The locomotive steam engine can be traced back to an Englishman by the name of Richard Trevithick. At the turn of the 19th ...

The locomotive managed ... It was to be several years before steam locomotion became commercially viable, but there was no denying the fact that it was Trevithick and not George Stephenson who ...

Festivities kick off at 9.30am with a parade by the Kernow Pipes & Drums from Trelowarren Street to the main stage, setting ...

On Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 April, to end the Easter holidays, Blists Hill Victorian Town welcomes back its popular Steam in ...

It is certainly the first steam loco to be involved in a bet. It was designed by Richard Trevithick, a Cornishman whom some describe as “the father of the locomotive”. In 1802, he was ...

Michael Mosley, Cassie Newland and Mark Miodownik describe the scientific achievements of Richard Trevithick. In 1801 he built the first steam locomotive. An explanation of mechanics of this ...

At the base are figures of four angels who carry scrolls on which are outline drawings of Trevithick's great inventions: the tramroad locomotive 1803, the Cornish pumping engine, the steam dredger ...

The afternoon then saw the band leading the adults in Trevithick's Dance, before the grand parade of steam featuring a host of steam engines and rollers. Trevithick's Dance (Image: Aimee John ...