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> Steam powered railways were only widely deployed from the 1830's Sure but GP didn't specify steam powered / iron-railed / commercial usage / whatever kind of
by zimpenfish 3y ago
> Steam powered railways were only widely deployed from the 1830's
Sure but GP didn't specify steam powered / iron-railed / commercial usage / whatever kind of railways in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36184243 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36184243.
GP suggested that "ballast hasn't been used on railway tracks for centuries" (incorrect) because "railways haven't even existed for 2 centuries" (incorrect).