Train Tours and Excursions

In the 16th century, trains were horse-drawn wagons with wooden wheels and rails, used in mining camps in England and Western Europe. In the 18th century, cast-iron wheels and rails were introduced, improving the quality of railways. Richard Trevithic, John Blenkinsop, and William Hedley invented, built, and operated several steam locomotives between the years of 1797 and 1813. This replaced horse-drawn trains. Then George Stephenson built and equipped the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1823-1825. This English railway line was 32 km (20 miles) long, and the first public railway in the world to be powered by a steam engine. The links included herein deal specifically with tours and excursions via train.