Stockton and Darlington Railway

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public railway railway railway company

The Stockton and Darlington Railway was the world’s first public railway to use steam locomotives for regular passenger and freight services, marking a key milestone in the development of modern rail transport.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public railway → railway → railway company →
associatedWith	Edward Pease → George Stephenson → Timothy Hackworth →
category	early British railway →
chiefEngineer	George Stephenson →
country	United Kingdom →
endPoint	Stockton-on-Tees →
gauge	1435 mm →
hasAnniversary	bicentenary in 2025 →
hasRouteFeature	Skerne Bridge NERFINISHED →
headquartersLocation	Darlington →
heritageRailwaySection	Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum vicinity →
heritageStatus	historic railway →
inception	1825-09-27 →
influenced	Liverpool and Manchester Railway → development of railways worldwide →
laterPartOf	London and North Eastern Railway → North Eastern Railway →
legislativeBasis	Stockton and Darlington Railway Act 1821 →
length	about 25 miles → about 40 km →
locatedIn	County Durham → England → North Yorkshire →
notableFor	first public railway to use steam locomotives for regular services → pioneering modern rail transport →
openingDate	1825-09-27 →
openingLocomotive	Locomotion No. 1 →
operatedBy	Stockton and Darlington Railway Company →
primaryPurposeAtInception	transport of coal from mines to port →
propulsionSystem	steam locomotives →
SkerneBridgeStatus	oldest railway bridge in continuous use in the world →
startPoint	Shildon →
trackGauge	standard gauge →
usedFor	coal transport → freight transport → goods transport → passenger transport →
usedLocomotive	Black Diamond → Diligence → Hope → Locomotion No. 1 →
usedRollingStock	horse-drawn wagons → steam locomotives →
via	Darlington →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Locomotion No. 1 ("Stockton and Darlington Railway company") → Stockton and Darlington Railway ("Stockton and Darlington Railway Company") →	operatedBy
George Stephenson ("Stockton and Darlington Railway Company") →	employer
Stockton and Darlington Railway ("Stockton and Darlington Railway Act 1821") →	legislativeBasis
George Stephenson →	notableWork
Locomotion No. 1 →	usedOn