First Diesel Locomotive Is Tested
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Inventors, Engineering, Engineers, Industry, Manufacturing, Factories, Energy, Fuel, Power Sources, Transportation
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History
- Geographical Location: Switzerland
- Date: 1912
Article abstract: Successful testing of the first diesel locomotive led to the development of the diesel engines used to power modern trains, automobiles, ships, and factories.
A Beginning in Winterthur
By the beginning of the twentieth century, new means of providing society with power were needed. The steam engines that were used to run factories and railways were no longer sufficient, since they were too heavy and inefficient. At that time, Rudolf Diesel, a German mechanical engineer, invented a new engine. His diesel engine was much more efficient...
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