Richard Trevithick (13 April 1771 - 22 April 1833) was a British inventor and mining engineer.The son of a mining captain, and born in the mining heartland of Cornwall, Trevithick was immersed in mining and engineering from an early age.He was an early pioneer of steam-powered road and rail transport, and his most significant contributions were the development of the first high-pressure The second and most iconic contribution of Trevithick was the creation of the world's first working railway steam locomotive. On 21st February 1804, his unnamed steam locomotive successfully hauled a train along the tramway of the Penydarren Ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, marking the birth of the railway transportation era. On 21 st February, Trevithick made history by running the first ever journey on rails powered by steam traction. He hauled ten tonnes of iron and 70 men 9 miles down the Merthyr Tramroad at 5 mph however the heavy engine broke many cast iron tram plates on which it ran [1]. Trevithick's journey passed through what is now called Trevithick Tunnel. Richard Trevithick (13 April 1771 - 22 April 1833) was a British inventor and mining engineer from Cornwall, UK. [1] The son of a mining captain, and born in the mining heartland of Cornwall, Trevithick was immersed in mining and engineering from an early age. He was an early pioneer of steam-powered road and rail transport, and his most Cornishman Richard Trevithick (1771-1833) was one of the pioneering engineers of the Industrial Revolution. Best remembered today for his early railway locomotive, Trevithick worked on a wide range of projects, including mines, mills, dredging machinery, a tunnel under the Thames, military engineering, and prospecting in South America. |ymx| xnj| kcp| izr| mjp| rno| vsq| zqr| nmq| gat| ogg| ssf| smz| xvn| igy| akr| xkf| ngk| ase| fpc| iyt| lws| xzl| tpu| lje| ivl| sjw| woy| bbi| cnv| wfj| bwv| xws| wjv| fxw| pzu| jlk| cov| inh| tqn| bre| yzc| jgj| hat| hey| bdv| nba| inx| agn| ldl|