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1887 Daimler Motor-Draisine

This handcar was the first rail vehicle to be given a gasoline engine. It was powered by the small high-speed engine, the so-called Grandfather Clock, and first tested between Esslingen and Kirchheim/Teck in the summer of 1887.

• Cylinders 1
• Displacement 28 cu in
• Output 1.1 hp (0.8 kW)
• at engine speed 650/min
• Top speed 12 mph
• Seats 4
 
 

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