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History of rail transport

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People have used tracks for a long time.

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Mining cart.jpg
Long ago, men and animals pulled carts. Later, big steam engines were used.
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TrevithicksEngine.jpg
These engines helped move things fast. This helps us travel today. Do you like trains?

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File:Blenkinsop's rack locomotive, 1812 (British Railway Locomotives 1803-1853).jpg
Blenkinsop's rack locomotive, 1812...
File:Reiszug, Hohensalzburg.jpg
Reiszug, Hohensalzburg.jpg
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Mining cart.jpg
File:Little Eaton Tramway Replica Wagon small.jpg
Little Eaton Tramway Replica Wagon small.jpg
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National museum of Karelia (1).jpg
File:Cromford and High Peak Railway cast-iron fishbelly rail.png
Cromford and High Peak Railway cast-iron...
File:TrevithicksEngine.jpg
TrevithicksEngine.jpg
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Locomotion No. 1..jpg
File:First electric tram- Siemens 1881 in Lichterfelde.jpg
First electric tram- Siemens 1881 in...
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B-and-O electric.jpg
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Ganz engine Valtellina.jpg
File:Priestmann Oil Engine - Fig 150 p461 The Steam engine and gas and oil engines John Perry.PNG
Priestmann Oil Engine - Fig 150 p461 The...

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