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Q: What were trains in the 1800 powered by?
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What did the 1800 trains carry?

Ore. In 1800 the only trains were in mines.


What kind of transportation was there in Austria France Italy and Germany in the year 1800?

trains, boats ,steam powered carriages, and bikes were very popular in the 1800s.


Does trains need petrol?

Modern trains are powered by diesel or electricity. There are still some coal powered steam trains in service, mainly on tourist lines.


How has trains changed since 1950s?

trains were powered on steam and now most trains work by electricity


How are trains powered?

they are not powered dar - ID2573951383 Contrary to what ID2573951383 thinks, trains are powered, dar, or they wouldn't be able to move. Most modern day trains are powered by a single car called a locomotive that pulls the rest of the train. Locomotives are typically powered by diesel although electric locomotives are also becoming popular. In the past locomotives were powered by steam. - P.C.


What powered the earliest trains in the US?

Steam


How were steam trains powered in the past?

with steam.


What are was the major fuel for trains and ships?

The main fuel IS diesel fuel for both both trains and ships, most freight trains run on electric motors that are powered in most cases by diesel engined generators, while passenger trains are powered by diesel, or directly from an overhead power line, or electrified rail. Trains of course used to be powered by steam, fired by wood or coal. old sailing ships obviously used to be powered by wind and/or manpower. Later they were powered by steam, usually coal fired, and then by diesel fuel.


How are maglev trains powered?

Any electrical source.


What was the first type of train?

There were trains before steam power: animal and even people drawn. *Added - The first train is often debated, as is also the first railroad. People powered "trains" date to the late 1500's, and trains were still constructed for people power in the 1800's. Most early trains used horses and the first railroads in the US used both gravity and horses for the trains.


How are londons underground trains powered?

Electric traction motors in each car via a "3rd rail" feeding electricity.


When were victorian trains invented?

Right around 1800.