Richard Trevithick
(1771-1833)
engineer, pioneering engineer, inventor of the world's first steam powered railway locomotive, and pioneer of high pressure steam
Died aged c. 62
Wikidata WikipediaRichard 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 steam engine and the first working railway steam locomotive. The world's first locomotive-hauled railway journey took place on 21 February 1804, when Trevithick's unnamed steam locomotive hauled a train along the tramway of the Penydarren Ironworks, in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Turning his interests abroad Trevithick also worked as a mining consultant in Peru and later explored parts of Costa Rica. Throughout his professional career he went through many ups and downs and at one point faced financial ruin, also suffering from the strong rivalry of many mining and steam engineers of the day. During the prime of his career he was a well-known and highly respected figure in mining and engineering, but near the end of his life he fell out of the public eye.
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Commemorated on 6 plaques
Richard Trevithick [full inscription unknown]
Holy Trinity Church, Overy Liberty, Dartford, United Kingdom where they was
Richard Trevithick 1771-1833 Pioneering engineer and inventor of the world's first steam powered railway locomotive, lodged at this hotel from 1831-1833. He died here on 22 April 1833 after a short illness and is buried in the town
The Royal Victoria and Bull Hotel, 1 High Street, Dartford, United Kingdom where they lodged and died (1833)
Richard Trevithick Approximately 25ft. from this wall lie the remains of Richard Trevithick the great engineer and pioneer of high pressure steam. He died at the Bull Inn Dartford and was carried here by his fellow workers of Halls Engineering Works to a paupers grave Born Illogan Cornwall April 13th 1771 Died Dartford Kent April 22nd 1833
Upper Burial Ground, East Hill, Dartford, United Kingdom where they lies
This is the original White Hart Hotel, built by Henry Harvey in 1824 with his sister Jane as mine host. Jane was married to Richard Trevithick the Cornish engineering genius and inventor who lived here between his visits abroad to sell and maintain his pumping engines
The White Hart Hotel, Foundry Square, Hayle, United Kingdom where they lived
Close to this place Richard Trevithick, born 1771-died 1833, pioneer of high pressure steam, ran in the year 1808 the first steam locomotive to draw passengers.
UCL Student Centre, Gower Street, London, United Kingdom where they ran the first steam locomotive to draw passengers (1808)
Richard Trevithick 1771-1833 Pioneer of high pressure steam built the first steam locomotive to run on rails. On February 21st 1804 it traversed the spot on which this monument stands on its way to Abercynon
8 Tramroadside N, Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom where they was (1804)