history of transportation

By vak2667
  • 3500 BCE

    Wheeled Carts are invented

    Wheeled Carts are invented
  • 2000 BCE

    Horses are trained to pull carts

    Horses are trained to pull carts
  • 1492

    Leonardo da Vinci designs a flying machine

    Leonardo da Vinci designs a flying machine

  • First horse drawn bus service

    First horse drawn bus service

  • First turnpike roads open. They are privately owned and maintained roads that travelers have to pay to use

    First turnpike roads open. They are privately owned and maintained roads that travelers have to pay to use

  • First canal opens - The Bridgwater Canal

    First canal opens - The Bridgwater Canal

  • First self-propelled road vehicle invented by Nicolas Joseph Cugnot

    First self-propelled road vehicle invented by Nicolas Joseph Cugnot

  • First hot air balloons and first practical steam paddle boat

    First hot air balloons and first practical steam paddle boat

  • First steam powered locomotive (designed for roads by Richard Trevithick)

    First steam powered locomotive (designed for roads by Richard Trevithick)

  • First passenger tram - with open carriages but smoother ride than bumpy road horse bus

    First passenger tram - with open carriages but smoother ride than bumpy road horse bus

  • George Stephenson invents the first practical steam powered railroad locomotive

    George Stephenson invents the first practical steam powered railroad locomotive

  • Steamships begin to cross the English Channel

    Steamships begin to cross the English Channel

  • First passenger railway opens

    First passenger railway opens

  • Horse drawn omnibuses introduced in London

    Horse drawn omnibuses introduced in London

  • First electric tram (in Germany)

    First electric tram (in Germany)

  • Karl Benz builds the world's first practical automobile to be powered by an internal combustion engine

    Karl Benz builds the world's first practical automobile to be powered by an internal combustion engine

  • Steam powered tram introduced - noisy and dirty

    Steam powered tram introduced - noisy and dirty

  • Pneumatic rubber tyres invented

    Pneumatic rubber tyres invented

  • Ferdinand von Zeppelin invents the first successful airship - the Zeppelin

    Ferdinand von Zeppelin invents the first successful airship - the Zeppelin

  • Electric trams begin to run in towns

    Electric trams begin to run in towns

  • The Wright Brothers invent and fly the first engined airplane

    The Wright Brothers invent and fly the first engined airplane

  • Planes begin carrying passengers between London and Paris

    Planes begin carrying passengers between London and Paris

  • In most towns electric trams are replaced by buses

    In most towns electric trams are replaced by buses