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Transportation And Locomotives

This group gathers mechanical engineering inventions whose primary function is moving people or goods, including railway locomotives and named trains, automobiles and their axle and drivetrain assemblies, bicycles, braking and steering systems, tires, and vehicle safety mechanisms such as airbags, alongside the stirrup and the wheelbarrow as early mechanical aids to movement. Their shared work is enabling or supporting locomotion itself, as distinct from the stationary engines, machine tools and manufacturing equipment gathered under Industrial Machinery And Power.

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1825 1
Transportation And Locomotives
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Air Horn

Transportation And Locomotives

Airbag

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ALCO Boxcab

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ALCO RS-1

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Anti-lock Braking System

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Automobile

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Cruise Control

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Deltic (British Rail Class 55)

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Disc Brake

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DRG Class SVT 877

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Drum Brake

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Flying Scotsman (Locomotive)

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Horse Mill

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InterCity 125

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M-10003 to M-10006

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Mallard (Locomotive)

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McKeen Railmotor

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Onward Locomotive

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Pendolino

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Power Steering

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Radial Tire

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Railway Air Brake

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Rocket (Locomotive)

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Sharopoyezd

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Snowmobile

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South-Pointing Chariot

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Stirrup

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The Automobile

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Tire

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Union Pacific Big Boy

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Weitzer Railmotor

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Wheelbarrow

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Windscreen Wiper

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Windshield Wiper

Transportation And Locomotives
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Rail transport
WikipediaHistory, 1825 first passenger railway
Quote, History, 1825 first passenger railway
The first passenger railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, opened in 1825.
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