Drag the event cards (by their header) into the correct chronological order. Then, drag the matching date from the list below onto each event’s drop zone. When ready, click the "Check Answers" button.
Matthew Murray's Salamanca was the first steam locomotive to make money for its owners.
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George Stephenson builds the Stockton to Darlington line: the first passenger-carrying railway line.
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Horses pulled mine carts along wooden tracks.
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Liverpool to Manchester railway line opens, built by George Stephenson.
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Richard Trevithicks' unnamed steam locomotive carried 10 tons of iron over 16km at the Pen-y-Darren Ironworks in Wales.
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William Hedley's Puffing Billy was used to pull coal wagons and was in use for over 50 years.
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George Stephenson's Locomotion No. 1 was the first locomotive to run on a passenger-carrying line.
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George Stephenson's Rocket was the winner of the Rainhill Trials, reaching up to 28 miles per hour.
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The world's first underground city service connects Paddington to Farringdon in London.