Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional stories - In the past, trains were started by burning coal.

In the past, trains were started by burning coal.

In the past, trains used to burn coal to heat boilers to generate steam and start.

Train is one of the modern means of transportation for human beings, and it is a typical example of human transportation using fossil energy. Refers to vehicles running on railway tracks, usually consisting of multiple carriages.

The most important mechanical means of transportation in human history, called steam locomotive in the early days, has an independent track. Railway trains can be divided into freight cars and passenger cars according to their load capacity, and there are also passenger cars with both.

1804, the world's first steam locomotive was built by British mining technician Drivesk using Watt's steam engine, with a speed of 5 to 6 kilometers per hour. Because coal or firewood was used as fuel at that time, people called it "train" and it has been used ever since. 1840 On February 22nd, the world's first real train running on the track was designed by Kangwa engineer Charlie Levisik.