Transportation Timeline

By dal128
  • 2000 BCE

    Horses

    Horses
    Horses was the first way of transportation we do not have an exact date but it was slow but way faster than walking.
  • 1400

    Carriage

    Carriage
    One day in the 15th century someone created the horse carriage it only needed one horse to pull the carriage. People used the carriage all the way up to the 18th century.

  • Train

    Train
    The first train ever built was a steam engine train.

  • Blimps

    Blimps
    In 1852, Henri Giffard built the first blimp, which consisted of a 143-ft (44-m) long, cigar-shaped, gas-filled bag with a propeller, powered by a 3-horsepower steam engine.

  • Trolly

    Trolly
    A trolly is an electric street car which was invented in Virginia.

  • Cars

    Cars
    Kari Benz from Germany invented the first automobile with a powered engine. This changed the world because for now own companies started manufacturing cars and people was purchasing them and people could get around way faster than horses or bikes. And later own thats where the company Mercedes Benz gets it's name from.

  • Boats

    Boats
    The first motorboat was invented by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach. They created the first boat that was powered by an engine with gasoline

  • Buses

    Buses
    The first gas engine bus was made in London, England.