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3rd May 1830: World’s first steam-powered passenger service begins operating on the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway

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Built by George and Robert Stevenson in Newcastle, and transported to Whitstable by sea, Invicta was the first steam locomotive to haul passengers on a public ...

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