first High speed train in the world since 1964 !) This is the new Chinese bullet train

This is the train line that travels between Beijing and Guangzhou that opened on 26th December It has a length of 2298 km, the longest high speed train line in the world !

Some records concerning trains… The highest : in China goes up to 5068m opening up Tibet

The fastest : the French TGV running at 574.8km/h

The longest : 2.5 km in Mauritania, 200 wagons carrying iron ore in the desert to the Atlantic ocean

The biggest station : Central station in New York

Let’s take the train ! And feel free to move …