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joseph_teller@diaspora.glasswings.com

What remains of the "first" steam powered passenger railway line?

As noted in the Video, it carried 30,000 people in its first year of operation...

The Stockton-Darlington Railway wasn't the first time steam locomotives had been used to pull people, but it was the first time they had been used to pull passengers over any distance worth talking about. In 1825 that day came when a line running all the way from the coal pits in the hills around County Durham to the River Tees at Stockton was opened officially. This was an experiment, a practice, a great endeavour by local businessmen and engineers, such as the famous George Stephenson, who astounded crowds of onlookers with the introduction of 'Locomotion 1' halfway along the line, which began pulling people towards Darlington and then the docks at Stockton.

This was a day that would not only transform human transportation forever, but accelerate the industrial revolution to a blistering pace.

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joseph_teller@diaspora.glasswings.com

HS2: The UK's Insane $130 BILLION Money Pit

Explore the shocking story of HS2, Britain's ambitious high-speed rail project gone wrong. Initially projected at £40 billion but now nearing £100 billion, this video dives into the expensive mistakes, political interference, and inflated costs that led to the project's downfall. Discover the reasons behind the UK's struggle to build cost-effective infrastructure and why HS2 became a symbol of this issue. Join us on a journey through the highs and lows of this infrastructure nightmare, and find out what lessons can be learned from this expensive ordeal. Don't miss this eye-opening analysis of Britain's infrastructure challenges!

A Look Into the White Elephant Of English High Speed Rail

#Megaprojects #HS2 #HighSpeedRail #UK #Britain #BreakfastVideo

joseph_teller@diaspora.glasswings.com

History Summarized: Ukraine

To support relief efforts in Ukraine, the ad-revenue from this video will be donated to Direct Relief, funding Ukrainian medical aid. Please Click thru and watch it on Youtube so that this happens.

Direct Relief is providing humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine, supplying medicine and other essential resources to Ukrainian citizens suffering from the Russian invasion. These supplies are vital, and your help will go a long way. Every last bit will help Ukraine survive and fight back.

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carstenraddatz@pluspora.com

TIL How ~2500 years ago the Chinese built their pagodas and roofs earthquake safe. Why, because I had to search for 盔頂 to solve a #wordchain contribution. Not a #Breakfastvideo, but an interesting piece of old wisdom that came my way today.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZmZXlDBN52A

It's crazy to see how wobbly it all looks, but how it all gets locked into place by the immense weight of the roof; and that wobbliness of course affords the flexibility required for the structure to withstand an earthquake without shattering.

via https://archinect.com/news/article/150019184/2-500-year-old-chinese-wood-joints-that-make-buildings-earthquake-proof

#chineselesson #learningchinese #architecture #pagoda #earthquakesafe #foundvocab