This page groups every engine in the atlas by the kind of engine it is, such as internal combustion, steam or electric. An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy, and apart from heat engines, electric motors convert electrical energy into mechanical motion.
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1. Wikipedia: Rail transport
WikipediaRail transport, first steam-powered journey, Locomotive Engines subcategoryQuote, Rail transport, first steam-powered journey, Locomotive Engines subcategory
On 21 February 1804, the world's first steam-powered railway journey took place when Trevithick's unnamed steam locomotive hauled a train.
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