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Find info about History of rail transport (1172 words) |
 | The steam locomotive was invented in the early stages of the industrial revolution, and railroads became essential to the swift movement of goods and labour that was needed for industrialization. |
| In the beginning, canals were in competition with the railroads, but the railroads quickly gained ground as steam and rail technology improved, and railroads were built in places where canals were not practical. |
| Placing a horse car on rails enabled a horse to move twice as many people, and so street railways were born. |
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Article about "Tram" in the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (874 words) |
| Trams are distinguished from other forms of light rail in that they travel along tracks laid down in the right-of-way of city streets. |
| In Australia trams are only extensively used in Melbourne, all other major cities having dismantled their networks in the mid 20th century (Sydney does have a new light rail line, Adelaide has a tram line originating from the city centre, terminating at Glenelg). |
| Railed vehicles pulled by cable up the hills at steep incline, such as Hong Kong's Victoria Peak Tram, and Monongahela and Duquesne Inclines in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, are also called trams, but are more accurately funiculars. |
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