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Africa section
This section consists of mostly bare headings, (for African countries) with little or no copy.

Added WP article links, and a "See also" section, specific to rail history in Africa. That is probably not the ideal in an article, but thought it was preferable that seekers were clearly and obviously directed somewhere, (pending expansion of the section). In addition, prospective editors might be less likely to "re-invent the wheel" if they can clearly see that information relevant to this section does exist elsewhere on Wikipedia.122.105.94.165 (talk) 05:54, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

Ancient Chinese railway
Is that bit about an ancient Chinese railway believable? I cannot find any indication of this find outside the website that is given as a reference. A second, ideally more scholarly, reference seems necessary. This also applies to Rail transport. --Wrongfilter (talk) 15:43, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

I recommend somebody with a little bit of sense review this article in it's entirety...
In particular... the following... >>>The Post Track, a prehistoric causeway in the valley of the River Brue in the Somerset Levels, England, is one of the oldest known constructed trackways and dates from around 3838 BC,[1] making it some 30 years older than the Sweet Track from the same area.[2] Various sections have been designated as scheduled monuments.[3][4][5][6]<<<

The wheel wasn't even invented in 3838 B.C. Thus I recommend this be removed. wbenton (talk) 16:12, 23 March 2022 (UTC)


 * If you read the reference, you'll see that it was used as a walkway rather than for wheeled wagons. Whether such a walkway deserves to stay in the article is another question... Bellowhead678 (talk) 20:43, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * When I was doing research for my rewrite of Train in 2021, I found the earliest instance of something train-like was a wagonway in Babylon, circa 2,200 BCE. So I think it's dubious to claim something from 3838 BCE is rail transport. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 01:43, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

Sweet Track
Were the Sweet Track and Post Track really railways? What is described is a roadway. 86.3.219.123 (talk) 07:04, 21 August 2023 (UTC)