October 13, 2013 · 6:49 am
I am guessing this locomotive operated with about four horsepower…
“The Impulsoria was a locomotive constructed in 1850 that was powered by horses on a treadmill following a design by Clemente Masserano. The locomotive undertook trials in London in 1850 and was exhibited at The Great Exhibition in 1851.”
Michael Bradley - Time Traveler 
That’s about the coolest thing I’ve ever seen! Probably wasn’t very practical, though.
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Seems a bit pointless doesn’t it?
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Well, I guess if you put horses pulling a wagon on a road they go faster, so they must be able to pull even more on rails. Steam technology came along at the same time and kind of made it stupid. If steam power had not come around perhaps it would look normal to us.
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