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Railway Giants: Seizing Opportunity Amidst Bribery and Debt

Railway Giants: Seizing Opportunity Amidst Bribery and Debt

The remarkable George Hudson rose from a rural orphan to one of Britain’s most powerful men. His success in railways and politics was astounding, yet it didn’t last forever. Discover the story of the man brought down by what he spent his life building.

31 / 10 / 2024
Technologies and infrastructure
Railway Giants: How a British Genius Built a Railway Empire Amid Child Labor and Cruelty

Railway Giants: How a British Genius Built a Railway Empire Amid Child Labor and Cruelty

The story of John Ramsbottom, a genius with no formal education, is an inspiring journey from humble…

18 / 10 / 2024
Technologies and infrastructure
Railway Giants: Webb’s Steel Locomotives that Transformed the Railways Despite Criticism

Railway Giants: Webb’s Steel Locomotives that Transformed the Railways Despite Criticism

Francis Webb, a bold innovator on the tracks, created revolutionary steel locomotives and reduced coal…

07 / 10 / 2024
Technologies and infrastructure
Railway Giants: How Casey Jones Risked It All to Save a Train and Became a Legend

Railway Giants: How Casey Jones Risked It All to Save a Train and Became a Legend

A railroad engineer sacrificed his life to save passengers during a train accident in Mississippi. Discover…

20 / 09 / 2024
Technologies and infrastructure
Railway Giants: From One-Eyed Survivor to Master of the Rails

Railway Giants: From One-Eyed Survivor to Master of the Rails

This is the remarkable story of James J. Hill, a boy who overcame life's harshest challenges to become…

06 / 09 / 2024
Technologies and infrastructure
Railway Giants: Jobs, Trump, and Musk Would Envy Him—Vanderbilt and His Railroad Empire

Railway Giants: Jobs, Trump, and Musk Would Envy Him—Vanderbilt and His Railroad Empire

Cornelius Vanderbilt started as a poor farm boy, but his life story defies all expectations. He built a massive empire that even today’s giants like Musk,…

23 / 08 / 2024
Technologies and infrastructure
Railway Giants: Brunel—The Mad Genius Who Dug a Tunnel and Rewrote History

Railway Giants: Brunel—The Mad Genius Who Dug a Tunnel and Rewrote History

Explore the fascinating life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the engineer who transformed Great Britain by constructing the first tunnel under the Thames and…

16 / 08 / 2024
Technologies and infrastructure
Railway Giants: Like Father, Like Son – How Robert Stephenson Transformed the World with Steam and Steel

Railway Giants: Like Father, Like Son – How Robert Stephenson Transformed the World with Steam and Steel

Childhood in the harsh England of the 19th century, hard work, and relentless innovation—meet Robert Stephenson, the man who, together with his father…

13 / 08 / 2024
Technologies and infrastructure
Railway Giants: The Revolutionary Locomotives that Crushed the Competition

Railway Giants: The Revolutionary Locomotives that Crushed the Competition

It's 1839, and in the town of Sherman, Ohio, Ephraim Shay is born. His life and work had a profound impact on the development of railway transportation,…

02 / 08 / 2024
Technologies and infrastructure
Railway Giants: The Legendary Gotthard Tunnel That Saved Switzerland from Economic Isolation

Railway Giants: The Legendary Gotthard Tunnel That Saved Switzerland from Economic Isolation

The Gotthard Tunnel is an iconic structure known to almost everyone. However, not many people know the name Alfred Escher, the man who saved Switzerland…

25 / 07 / 2024
Technologies and infrastructure
Railway Giants: The Englishman Whose Success Made Enemies

Railway Giants: The Englishman Whose Success Made Enemies

George England was a brilliant businessman who rose from the bottom. His story includes not only genius inventions but also shocking court cases, humiliation,…

18 / 07 / 2024
Technologies and infrastructure
Railway Giants: The Scottish Rebel Who Changed the Railways – Robert Fairlie and His Famous Locomotive

Railway Giants: The Scottish Rebel Who Changed the Railways – Robert Fairlie and His Famous Locomotive

It is 1830, and in Glasgow, a boy is born who will change the world of railways. Robert Francis Fairlie, son of engineer T. Archibald Fairlie, began his…

12 / 07 / 2024
Freight
Railway Giants: The Story of Railway Electrification in Italy and Hungary Had One Common Denominator

Railway Giants: The Story of Railway Electrification in Italy and Hungary Had One Common Denominator

Electrification is one of the most important chapters in the history of railways. Kálmán Kandó's name is closely associated with its beginnings. The first…

03 / 07 / 2024
Technologies and infrastructure
Railway Giants: The Father of Norwegian Railways. Controversial at Home, Celebrated Abroad

Railway Giants: The Father of Norwegian Railways. Controversial at Home, Celebrated Abroad

Carl Abraham Pihl is undoubtedly the man who enabled the railway to develop in northern Europe, specifically in Norway. The story of the man who brought…

29 / 06 / 2024
Technologies and infrastructure
Railway Giants: Railways Are 95% People and 5% Iron, Claimed the Icon of Australian Railways

Railway Giants: Railways Are 95% People and 5% Iron, Claimed the Icon of Australian Railways

Harold Clapp, a boy from Melbourne, became an icon of Australian railways. His journey from a modest youth to revolutionary changes in the Victorian Railways…

26 / 06 / 2024
Technologies and infrastructure
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