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Jan 1, 1550
Minecarts are used to move ore in German mines
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Middleton Railway is used to cart coal from Middleton to Leeds
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Richard Trevithick builds the first model locomotive
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Middleton Railway is the first railway to operate a steam locomotive successfully
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Peter Copper's steam powered locomotive wins over Americans, despite losing a race to a horse
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first steam locomotive passenger service
Liverpool and Manchester -
Robert Davidson builds the first electric locomotive
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The Pullman Sleeper car is introduced in the US
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The First Transcontinental Railroad is completed in the US
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The first electric tram operating from an overhead line opens in Austria
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First electric Underground subway opens in London
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First diesel powered passenger train is introduced
Chicago World's Fair -
A high speed TGV train reaches world record 320 mph in France
