The last UK train built?

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The Germans also invented the Wankel engine and some new rocket motor in the 40's, we though did have Mr Stephenson who made the first Rocket engine, didn't we?

 

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The bus is also a German invention, by Karl Benz...

Walter Hancock built self-propelled buses way back in the 1830s, powered by steam, and they ran in London. The Hancock company was a forerunner of the Foden company who started by building steam road vehicles before moving on to diesel lorries and buses.
See:http://www.steamcar.net/brogden-3.html

 

[HST-DAVE]

Steam, petrol and diesel driven buses were invented by different people it seems. BUT according to wiki answers .. I was curious about this..

The first bus was made in 1662. Blaise Pascal invents the first public bus - horse-drawn, regular route, schedule, and fare system. wiki.answers.com

I guess not many people know that