TRANSPORTATION
First steam assisted crossing of the Atlantic 1819
The ship ‘Savannah’ left Georgia in America bound for Liverpool in the UK, on Monday, 24th May 1819. As well as sails, she was fitted with steam driven paddles and would be the first ship to attempt crossing the Atlantic under steam power. She was successful, even though steam power played only a small part…
Read MoreThe first railway terminus at Euston 1837
Euston station was the first mainline station to be built in London. In July 1837, the London and Birmingham Railway opened it’s first terminus. It was to have been built at Camden at Chalk Farm but it was proposed that that it should be brought closer to the metropolis and an Act of parliament in…
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