Early Steam Rail-roads Users

Early rail-roads were intended for the private use of the owners. Countries that first operated steam rail-roads for public use are;

1828 Austria and France
1835 Belgium and Germany
1838 Russia
1839 Italy
1844 Switzerland
1848 Spain
1850 Canada and Mexico
1851 Sweden
1853 India and Norway
1854 Australia, Brazil and Portugal
1856 Egypt
1860 South Africa and Turkey
1872 Japan
1887 China