The first known wheeled carts to use rails was in Germany in 1430 as mine carts running on wooden rails. Continue reading
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Italy Began to Electrify Main Line Tracks
In 1902, Italy began the process of electrification. Continue reading
First passenger fatalities in a train accident
A broken axle derailed a Camden & Amboy train carrying 24 passengers, the Train wreck took place on November 8, 1833, near Heightstown, PA, USA, taking the lives of two passenger (the first recorded train accident fatalities) and injuring the rest. Continue reading
ail accident in which more than 500 people were killed
On December 12, 1917, an overloaded troop train derailed at Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, France. The Rail accident’s official death toll was 573, but there could have been as many as 1,000 soldiers deaths. Continue reading
Switzerland electrifies rail system
In 2000, Switzerland became the first country to have a fully electrified rail system, with less than 0.4 percent powered by other energy sources. Continue reading