This page groups routes and scheduled services in the atlas by the kind of route or service they are, such as a bus line, a rail route or a shipping lane. Public transport refers to forms of transport made available for use by the general public, and public transport systems typically operate on fixed routes and schedules.
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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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