1. Definitions and breakdown of traction modes
Means of transport exist thanks to the energy developed by different sources, originally reduced to two:
energy from animals or man for land transport; traction is said to be "autonomous";
propulsion generated by the force of the wind, available to ships all along their journey at sea.
1.1 Autonomous drive
A motor vehicle is said to be self-propelled when it has the necessary energy source on board.
The railroad began and developed, thanks to the fuel (coal) needed to produce steam, which moved a piston in a cylinder to drive the axles.
From the 1930s onwards, the development of the internal combustion engine (gasoline and above all diesel) enabled its application to the railway sector.
The energy source can...
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