It is said that the name of the first train in the world was Thomas. But, my friend, it’s conditional. Thomas can only be regarded as the earliest train in animation. The actual train was built by British inventor George Stevenson, who was known as the “father of the train” in history. He made a steam locomotive in 1814, named the Blucher, which was a big guy. The Blucher can pull eight carriages, with a load capacity of 30 tons and an average speed of 4 miles per hour, which is about 1.78 meters per second.
Stevenson’s success lies in his development of tracks with appropriate hardness and the transformation of new valves and wheel connecting rods, which have become the primary mechanism of steam locomotives for decades.What brought him a lot of fame and wealth was that he vigorously promoted the civilian use of trains and achieved the title of “father of trains.”
