2007-11-22 19:26:23 · 4 answers · asked by Little Ceiser 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Rail
Richard Trevithick in late 1803, the first train ran at the end of February 1804.
2007-11-23 03:18:37 · answer #1 · answered by Very happily married. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trevithick indeed made the first steam locomotive. it was not, however, a 'road car' as the first answer suggests, but a locomotive specifically designed to run on rails for the Pen-y-Darren tramway in Wales. The idea that it was based on a road car appears to come from the site inventors.about.com. it is true that he did first build an unsuccessful road car powered by steam. More information, including a drawing of the loco can be found at http://www.cottontimes.co.uk/trevithicko.htm. A replica of this loco has been built and was exhibited at the National Railway Museum York during the celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of its construction
2007-11-23 06:05:24 · answer #2 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Richard Trevithick, a Cornish engineer, built a locomotive for hauling coal wagons to the Glamorgan canal at Abercynon in South Wales along the Pen-y-Darren tramway. The site is remembered by the street name 'Incline Top' in the town.
2007-11-23 06:51:58 · answer #3 · answered by greyhanky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
richard trevithick. it was a road based railcar locomotive though..
2007-11-23 03:31:20 · answer #4 · answered by Christopher H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋