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This dimension groups vehicles by the year they were introduced. Some years mark a genuine turning point, such as when "the Ford Motor Company further revolutionized automobile production by developing and selling its Ford Model T at a relatively modest price," as Wikipedia records of 1908. Browsing by year places a vehicle in the wider timeline of transport history.

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1. Wikipedia: Steam Locomotive
WikipediaSteam locomotive, lead section, Trevithick 1804 sentence
Quote, Steam locomotive, lead section, Trevithick 1804 sentence
Richard Trevithick built the first steam locomotive known to have hauled a load over a distance at Pen-y-darren in 1804, although he produced an earlier locomotive for trial at Coalbrookdale in 1802.
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