Steam locomotive
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- 1804
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A steam locomotive, also known as an iron horse, is a type of locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material to heat water in the locomotive's boiler to the point where it becomes gaseous and its volume increases 1,600 to 1,700 times. Functionally, it is a self-propelled steam engine on wheels.
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Earlier and later events nearby
- 1688–1689Glorious Revolution
- 1776Watt steam engine
- 1796Jenner's smallpox vaccine
- 1804Steam locomotiveThis page
- 1848The Communist Manifesto
- 1859On the Origin of Species
- 1916Battle of the Somme
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