Trains move on rails.
They take people on short and long journeys.
Trains can transport a much greater number of people than cars or buses.
The train driver sits in a cabin in the front of the train.
The passengers sit in the carriages.
Trains take much longer to stop than cars and buses.
Over 300 years ago people discovered that carts with heavy loads could be pulled along more easily on rails than on dirt and roads.
The carts were linked together and pulled by horses or 0xen (cattle).
Because only a few carts could be pulled by animals at one time, more power was needed.
This led to the invention of an engine powered by steam.
The first trains were steam trains.
Railway tracks were once made of wood.
Metal rails were invented over 200 years ago.
They take people on short and long journeys.
Trains can transport a much greater number of people than cars or buses.
The train driver sits in a cabin in the front of the train.
The passengers sit in the carriages.
Trains take much longer to stop than cars and buses.
Over 300 years ago people discovered that carts with heavy loads could be pulled along more easily on rails than on dirt and roads.
The carts were linked together and pulled by horses or 0xen (cattle).
Because only a few carts could be pulled by animals at one time, more power was needed.
This led to the invention of an engine powered by steam.
The first trains were steam trains.
Railway tracks were once made of wood.
Metal rails were invented over 200 years ago.