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"The locomotive hauled a load of 10 tons of iron, 70 men and five extra wagons the 9 miles between the ironworks at Pen-y-Darron in the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales to the bottom of the valley called Abercynnon. It took about two hours."
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Transportation industry in germany
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On the 17th of December 1835, Germany started using the steam locomotives and railroads made out of iron (at that time, only rich people used the steam locomotives and things could be transported).
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In the 1860's, a man invented steam powered bicycle with pedals. Bicycles were called velocipede. Pierre Michaux called the first steam engine motorcycle the steam velocipede, which actually means steam bicycle.
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The steam locomotive called “Adler” which means “Eagle” was the first and only one in whole Germany but they had to sell it in 1869 to Preußen because of money problems.
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First true automobile. Gasoline automobile powered by an internal combustion engine: wheeled, Four cycle, engine
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The first petroleum powered motorcycle was invented by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach.
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First four wheeled, four-stroke engine- known as the "Cannstatt-Daimler."
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