For 155 years, scientists believed a solar storm delayed a train in Exeter, England, in 1841, but the rai - The Times of India
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For more than 150 years, a reported 16-minute train delay in Exeter, England, was cited as a possible early example of a solar storm disrupting human technology. But a railway timetable revealed a problem with the story: the railway line in question did not exist in 1841. According to a report published by ScienceDaily on October 21, 2026, researchers have now traced the incident to October 18, 1848, using historical railway records, newspaper accounts and measurements of Earth’s magnetic field. The findings were published in the journal Space Weather. The train delay that could not have happened in 1841The mystery originated in an account published anonymously in the scientific journal Nature on October 5, 1871. It described a “very intense magnetic disturbance” on October 18, 1841, which allegedly interfered with railway telegraph equipment in Exeter, a city in southwest England. According to the account, the disturbance prevented railway staff from establishing whether the track ahead, near the village of Starcross, was clear. As a result, the scheduled 10.05 pm express train from Exeter towards Newton Abbot was held up for 16 minutes.
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