INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The first railroad built in Great Britain to use steam locomotives was the Stockton and Darlington, opened in 1825. It used a steam locomotive built by George Stephenson and was practical only for hauling minerals. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which opened in 1830, was the first modern railroad.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first purpose built passenger railway, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1826.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first full-scale working railway steam locomotive was built in the United Kingdom in 1804 by Richard Trevithick, a British engineer born in Cornwall. This used high-pressure steam to drive the engine by one power stroke.

Detailed explanation-4: -It was developed by British inventor Richard Trevithick and was used to transport iron along a nine-mile track. It became the first successful steam locomotive to run on rails, which revolutionised British rail and prompted the use of steam trains across the country.

Detailed explanation-5: -British Railways came into existence as the business name of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission (BTC) on 1 January 1948 when it took over the assets of the Big Four.