30 May 1846
Exeter-Teignmouth Steam Service Opens
The first South Devon section opens with conventional locomotives while the atmospheric equipment is still being installed.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Teignmouth in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The first South Devon section opens with conventional locomotives while the atmospheric equipment is still being installed.
Brunel's atmospheric railway opens to Teignmouth using stationary engines and vacuum pipes for propulsion.
Regular passenger services begin using atmospheric propulsion between Exeter and Teignmouth.
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