Industrilal Revolution- Railways

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  • First railway company started builidng the first railway track.

    In NSW, the first railway company started building the first railway track

  • First railway line was opened.

    In Victoria, the first railway line was oepned in Australia, bewteen Melbourne Flinder Street station and Port Melbourne.

  • First line carrying steam powered trains opened.

    The first line carrying steam powered trains opened bewteen Adelaide and Port Adelaide.

  • Tasmania railway line opened.

    In Tasmania, a raliway line of 72 km long opened in northern towns of Launceston and Deloraine.

  • First railway track in Queensland.

    The first railway track in Queensland ran from Ipswich Inland to Grandchester using the narrow 1067 mm gauge.

  • First government railway opened.

    Between Geraldton and Northampton, the first government railway opened.

  • Northern Territory railway became operational.

    In the Northern Territory, a railway between Darwin and Pine Creek became operational.

  • Australian Captital's Territory branch line opened.

    In the Australian's capital territory, a 10 km branch line opened between Queanbeyan NSW and Canberra.