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PAST PRESENT. TRAINS. BY Rose . The Rocket . T he Rocket was invented by James Watt. The rocket won a rail-road competition. Rocket’s top speed was 4.5 k.p.h. . Tracks. The first trains chugged along wooden tracks until 1776 when iron tracks started in Germany. .

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  1. PAST \ PRESENT TRAINS BY Rose

  2. The Rocket The Rocket was invented by James Watt. The rocket won a rail-road competition. Rocket’s top speed was 4.5 k.p.h.

  3. Tracks The first trains chugged along wooden tracks until 1776 when iron tracks started in Germany. Tracks today are made of iron.

  4. Pictures

  5. More pictures

  6. 1#Facts 3#:The fastest train in the US is the Amtrak train. It goes at speeds of 300km\h 2#:The first diesel and electric trains were invented in the 1950’s. 1#:The first safe train was built in England in 1829 by George and Robert Stephenson. 5#:the Moscow metro subway carries almost 6.5 million people per day!!! 4#:Japan has the worlds busiest rail network.

  7. Pictures from facts 1# Japan rail network. Moscow rail-way. George and Robert Stephenson Diesel and electric trains. The Amtrak.

  8. All of the first trains were steam engines. More Facts 2# Electric trains were invented in 1879 by Werner Van Siemens. Diesel trains were invented in 1890 by Rudolph Diesel.

  9. Pictures from facts 2# Electric train. Steam engine. Diesel train.

  10. Resources • Wikipedia • Books • Google • Google images • Intranet

  11. Thank you for watching.

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