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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 17:04, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
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Thomas Hall (inventor)
1850 electric train
- ... that Thomas Hall made an electric train (pictured) that received its power off the rails it was riding on instead of onboard batteries, which was a new technology? Source: The same year Thomas Hall of Boston built a small electric locomotive, called the Volta. The current was furnished by two Grove battery cells, which ware conducted to the rails, thence through the wheels of the locomotive to the motor. This was the first Instance of the current being supplied to the motor on a locomotive from a stationary source.
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Created by Doug Coldwell (talk). Self-nominated at 15:08, 20 April 2022 (UTC).
QPQ done, hook checks out and is interesting; article is new enough and long enough. Appears to be policy compliant and based on a couple source checks is not a copyvio. Looks GTG here. Hog Farm Talk 15:43, 20 April 2022 (UTC)- Comment to Promoter - Can this be placed in the #1 slot with the image. Thanks. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:10, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
