Complex sentence: On May 5 1835 the first railway in continental Europe opened between Brussels and Mechelen using Stephenson engines imported from Great Britainthe engines were called' Pijl meaning Arrow, "Olifant" meaning Elephant and "Stephenson" obviously named after his designer.
Split into simpler sentences: On May 5 1835 the first railway in continental Europe opened between Brussels and Mechelen using Stephenson engines imported from Great Britain. The engines were called' Pijl meaning Arrow, "Olifant" meaning Elephant and "Stephenson" obviously named after his designer.