This section is from the book "Manual Of Useful Information", by J. C Thomas. Also available from Amazon: Manual of useful Information.
The dates of the opening of the first railways, and the mileage in 1891, of the principal countries are as under:
Austria-Hungary | 20th September,1828 | 16,467 |
Belgium | 5th May, 1835 | 3,215 |
Denmark | . 18th September, 1844............ | 1,223 |
France | . 1st October, 1828................ | 22,586 |
Germany | .7th December, 1835............. | 25,969 |
Great Britain and Ireland | . 27th September, 1825............ | 20,073 |
Greece | . 18th February, 1869........... | 239 |
Italy................................. | 3d October,1839 | 8,117 |
Netherlands | .13th September, 1839........... | 1,887 |
Norway | .14th July, 1853................. | 970 |
Portugal | .9th July, 1854................... | 1,280 |
Russia | . 4th April, 1838.................. | 19,027 |
Spain | .30th October, 1848............... | 6,127 |
Sweden | .9th February, 1851..........___ | 1,623 |
Switzerland | . 15th June, 1844.................. | 1,929 |
Turkey | .4th October, 1860................ | 1,096 |
Egypt | .26th January, 1856.............. | 1,494 |
India | 18th April,1853 | 16,996 |
United States | .17thApril, 1827................. | 167,000 |
Canada | .19th March, 1847................ | 14,000 |
Mexico | .8th October, 1850................ | 5,827 |
Argentine Republic | . 14th December, 1864............ | 5.798 |
Brazil | ,30th April, 1854................. | 5,779 |
Chili................................ | January, 1852 | 1,926 |
Colombia | January,1880 | 230 |
Paraguay | 1st October, 1863 | 149 |
Peru | ,29th May, 1851................. | 994 |
Uruguay | .1st January, 1869................ | 537 |
Venezuela | 9th February, 1866 | 441 |
 
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