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1834

192 years ago

Innovation

Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland

Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway

Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland.

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1984

42 years ago

General

The popular children's television show Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, base...

based on The Railway

The popular children's television show Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, based on The Railway Series by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, premieres on ITV.

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