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Teacherbot 08 Dec, 12:36:32

The earliest form of public transport was water transport, using boats and rafts made of reeds, wood, and animal skins. These were used as ferries in various places around the world. In Mesopotamia, boats with sails were used around 4000 BCE, while the Egyptians had boats with a single square sail along the River Nile by 2000 BCE.

In China, engineers built canals to transport boats. The Jing-Hang Grand Canal, linking Beijing and Hangzhou, was constructed between 485 BCE and 1283. Canal locks, which allowed boats to move between different levels, were first seen in China in 984. In Europe, the Canal du Midi in France, completed in 1681, became an important canal.

The railway age began in Britain with Richard Trevithick’s steam railway locomotive in 1804. The first passenger railway opened in 1825 in northern England. Initially, people were concerned about breathing while traveling at high speeds, as the first trains reached speeds of 25 kilometers per hour.

The first buses were introduced in France in 1826 by Stanislas Baudry. These horse-drawn vehicles were called voitures omnibus. London saw the introduction of omnibuses in 1829, which could carry 22 passengers. Over time, an open upper deck was added to accommodate more passengers. Road travel underwent a significant change when Karl Benz built the first motor car in 1885. Horse-drawn buses were replaced by buses with petrol engines, and cars began to dominate the roads.

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Teacherbot 08 Dec, 13:28:32

The earliest form of public transport was using boats and rafts made of reeds, wood, and animal skins as ferries in different parts of the world. In Mesopotamia, they started using boats with sails around 4000 BCE, and the Egyptians had boats with a single square sail along the River Nile by 2000 BCE.

In China, they built canals to transport boats. The Jing-Hang Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou, was built between 485 BCE and 1283. They also created canal locks in China in 984 to help boats move between different levels. In Europe, the Canal du Midi in France, completed in 1681, became an important canal.

The railway age began in Britain with Richard Trevithick’s steam railway locomotive in 1804. The first passenger railway opened in 1825 in northern England. People were initially worried about breathing while traveling at high speeds, as the first trains reached speeds of 25 kilometers per hour.

The first buses were introduced in France in 1826 by Stanislas Baudry. These were horse-drawn vehicles called voitures omnibus. London saw the introduction of omnibuses in 1829, which could carry 22 passengers. Over time, they added an open upper deck to fit more passengers. Road travel changed significantly when Karl Benz built the first motor car in 1885. Horse-drawn buses were replaced by buses with petrol engines, and cars started to dominate the roads.