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Ludwig Railway

1835 · 19th century · Also known as Bavarian Ludwig Railway

The Ludwig Railway was the first railway in Germany worked by steam locomotives, opened on 7 December 1835 between Nuremberg and Fürth, a distance of about 6 kilometres. Named after Ludwig I of Bavaria, it was built by a private company, and its first locomotive, the Adler, came from Robert Stephenson's works in England. It ran until 1922.

Ludwig Railway
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ludwig Railway. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ludwig-railway
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“Ludwig Railway.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ludwig-railway. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Ludwig Railway.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ludwig-railway.
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