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1History of the automobile — Vehicles that can be considered automobiles were demonstrated as early as 1769; although that date is disputed, 1806 marked the introduction of fuel gas powered internal combustion engines and 1885 marked the introduction of gasoline powered… …
2Hackney carriage — | | |A hackney or hackney carriage (also called a cab or hack ) is a carriage or automobile kept for hire. [ [http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/hackney Definition of hackney by the Online Dictionary from Datasegment.com] ] A livery… …
3Technology of the Song Dynasty — The Song Dynasty ( zh. 宋朝; 960–1279 CE) provided some of the most significant technological advances in Chinese history, many of which came from talented statesmen drafted by the government through imperial examinations.The ingenuity of advanced… …
4Automotive industry in the United States — The American automobile industry began in the 1890s and rapidly evolved into the largest automotive producer in the world through the use of mass production. The United States was the world s leader amongst motor vehicles main manufacturers many… …
5Minor characters in The Railway Series — Contents 1 Standard gauge engines 1.1 Sodor engines 1.1.1 Neil 1.1.2 …
6Batmobile technical specifications — The Batmobile is the fictional personal automobile of comic book superhero Batman. The car has followed the evolution of the character from comic books to television to films. The Batmobile has gone through numerous incarnations, and as state of… …
7Hybrid electric vehicle — The Toyota Prius is the world s top selling hybrid car, with cumulative global sales of 2.36 million units by August 2011.[1] A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) is a type of hybrid vehicle and electric vehicle which combines a conventional internal …
8TGV — The TGV ( train à grande vitesse , French for high speed train ) is France s high speed rail service developed by GEC Alsthom (now Alstom) and SNCF, the French national rail operator, and operated primarily by SNCF. Following the inaugural TGV… …
9Leicester and Swannington Railway — The Leicester and Swannington Railway (L S) was one of England s first railways, being opened on July 17 1832 to bring coal from pits in west Leicestershire to Leicester.OverviewThe construction of the railway was a pivotal moment in the… …
10Nilgiri Mountain Railway — The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a railway in Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908,[1] and was initially operated by the Madras Railway Company. The railway still relies on its fleet of steam locomotives.[2] NMR comes under the… …
