196 years agoThe Age of Steam
1830-09-15
The First Intercity Railway
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened, running entirely on steam locomotives to a timetable.
Art style · Victorian engineering engraving
World population
1.15Bpeople
1/7 of today
Primary energy power
7.9×10¹¹W
1/26 of today
London → New York message
22 days
65.46M times slower than today
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