This dimension groups a route or service by whether it is still running, suspended or withdrawn. Wikipedia notes that heritage railways are "often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period (or periods) in the history of rail transport, but mainly serve tourism or rail enthusiasts and do not derive significant income from hauling freight or other purposes," a status very different from an everyday commercial service. Browsing by operational status separates services still doing daily work from those kept running only for history or tourism.
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1. Wikipedia: Stockton and Darlington Railway
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The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, its first line connected collieries near Shildon with Darlington and Stockton in County Durham, and was officially opened on 27 September 1825.
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