4 June 1838
Great Western Railway
The first public section of the Great Western Railway opens between Paddington and Maidenhead.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Paddington in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The first public section of the Great Western Railway opens between Paddington and Maidenhead.
Provenance
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