This dimension credits whoever first proved a new kind of engine could work outside the laboratory, as distinct from whoever is credited with its original design. Wikipedia records that "Samuel Brown later tested the first industrially applied internal combustion engine," a step beyond the earlier prototypes. Grouping engines by pioneer highlights the person who carried an idea from concept into working use.
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1. Wikipedia: Rail transport
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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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