TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
RAILWAYS
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Germany
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Detailed explanation-1: -The earliest form of railways, wagonways, were developed in Germany in the 16th century. Modern German rail history officially began with the opening of the steam-powered Bavarian Ludwig Railway between Nuremberg and Fürth on 7 December 1835.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first railway line in the world dates back to 1825, when George Stephenson connected the towns of Stockton and Darlington in England by rail. The line was intended to transport coal. The wagons were pulled by steam engines. Passengers were transported by horse-drawn carriages.
Detailed explanation-3: -Germany’s rail history started modestly: the country’s first line, which ran between Nuremberg and Fürth and opened in 1835, was just 6 km long.
Detailed explanation-4: -Deutsche Bahn AG, English German Railway, the railway system of Germany created in 1994 by the merger of the Deutsche Bundesbahn (German Federal Railway), the state rail system in the former West Germany, with the Deutsche Reichsbahn (German State Railway), the state system in the former East Germany.