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  2. History of steam road vehicles - Wikipedia

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    Murdoch's model steam carriage of 1784, now in Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum. Early research on the steam engine before 1700 was closely linked to the quest for self-propelled vehicles and ships [citation needed], the first practical applications from 1712 were stationary plant working at very low pressure which entailed engines of very large dimensions.

  3. Vietnam Air Services Company - Wikipedia

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    The Vietnam Air Services Company (Vietnamese: Công ty Bay Dịch vụ Hàng không, lit. 'Aviation Service Flying Company'), operating as its acronym VASCO, is an airline headquartered in Tân Bình district, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. [1]

  4. Steam engine - Wikipedia

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    Steam engines possess boilers and other components that are pressure vessels that contain a great deal of potential energy. Steam escapes and boiler explosions (typically BLEVEs) can and have in the past caused great loss of life. While variations in standards may exist in different countries, stringent legal, testing, training, care with ...