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{{Train topics}}
A '''passenger train''' is a [[train]] used to transport people along a railroad line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Passenger train definition and meaning
Passenger trains may be made up of a number of passenger cars hauled by one or more locomotives, or may be made up of self-propelled [[railcar]]s. Car design and the general safety of passenger trains have dramatically evolved over time, making travel by rail remarkably safe. Some passenger trains, both long-distance and short-distance, use [[Bilevel car|bi-level (double-decker)]] cars to carry more passengers per train. Passenger trains hauled by locomotives are more expensive to operate than multiple units, but have a higher passenger capacity.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Connecticut Department of Transportation|date=June 2005
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==History==
[[File:Locomotion No. 1..jpg|thumb|alt=Locomotion No. 1|Locomotion No. 1, the first [[locomotive]] to carry passengers on a public railway]]
The first occasion on which a railway locomotive pulled a train carrying passengers was in the [[United Kingdom]] in 1804, at [[Penydarren Ironworks]] in [[Wales]], when 70 employees of the ironworks were transported 9 miles by an engine designed by [[Richard Trevithick]].<ref name=blsb>{{cite web |url=https://blogs.bl.uk/science/2019/11/local-heroes-trevithicks-steam-locomotive-demonstration-of-1808-catch-me-who-can.html |title=Local Heroes – Trevithick's steam locomotive demonstration of 1808, "Catch Me Who Can" |date=6 November 2019 |website=Science Blog |publisher=British Library |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref><ref name=BBCpeny>{{cite news | title = Steam train anniversary begins | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3509961.stm | publisher = [[BBC]] | access-date =30 January 2022 | date =21 February 2004}}</ref> The first passenger train in regular service was a horse drawn train on the [[Swansea and Mumbles Railway]] which opened in 1807.<ref name="swanmuseum">{{cite web |url=http://www.swanseamuseum.co.uk/swansea-a-brief-history/mumbles-train |title=Mumbles Train |date= |website=swanseamuseum.co.uk |publisher=Swansea Museum |access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref> In 1808, Trevithick ran a passenger-carrying exhibition train called ''[[Catch Me Who Can]]'' on a small loop of track in London.<ref name=blsb /> The exhibition, which ran for two weeks, charged passengers for rides.<ref name=blsb />
The first steam train carrying passengers on a public railway was hauled by ''[[Locomotion No. 1]]'' on the [[Stockton and Darlington Railway]] in [[1825 in rail transport|1825]], traveling at speeds up to 15 miles per hour.<ref>{{cite web |title=San Bernardino History & Railroad Museum – 1800–1849 – September 27, 1825 – World's First Passenger Train |url=http://www.sbdepotmuseum.com/1800-1849/september-27-1825-worlds-first-passenger-train.html |website=www.sbdepotmuseum.com |access-date=27 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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[[File:Citadis 405 n°907 à Porte de Choisy par Cramos.JPG|thumb|alt=Tram|A tram in [[Paris, France]]]]
{{Main|Tram}}
[[Tram]]s (also known as streetcars in North America) are a type of passenger train that runs a [[tramway track]] on or alongside public urban streets, often including segments of [[Right-of-way (property access)|right-of-way]] for passengers and vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|title=What is a tram?
== Heritage trains ==
[[File:'Flying_Scotsman'_(40944346730).jpg|thumb|A British heritage passenger train hauled by the historic ''[[LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman|Flying Scotsman]]'']]{{Main|Heritage railway}}
Heritage trains are often operated by volunteers, often [[railfans]], as a tourist attraction or as a museum railway.<ref>{{cite web |title=Types of Passenger Rail
==Environmental impact==
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