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In the late 19th century, Werner von Siemens demonstrated the first experimental electric passenger train. The train transported around 90,000 people and worked on the concept of insulated third rail to supply electricity. In 1881, Siemens built the world's first electric tram line in the Berlin suburb of Lichterfelde.
Gateway City – World's first purpose-built container ship, enters service. First flight of the Boeing 707 – First commercially successful jet airliner. 1959 – The first modern fuel cell vehicle was a modified Allis-Chalmers farm tractor, fitted with a 15 kilowatt fuel cell, around 1959. [43]
The World's Work: A History of Our Time. Vol. XIII. pp. 8163–8178 Includes photos of many c. 1906 special purpose automobiles. "New England in Motor History; 1890 to 1916". The Automobile Journal. 41: 9. 25 February 1916. Norman, Henry (April 1902). "The Coming of the Automobile". The World's Work: A History of Our Time. Vol.
Italy was the first country in the world to build controlled-access highways reserved for fast traffic and for motor vehicles only. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] The Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway"), the first built in the world, connecting Milan to Lake Como and Lake Maggiore , and now parts of the A8 and A9 motorways, was devised by Piero Puricelli ...
History of transportation in the Philippines (2 C, 1 P) History of transport in Poland (6 C, 1 P) History of transport in Portugal (3 C, 2 P) R.
Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipelines, and space.
Most electric vehicles on the world roads were low-speed, low-range neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs). Pike Research estimated there were almost 479,000 NEVs on world roads in 2011. [ 79 ] As of July 2006 [update] , there were between 60,000 and 76,000 low-speed battery-powered vehicles in use in the United States, up from about 56,000 in ...
Tour buses around the world allow tourists to view local attractions or scenery. These are often open-top buses , but can also be regular buses or coaches. In local sightseeing , City Sightseeing is the largest operator of local tour buses, operating on a franchised basis all over the world.