Railway Mania

Yeah.

And there was something called the Railway Mania era, 1840s, 1850s, when the steam engine came into being, and for that sort of 20 years, the UK rail out-build was huge.

Lots of tracks being laid, new steam engines.

It was a bubble.

Five stops, and I want you to listen for the same three things every time.

Was the technology real? Who got paid? And who got the bill? History lesson one, the railway mania.

This is, uh, multiple episodes in a row we've covered railways.

Oh, yeah.