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Tom Thumb (Locomotive)

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tom Thumb was the first American-built steam locomotive used on a common-carrier railroad. Designed and built by Peter Cooper in 1830, it was designed to convince owners of the newly formed Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to use steam engines. It is especially remembered as a participant in an impromptu race with a horse-drawn car; the "Tom Thumb" led the race until a belt slipped off a pulley and the engine lost power. The demonstration was successful,...

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Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011
ISBN: 978-6-1330-7508-5
Объём: 68 страниц
Масса: 123 г
Размеры(высота, ширина, толщина), см: 23 x 16 x 1

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