Transport History
Car
The first Australian petrol-driven car was built in 1897 by Harry Tarrant, and it was called the Tarrant. This car didn't have a roof! The first car to be fully enclosed wasn't built until 1901. Before this time, most cars had been built in either Europe or America and had been shipped across.
So before cars were invented, the most common form of transport was a horse and carriage.
The first car invented anywhere in the world was in the year of 1769 by a French man named Nicolas Joseph Cugnot.
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So before cars were invented, the most common form of transport was a horse and carriage.
The first car invented anywhere in the world was in the year of 1769 by a French man named Nicolas Joseph Cugnot.
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_first_car_invented_and_when_was_it_invented#ixzz1Z9tbFum8
Railway
Railway development has come a long way.
Trains can be run by using different sources of power. These can include: steam power, diesel power and electric power.
In some places, light rail has replaced trains. Light rail includes monorails and trams.
Click here for more information. http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/railtran.html
Click here to watch a video of a tram! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I47fjmS7DK0&feature=related
Trains can be run by using different sources of power. These can include: steam power, diesel power and electric power.
In some places, light rail has replaced trains. Light rail includes monorails and trams.
Click here for more information. http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/railtran.html
Click here to watch a video of a tram! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I47fjmS7DK0&feature=related
Aeroplanes
Since the time of Iccarus humans have dreamed of taking to the skies in flight! Today people are constantly soaring through the air, traveling around the world in hours! Have you ever thought how we got from a dream to today's reality?
The first form of aeroplane that was invented was a glider and it was invented in the USA. It was invented in the late 1800's and it was non-motorized and didn't have a pilot or any passengers! In 1903, the Wright Brothers were the first people to successfully fly a plane with a person in it.
Click here for more information about the invention or aeroplanes: http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112389/airplanes.htm
Click here to watch a video about the Wright Brothers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-CvkEUSAO4
The first form of aeroplane that was invented was a glider and it was invented in the USA. It was invented in the late 1800's and it was non-motorized and didn't have a pilot or any passengers! In 1903, the Wright Brothers were the first people to successfully fly a plane with a person in it.
Click here for more information about the invention or aeroplanes: http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112389/airplanes.htm
Click here to watch a video about the Wright Brothers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-CvkEUSAO4
