13/04/1771 British inventor Richard Trevithick is born
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Richard Trevithick 1805 Steam Railway Locomotive
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The Hero Richard Trevithick
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Model Steam: Dredger Engine Richard Trevithick 1806
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TREVITHICK'S PUFFING DEVIL ON TREVITHICK DAY 2017
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The Dawn of Steam - The PUFFING DEVIL
Trevithick designed the first functional steam locomotive, for which he invented high-pressure steam engine. His locomotive was called the Puffing Devil. Trevithick tested her on Christmas Eve 1801 by carrying six passengers. Also, he worked as a mining consultant in Peru and explored parts of Costa Rica.