Navvies building a railway line in the UK, early 1900s. In 1830, there were only 125 miles of railway lines in Britain. Forty years later, there was 13,000 miles. (Source: Cobb, M, The Railways of ...

Britain has never cracked the formula for ... The opening ceremony of the Liverpool and Manchester railway in 1830 was a major event in world history. For the first time ever, two cities were ...

1516: King Henry VIII establishes first postal service in Britain 1830: Royal Mail starts using the railway to move post 1838: Introduction of the first Travelling Post Offices, also known as ...