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| 1825 |
| | Work begins on the 363-mile Erie Canal that will link the Hudson River to Lake Erie | |
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| 1826 |
| | Scottish engineer Thomas Telford completes two suspension bridges in Wales, at Conwy and over the Menai Strait | |
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| 1827 |
| | London's first suspension bridge opens at Hammersmith | |
| | Hammersmith Bridge, 1828 Guildhall Library
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| 1829 |
| | The locomotive Rocket, built by George and Robert Stephenson, defeats two rivals in the Rainhill trials, near Liverpool | |
| | Stephenson's Rocket (replica) National Archives, Kew
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| 1830 |
| | George Stephenson's railway between Liverpool and Manchester opens, with passengers pulled by eight locomotives based on Rocket | |
| | Satire on the steam locomotive, c.1845 Guildhall Library
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| 1832 |
| | The Göta canal is completed, enabling ships to cross Scandinavia from the North Sea to the Baltic | |
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| 1832 |
| | The paddle steamer Alburkah becomes the first ocean-going iron ship, completing the journey from England to the Niger | |
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| 1833 |
| | 27-year-old Isambard Kingdom Brunel wins his first major appointment, as chief engineer to the Great Western railway | |
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| 1833 |
| | 30-year-old Robert Stephenson is appointed chief engineer to the London and Birmingham railway | |
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| 1833 |
| | The first long-distance US railway, in South Carolina, carries its first passengers | |
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