History of the Invention of the Train
Trains are the most significant mode of transportation in the world. Millions of passengers worldwide use trains or trains to travel from one place to another in one day. Today 90 percent of the world’s population travels by train. People’s lives have been revolutionized. Not only passengers but also many essentials are being used to move from one place to another. But you know what? Who invented this train? There is an interesting fact behind the invention of the train, one of the vehicles of the present age.
In France, there was an engineer named Nicholas-Joseph Cognos. Driving with the help of the engine seemed to get him. Finally, one day he discovered a three-wheeler. Leaving the boiler in front, he employed the boiler’s steam to rotate the wheel. Kugnote’s long-term effort was successful. The car started moving at a speed of four miles per hour.
Encouraged by Kugnot, he got into the car with two friends one day. Unfortunately, the vehicle once hit a wall on the side of the road. The boiler burst, and passengers with Kug notes fell off. As the injuries were not serious, everyone was saved that day. However, many people were terrified when the news spread. The idea is that the car is a dangerous thing. If you get in the car, you will die at any time.
The issue of Cognote’s driving was eventually taken up by the government, which imposed a ban on the manufacture of cars under public pressure. And poor Kugnot, he did not confiscate only his car. He was also thrown inside the jail.
A few more days passed. Once upon a time, there was a railway line from Manchester in England to Liverpool. The purpose was to carry the coal in a wheelbarrow over an iron plate. An engineer was working in the coal mine there. His name is George Stephenson. He told the authorities that if he got the financial support, he would be able to get hundreds of tons of coal to the right place in a short time with the help of the engine. Hundreds of people and hundreds of wheelbarrows will not be needed.
Authorities believe that if Stephenson succeeds, the cost will be much lower, and the profit margin will be 20 times. So he instructed Stephenson and gave him some money. Stephenson once made a car and put it in the engine. The day also settled down. His words spread around. He will load the vehicle with hundreds of tons of coal. What kind of car is he again? Thousands of spectators flocked from far and wide to see the strange vehicle. Crowds of people on both sides of the road overflowed.
Stephenson started the car just in time. The vehicle sped away, scattering smoke. But the speed of the carriage increased so much that the horse could not keep up with it. The horseman was forced to give way. And the car reached the destination before the appointed time. Stephenson drove the crowd in a vehicle to attract visitors on the way back.
Everyone was stunned that day by the speed of the car. That was the first time I realized the joy of speed. People, there could not easily accept such a fast car. Every man became frightened. Even members of parliament became apprehensive.
The country was outraged at the mine owner and Stephenson’s fierce intellect. For the second time, he pressured the government to take strict action to prevent Stephenson from getting out of the car. But he could not stop driving. Gradually everyone was forced to accept. The train has been introduced since then.