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== History ==
== History ==
see [[Railway history]] for complete coverage
===Pre-locomotive===
===Pre-locomotive===
The use of rails to guide carts, or to provide a smooth roadway, goes back many centuries. In these early railways, waggons were pulled along wooden rails by [[horse]]s or humans; the main purpose was to move coal (or mineral ores) from [[mine]]s to navigable [[waterway]]s.
The use of rails to guide carts, or to provide a smooth roadway, goes back many centuries. In these early railways, waggons were pulled along wooden rails by [[horse]]s or humans; the main purpose was to move coal (or mineral ores) from [[mine]]s to navigable [[waterway]]s.
[[category:Rail transport]]
[[category:Rail transport]]
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