The Birth of Railways (100k Special)

[@josazzo]

Being a British colony, Malta was introduced to railway as early as 1883, where it stood operational until 1930

[@RailwaysExplained]

We didn't know that. Thanks for the info!

[@josazzo]

My father was a railway modeller and he passed this passion to me and my son. In 1985 he made his first exhibition of The Malta Railway where he modelled all the six stations there were on the island. He passed away in 2019 and the Museum of The Malta Railway is under my care. This year I started a restoration process of the exhibit. I am planning to open the Museum again some time next year.

[@wyqtor]

It's sad that there are no railways on Malta today. They could have helped a lot with the congested traffic on the island!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I’m always delighted by British Railways and I’m still amazed by how there used to be passenger areas which were basically boxes.

[@RailwaysExplained]

This is the first in the series of videos. The full story is truly fascinating.

[@Crd2326]

Congratulations for 100k guys!!!😍💯

[@RailwaysExplained]

Thanks ☺️

[@HesterClapp]

I needed to do a presentation for school of a topic of my choice, and I decided to do it about this exactly! This will be a great source of information at just the right time!

[@RailwaysExplained]

If you need a written script, you can email us and we will share it with you.

[@HesterClapp]

@@RailwaysExplainedThank you for the offer, but I think I will be alright just watching the videos! I don't intend to include everything you talked about

[@michaeloreilly657]

Worth mentioning that the expansion of railway to the British colonies provided a large market for British railway technology and construction.

[@SpaceRexit]

You are the best in Railway video. I am soo impressed in the history.

[@jermainetrainallen6416]

Congrats on 100k subs and thanks for the vid. Keep up the good work. It's onwards and upwards from here👍

[@railwayjade]

Congrats on 100k subs!

[@RailwaysExplained]

Thank you!

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

The White Paper for the grouping envisaged 6 railway companies. The big difference was that the old NER remained independent (absorbing tge H&BR) and the railways of Scotland were to be amalgamated.

[@prateeksingh2506]

Congratulations for the silver milestone 😊💯

[@RailwaysExplained]

Thanks a lot ⬆️☺️

[@RailwayNetworks]

Thank you for the video RE... it's great ❤

[@RailwaysExplained]

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[@brandonharris7516]

Wow congratulations

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[@brandonharris7516]

@@RailwaysExplained your welcome

[@brandonharris7516]

@@RailwaysExplained hope I’ll have some soon

[@PokhrajRoy.]

CONGRATULATIONS ON 100K SUBSCRIBERS 🎉

[@RailwaysExplained]

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[@mdhazeldine]

Congrats from the UK and excellent video. Looking forward to the others!

[@RailwaysExplained]

Thank you!

[@trainspottingtech23]

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[@PatrickLechevallier]

Ecellent explainations and very enjoyable....as always.....

[@rascam8470]

Congratulations from Australia!!!

[@RailwaysExplained]

Thanks!

[@DanielChannel57]

8:34 Talks about early railways in the UK, shows early railroad in the US.

[@SirKenchalot]

You didn't mention the Common Carriers Act that required railways to carry anything at government set prices that crippled their ability to compete with road carriers who were not bound by the act; government intervention that helped collapse an industry much like the Interstate Commerce laws in the US that did the same for great railways like the New York Central.

[@RailwaysExplained]

The complete truth. There were so many moments that shaped the development of British railways, which is why it is a series of three videos. As a result, we accidentally (some deliberately) missed some moments and milestones.

[@SirKenchalot]

@@RailwaysExplainedI think this was a crucial one as the comparison to motor vehicles is hardly fair without making mention of the uneven rules by which each traded and served industry. Congrats on your 100K subscribers but I'm unsubscribing.

[@TalesOfWar]

@@SirKenchalot This is still true. Rail is expected to make direct profit from the infrastructure itself while road isn't. It's understood (and accurately so) that building the infrastructure benefits the wider economy which indirectly makes the return on the investment. Such thinking is never used with rail in this country (and I'm sure we're not unique in that mindset). That's why we balk as a country at the cost of HS2 (a cost that's estimated over around 40 years of building the thing) but never at the cost of building a new road, or motorway, or more lanes on an existing road or motorway. Or getting rid of the hard shoulder to add a new lane. People just accept the tens of billions we spend on such things every year that vastly outcost the price of building a new high speed line up the length of the country.

[@SirKenchalot]

@@TalesOfWar Or half way up the country between 2 places that were already connected by rail twice, as HS2 has now been reduced to. Given a few more months and it'll be a Coventry to Brum shuttle that's just served by trams.

[@TalesOfWar]

@@SirKenchalot It's basically the most expensive branch line ever built.

[@josephdemidio7188]

whats the viaduct at 14:36?

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

Looking at the wagons, I'd say it is American or Canadian.

[@zup687]

British Railways is the first railway in the world! since 1800s

[@allangibson8494]

The sun and planets gear system was a work around because the use of a crankshaft for steam engines was already patented…

[@TalesOfWar]

The timing of this is fantastic, what with the future of HS2 almost certainly down the council gritter. 48km/h is also pretty remarkable for our current rail network given how poorly it's run.

[@ivanbarbosa81]

Kudos to the Brits, great invention

[@ryanb5684]

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[@RailwaysExplained]

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[@6ft_2in_b_a_b_y28]

Watching this after learning about Sunak's HSR trims makes me wonder about the will of respective governments that have pushed its railways to shit. Also, why did UK not approach any HSR owner/operator existing in Europe for assistance? SNCF has assisted some of the most successful HSR endeavours of several nations while hosting one of the best in its own nation, they could've helped plan better

[@vernongoodey5096]

Excellent history, There is also a saying in UK which is the largest Scottish Railway in the World? Answer THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. Mostly financed by Scottish and Scottish Canadian individuals?

[@lokeshprajapati8915]

Hello sir can i get your reply plz i need to talk u sir 😊

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

And then Beeching came in and destroyed it all... doesn't help that the Sunak turned into an America-brain fool by calling Britain a "nation of motorists"...

[@RailwaysExplained]

You will watch that episode in the next video 😅

[@solarflare623]

I honestly don’t understand what the benefits are of a private railroad system. Small businesses can’t run rail lines on their own. Private rail companies have historically always put profits over quality service which can be detrimental to certain areas as we all rely heavily on railroads. In my eyes a private railroad is like having a private military. You’re giving people who have historically been extremely greedy and only motivated by money far too much freedom and control.