Confucius says...
"Man who stands in front of car gets tired, man who stands behind car gets exhausted."
Electric railwayIn 1879, the first electric railway opened at the Berlin Trades Exposition in Germany. It was the size of what today would be called a passenger-carrying miniature railway. The electric locomotive had a motor with about 3 horsepower, that was capable of hauling three small cars around a belt line 300 m (983 feet) long at up to 7 km (4.2 miles) per hour. Power at 150 volts was taken from a third rail between the running rails, which were bonded to serve for the return circuit. By 30 Sep 1879, it carried 86,398 passengers. The wooden covering over the motor provided a seat for the motorman. Gearing provided the ability to change direction of travel. Werner von Siemans and his firm of Siemens & Haslke was next able to build a line in Gross Lichterfelde, near Berlin, which opened for public use on 16 May 1881.« |
