Transport on load

By Onichan
  • The solid wheels cart
    2978 BCE

    The solid wheels cart

    It was invented in Mesopotamia. They were made from solid wood. Animals pulled carts on wheels. A thousand years later, spokes were added which made the wheels much lighter.
  • The steam tractor

    The steam tractor

    It was invented in French by the Frenchman Nicolas Cugnot. The steam tractor worked by pumping pistons up and down to move the wheels. But the tractor was very heavy and unestable.
  • The steam train

    The steam train

    It was invented by Richard Trevithick in England. In 1829, George Stephenson and his son Robert won a competition to invent the fastest steam train. The Stephensons' "Rocket" could travel at 48 kph.