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Andriel intended to accomplish a spectacular crossing of the Channel to convince public opinion that steam ships could be ocean-worthy.
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Steamships usually use the prefix designations of "PS" for paddle steamer or "SS" for screw steamer (using a propeller or screw).
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The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, its first line connected collieries near Shildon with Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington.
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A horse-bus or horse-drawn omnibus was a large, enclosed and sprung horse-drawn vehicle used for passenger transport before the introduction of motor vehicles.
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A sad fact of life is that not all accomplishments are rewarded and some people never receive the recognition they deserve. Their names and deeds become lost in the mists of time.
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The first elevated railway in built (in London).
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This is the great age of railway building.
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Driver-class wooden paddle sloop of the Royal Navy. She is credited with the first global circumnavigation by a steamship.
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It was hailed as a success, carrying 38,000 passengers on the opening day, and borrowing trains from other railways to supplement the service.
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The birth year of the modern car when German inventor Karl Benz patented his Benz Patent-Motorwagen.
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The history of the London Underground began in the 19th century with the construction of the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway.
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A German steam tram engine from the Cologne-Bonn railway, pulling a train through Brühl marketplace.
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Alice Huyler Ramsey (November 11, 1886 – September 10, 1983)
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The French aviation pioneer, Henri Fabre, to pave the way for the first transatlantic flights.
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Handley Page Transport, Ltd., made use of the manufacturing company’s wartime twin-engine bombers, converting them to haul up to 14 passengers, who lounged in comfortable wicker chairs.
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On the junction between St James's Street and Piccadilly.
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It contained just 18 pages of advice, including the arm signals to be given by drivers and police officers controlling traffic.
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Cats eyes are invented. A 30 mile an hour speed limit is introduced in built up areas in Britain.
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Installed on the southeast corner of what was then First Street and Robinson Avenue in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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The German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst.
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Most people relied on buses and trains. At first petrol for cars was rationed.
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Its distinguishing feature is alternating dark and light stripes on the road surface, resembling the coat of a zebra.
