Railways in Colombia Railways invention: Since the invention of the wheel, man decides to make roads to transport the carriages. At the end of the 18th century the Englishman James Watt invented the first steam engine, and in 1804 the first locomotive on...
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Railways in Colombia Railways invention: Since the invention of the wheel, man decides to make roads to transport the carriages. At the end of the 18th century the Englishman James Watt invented the first steam engine, and in 1804 the first locomotive on rails was invented. Purpose of railways: The railways had different purposes, which required the construction of wider roads, the system of charging for tickets, the design of luggage, the provision of fast food, etc. The passenger carriages and stations integrated a community of different origins and social levels. Colombia and the railways: Beginning: In 1835, the Colombian Congress issued the first law dealing with railway concessions granted to the cantons of Panama and Portobello to develop a railway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Construction took place between 1,850 and 1,855. Ten years later, by 1865, a series of lines were started in the interior of the country, beginning in Barranquilla, Cúcuta, Medellín, Pacífico,
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