Over 200 years ago, when locomotives were first being developed, people worried their speed would make passengers “unable to breath” or that “they would be shaken unconscious by the vibrations.”
Clearly, trains have changed dramatically since they first took to the rails. Like any other mode of transportation, trains, as we know them today, have been centuries in the making!
Today, it’s relatively simple to purchase a train ticket and travel freely—depending on what part of the world you’re in.
Railways existed as early as 1550, in Germany. These pathways of wooden rails called “wagonways” were the beginning of modern rail transport, making it easier for horse-drawn wagons or carts to move along dirt roads.
By the late 1700s, iron replaced the wooden rails and wheels as wagonways evolved into “tramways” and became popular throughout Europe.
unable - не в состоянии
unconscious - без сознания
dramatically - резко, сильно
relatively - относительно
pathways - пути
cart - тележка
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