Why You Can't Google the First Train

Описание: Join me on a quest to find history's first modern passenger railway. Was it the Stockton & Darlington or the Liverpool & Manchester?
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14. S&DR Myth Busting No. 2. What's in a Name?
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18. Swim in a Pond in the Rain. George Saunders. 2021. https://amzn.to/44Vz8H5

00:00-:2:30 Mapping S&D
2:30-5:45 Conflicting Sources?
5:46-7:38 The Quest Begins
7:38-11:23 The L&M and S&D Compared
11:23-16:13 Side Quest Railroads
16:13-20:23 Who Cares About this Quest?

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