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TRANSPORTATION
Railcars
Oldest Railroads
This list features the reputedly oldest railroads in the world.
RANK | RAILROAD | COUNTRY | CONSTRUCTED | MATERIAL |
1 | Post Track | England | 3,838 BCE | Ash |
2 | Sweet Track | England | 3,807 BCE | Oak |
3 | Diolkos | Greece | 600 BCE | Limestone |
4 | Qin State Railway | China | 200 BCE | Wood |
5 | Reisszug | Austria | 1495–1504 | Wood |
6 | Caldbeck Mines Railway | England | 1560s | Wood |
7 | Wollaston Wagonway | England | 1603–1604 | Wood |
8 | Middleton Railway | England | 1758 | Wood |
References
Oldest, n.d. Oldest Railroads in the World. [online] Available at: https://www.oldest.org/geography/railroads/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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