The Impulsoria: A Horse Powered Railway Engine

Do you want to run a railway, but can't afford a steam engine? Do you have 4 horses? Well, have we got a solution for you! The Impulsoria was a locomotive constructed in 1850 that was powered by horses on a treadmill following a design by Clemente Masserano . The locomotive came at a time when steam engines had been state-of-the-art technology for at least two decades, but when some railways still…