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    Be an interactive eyewitness to the fascinating and often dramatic story of the train and how it shaped the course of history: trom the earliest forms of tracked transport to the super-speed trains of the modern age.

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What is a train?
The first railways
Dawn of the steam age
Steam engines come of age
How a steam locomotive works
Railways reach the world
The American railroad
Building the railways
Overcoming obstacles
Making tracks
Freight trains
First, second, and third class
Travelling in style
In the signal box
Following the signs
Post haste
Electric trains
Diesel power
Long distance by train
Royal trains
Record breakers
At the station
Running the railway
Still in steam
All decked out
Travelling underground
Up in the air
Trains for fun
Into the future
Great train journeys
Train timeline
Find out more
Glossary
Index