7 Ways a Small English Town Changed Global Travel — Surprising & Unforgettable
The small English town changed global travel sits quietly in County Durham. Shildon doesn’t grandstand; it doesn’t need to. On 27 September 1825, the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR) first ran a steam-hauled train on a public line here—an audacious experiment that proved rail could move people and freight faster, farther, and cheaper than anything…
