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At which Welsh ironworks did Richard Trevithick's locomotive make the world's first steam-powered railway journey in 1804?
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Penydarren
What was the name of the steam locomotive that famously raced a horse on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1830?
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Tom Thumb
Which British politician was fatally struck by a locomotive at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830?
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William Huskisson
Which African country opened the continent's first railway in 1854, linking Alexandria and Cairo?
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Egypt
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Which Tokyo railway station is recognized as the world's busiest by passenger numbers?
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Which 1830 English railway is considered the world's first inter-city passenger railway?
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