1838
Early GWR Broad-Gauge Operations Begin
The first working section of the Great Western Railway demonstrates Brunel's broad-gauge track and early bridge designs.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Maidenhead in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The first working section of the Great Western Railway demonstrates Brunel's broad-gauge track and early bridge designs.
Construction of Brunel's low-arched brick railway bridge across the Thames is completed.
Maidenhead Railway Bridge opens to traffic and vindicates Brunel's unusually flat arch design.
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