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WHEN WERE THEY INVENTED
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Early examples of wagonways have been documented, dating back as far as the 2nd and 1st millennia BC.
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The first self-propelled steam engine was invented by James Watt, with the help of his assistant William Murdoch, over 60 years after Savery trialled his designs
Electric trains were first introduced in the 1880’s, following on from the successful introduction of an electric tramline in Berlin
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WHAT IS A TRAIN?
A train is a number of carriages, cars, or trucks which are all connected together and which are pulled by an engine along a railway. Trains carry people and goods from one place to another.
a line or procession of persons, vehicles, animals, etc., traveling together.
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
WHO WORKS WITH TRAINS
Conductor
The conductor is responsible for the safe, prompt movement of the train, and for the care of its cargo and equipment.
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fireman, back when steam trains were used, the firemen would chuck coal into a fire at the front of the train in order to make the train go
Trainmen, or brakemen, also report to the trainmaster, but follow the instructions of the conductor and of “others with proper authority.”
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Opened in 1994, the Channel Tunnel carries passengers between the UK and France on a high speed railway.
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TYPES OF TRAINS
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Trams
a passenger vehicle powered by electricity conveyed by overhead cables, and running on rails laid in a public road.
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