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Jan-2021

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Wagonways

Roads of rails called Wagonways were being used in Germany as early as 1550. These primitive railed roads consisted of wooden rails over which horse-drawn wagons or carts moved with greater ease than over dirt roads. Wagonways were the beginnings of modern railroads. By 1776, iron had replaced the wood in the rails and wheels on the carts. Wagonways evolved into Tramways and spread though out Europe. Horses still provided all the pulling power. In 1789, Englishman, William Jessup designed the first wagons with flanged wheels. The flange was a groove that allowed the wheels to better grip the rail, this was an important design that carried over to later locomotives.

According to the text, what can we conclude about Wagonways?

a) Wagonways did not appear in Germany until modern railroads had achieved maturity.b) Initially, Wagonways consisted of wooden rails, but wood was replaced by iron by 1776.c) Flanged wheels were designed as soon as Wagonways were designed, and they were the main pulling power of these railed roads.d) Tramways appeared earlier than Wagonways.

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