Question

why was the first locomotive a sensation​

Answer 1

Answer:

To achieve motive steam power would, for the first time in history, allow man to travel on land at a speed faster than that of the domesticated horse. In 1802, Richard Trevithick patented a "high pressure engine" and created the first steam-powered locomotive engine on railsThe first full-scale working railway steam locomotive, was the 3 ft (914 mm) gauge Coalbrookdale Locomotive, built by Trevithick in 1802.

Answer 2

Answer:

To achieve motive steam power would, for the first time in history, allow man to travel on land at a speed faster than that of the domesticated horse. In 1802, Richard Trevithick patented a "high pressure engine" and created the first steam-powered locomotive engine on rails.