Transportation History

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  • 1815

    1815
    Steamships begin crossing the English Channel

  • 1819

    1819
    The Savannah becomes the first steamship to cross the Atlantic.

  • 1825

    1825
    The first passenger railway opens.

  • 1829

    1829
    Horse drawn omnibus run in London

  • 1835

    1835
    The first hansom cab made in Hinckley.

  • 1838

    1838
    A steamship crosses the Atlantic in only 19 days.The first elevated railway built in London.

  • 1840

    1840
    This is the great age of railway building. A network it built across Britain.

  • 1847

    1847
    HMS driver becomes the first steamship to travel round the world.

  • 1863

    1863
    The first underground railway opens in London. On Carriages are pulled by steam trains.

  • 1885

    1885
    The car is invented.

  • 1890

    1890
    The first electric underground train runs in London.

  • 1900

    1900
    Electric Trams begin running in many towns.

  • 1909

    1909
    Alice Ramsey is the first women to drive across the USA in a car.

  • 1910

    1910
    Henri Fabre flies the first successful seaplane.

  • 1919

    1919
    Planes begin carrying passengers between London and Paris.

  • 1925

    1925
    The first electric traffic lights in Britain are installed in London.

  • 1931

    1931
    In Britain the first Highway Code is published.