Landmarks in Modern Transport

Steam Train

Sep 27, 1825

Locomotion No 1.
First steam engine to pull a passenger train.
Speed 12mph
Built by Robert Stephenson & Co.

Steam Ship

Jul 19, 1837

SS Great Western.
First trans-atlantic passenger steamship.
Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Could carry 128 passengers
Speed 8.5 Knots

Motorbike

Nov 1, 1885

The Reitwagen.
Invented by Daimler and Maybach of Germany.
Speed 7mph.

Motorcar

Jan 29, 1886

Invented by Karl Benz.
Karl went on to form Mercedes-Benz.
Speed 8mph.

Aeroplane

Dec 17, 1903

The Wright Flyer.
Invented and built by the Wright Brothers (Wilbur and Orville).

Titanic

Apr 10, 1912

Maiden Voyage of the largest ship in the world.
Supposed to be unsinkable but hit an iceberg on 14th Apr and sank the next day.

Helicopter

Jun 26, 1936

Focke Wulf FW61
Invented by Henrich Focke in Germany.
Crew 1.
Top Speed 112mph.

Jetliner

Jul 27, 1949

The DH106 Comet.
First passenger jet plane.
Designed and built by de havilland aircraft company of England.
Could carry 44 passengers.
Top Speed 460mph.

Hovercraft

Jul 20, 1962

Vickers Armstrong VA3.
Worlds first passenger hovercraft service between Moreton and Rhyl in England.
Could carry 24 passengers.
Top Speed 60mph.

Supersonic Jetliner

Mar 2, 1969

Concorde, first supersonic passenger jetliner.
Built by Britain and France.
Holds New York to London speed record 2hrs 53mins.
Could carry 120 passengers.
Top Speed 1354 mph.

Space Plane

Dec 31, 2014

SpaceshipTwo, first orbital space plane.
Due to fly 2014.
Can carry 6 passengers.
Top Speed 2500mph.
£150,000 a ticket.