was the first steam locomotive to run on rails in 1804. It operated on a tramway in South Wales and demonstrated the potential of steam power. Trevithick’s Catch Me Who Can (1808) was designed ...
On 21 February 1804, the world's first ever railway journey ... reaching speeds of nearly five miles an hour. The locomotive managed to haul ten tons of iron, and seventy passengers - proof ...
The locomotive managed to haul ten tons of iron ... Click a button to explore other objects in the timeline Merthyr Tydfil 1804 View more objects from people in South West Wales.
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