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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Group Origin Era All Transportation And Locomotives
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1. Wikipedia: Rail transport
WikipediaHistory, 1825 first passenger railwayQuote, History, 1825 first passenger railway
The first passenger railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, opened in 1825.
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The Steam Horse was an early railway steam locomotive constructed by the Butterley Company
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