Transport Timeline

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1950	20th Century	1976 125mph Inter City trains introduced 1971 M4 Motorway opens 1968 Trolleybus routes close 1965 Southern Railway station closed
1900	20th Century	1947 Kennet and Avon Canal closed 1939 Electric Tramway closes 1936 Trolleybus route opens 1919 First Reading Transport bus route 1903 Electric Tramway opens
1850	Victorian	1896 Reading Station rebuilt with 2 platforms 1879 Horse Tramway opens 1856 London and South Western Railway reaches Reading 1852 GWR buys Kennet and Avon Canal
1800	Georgian	1849 South Eastern Railway opens to Reading 1841 Great Western Railway opens from Reading to Bristol 1840 Great Western Railway opens from London to Reading 1810 Kennet and Avon Canal finished
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1700		1736 Reading to Twyford Turnpike opens 1723 Kennet Navigation finished 1714 Reading to Theale Turnpike opens
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