Home›Rail Mode›Medium›LandBrowse ByLandFactsLandSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1804 CE 1LandFilter Results12 entriesMode FamilyAllHigh-Speed and Experimental Rail Modes (2)Main-Line and Freight Rail Modes (5)Mountain and Rack Rail Modes (1)Urban Rail Modes (4)Origin YearAll1556 (1)1807 (1)1812 (1)1825 (1)1863 (1)1901 (1)1964 (1)1972 (1)1984 (1)Broader ModeAllRail Transport (9)Cargo or PassengerAllBoth (1)Freight (1)People (3)Pioneered ByAllGeorge Stephenson (1)George Westinghouse (1)John Blenkinsop (1)Richard Trevithick (1)Sylvester Marsh (1)Werner von Siemens (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 12Cog RailwayLandCommuter RailLandFreight RailLandHigh-Speed RailLandIntercity RailLandLight RailLandMaglevLandMonorailLandNarrow Gauge RailwayLandRail TransportLandRapid TransitLandTramLandSources1. Wikipedia: Rail transporttier 2WikipediaRail transport, first steam-powered journeyQuote, Rail transport, first steam-powered journeyOn 21 February 1804, the world's first steam-powered railway journey took place when Trevithick's unnamed steam locomotive hauled a train.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.