Trains through out history

The road locomotive is invented

1801

British inventor Richard Trevithick unveiled the world’s first road locomotive

The First commercially successful locomotive

1812

Matthew Murray designed and built the first commercially successful steam locomotive, “The Salamanca,”

Improved steam locomotives are made.

1814

George Stephenson designed the "Blücher," an eight-wagon locomotive that carrys 30 tons of coal.

The first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line

1824

George Stephenson improved the efficiency of his locomotive designs to where he was commissioned by the Stockton and Darlington Railway to build the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line

The locomotive "Rocket" was made

1829

Stephenson’s locomotive “Rocket” became the fastest Steam Locomotive ever built with its top speed of 30mph

Americans Made There First Steam Engine

1830

Americans built their first steam engine. It worked great until 1931 when it exploded.

First Electric Train

1879

Halske presented the world's first electric train in which power was supplied through the rails.

First Electromagnet Train

1984

The electromagnet train was first developed by English inventor Eric Laithwaite with the world's first commercial Maglev train.