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Original Bristol Terminus

Great Britain · Science / Civil Engineering. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1840Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1840

Isambard Kingdom Brunel31 August 1840

Bristol · Science / Civil Engineering

Trains begin running from Brunel's Bristol station toward Bath.

Names involved

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Provenance

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