27 September 1825 The Stockton and Darlington Railway, the world’s first public passenger service, built by George Stephenson, was inaugurated.

Railways were still a novelty when the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway was opened in stages between 1852 and 1853.

O come and listen to my song / And I will not detain you long,
About the folks, they all did throng / To the Oxford and 'Ampton Railway.

Chorus: Ri-fan, Ti-fan, mirth and fun, / Don't you wonder how it's done?
Carriages without horses run / On the Oxford and 'Ampton Railway.

When the line is finished at both ends / Then you can send your cocks and hens
And go and visit all your friends / Along the Oxford Railway.

Chorus: Ri-fan, Ti-fan, mirth and fun, / Don't you wonder how it's done?
Carriages without horses run / On the Oxford and 'Ampton Railway.

Jon Raven sings THE OXFORD AND HAMPTON RAILWAY

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Oxford And Hampton Railway – The Wayfarers    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz4o5nWLQno
Oxford And Hampton Railway · Brian Dewhurst    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGU17W0od70
Oxford, Worcester_and Wolverhampton_Railway from Wikipedia    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford _Worcester_and Wolverhampton Railway

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