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A locomotive is an engine for hauling railway
trains. In 1804 Richard Trevithick built the
first steam engine to run on rails.
Locomotive design did not radically improve
until British engineer George Stephenson
built the Rocket 1829, which featured a
multitube boiler and blastpipe, standard in
all following steam locomotives. Today most
locomotives are diesel or electric: diesel
locomotives have a powerful diesel engine,
and electric locomotives draw their power
from either an overhead cable or a third rail
alongside the ordinary track.
Subject by: George Sweeney