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The history of trains

By el pepe2.0
  • The first train

    The first train

    In 1814, an English engineer called George
    Stephenson invented a steam locomotive.
    It pulled coal up a hill. It travelled at six
    kilometres an hour. It was the best locomotive
    of the time.
  • The first train line of passengers

    The first train line of passengers

    George Stephenson designed the
    first train line of passengers in 1830. It
    transported people from Manchester to
    Liverpool. George and his son, Robert
    Stephenson, designed a famous locomotive for the line. It was called Stephenson’s
    Rocket.
  • The change for the trains.

    The change for the trains.

    In the 1850s, steam locomotives were more comfortable.
    They had heating, lighting and toilets.
    Some long-distance trains were very luxurious.
    They had bedrooms and restaurants.