iBilib: Anong train ang kauna-unahang tumakbo sa Pilipinas?

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Aired (September 8, 2024): Ever wondered when trains first began to chug along the tracks? Join us as we uncover the fascinating history of the very first train journeys!

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00:00Earlier, Ate Angel left a trivia question and it has a connection to our next feature.

00:05Can you answer this, iBelievers?

00:08The term horsepower was invented as a marketing tool for which machine?

00:13A. Automobile

00:15B. The Train Engine

00:18or C. The Airplane

00:22The answer is B, the Train Engine.

00:26Before machines were invented,

00:28people used to put their cars on rails.

00:32There is proof in ancient Europe and China that carriages were used on rails.

00:36These carriages were pulled by people or animals

00:40who brought food to the construction supply in a faraway place.

00:45This is a well-known tool used by miners

00:47to transport minerals and precious metals from the mountains.

00:50The steam engine was invented in 1698

00:54when the first modern trains were built that can run on steel rails.

00:59Society has changed because of steam-powered trains.

01:02You can now send anything,

01:04food, animals, people, anywhere.

01:07Also, massages have become cheaper

01:10so anyone can ride and visit in a faraway place.

01:14Travel for more!

01:16Originally, trains were made to transport goods.

01:20But since more people need to travel,

01:22passenger cars have become more expensive in the next 30 years.

01:28Electric powered railways were re-invented in the 1830s.

01:33But in the 1880s, electric commuter trains or trolleys became popular in the cities.

01:39This means that you can live outside the city

01:44and commute to work.

01:46But in 1929, there was a Great Depression,

01:49a time of great poverty due to the decline of the economy.

01:53Along with reducing the expenses of Americans,

01:56trolleys were also used.

01:58Another thing that made trolleys difficult was the creation of cars.

02:02Public transportation was no longer needed

02:04if you already had your own car.

02:08My QOTD, or question of the day,

02:10is a 10-year-old i-believer of Quezon City, in Siyan, Lanzang.

02:16When was the first train to the Philippines?

02:21The first train to the Philippines was laid out in 1891.

02:25And it traveled from Manila to Dagupan, Peru, by rail.

02:29It's been a century, right?

02:45You

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