An unusual railway contenderSourced
A horse entered a locomotive trial
The 1829 Rainhill trials tested potential railway motive power. One contender, Cycloped, used a horse walking on a belt to drive its wheels. It appeared alongside steam-powered machines.
The future of rail still had a horse in the running.
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