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In lugnet.trains, Jason J. Railton wrote:
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The very first self-propelled railway engine was built in 1804 by Richard
Trevithick, for a mine in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. It pulled its first load
to win a bet in 10 days time, less 200 years.
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more pictures, once the folder is moderated.
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My mistake - it was 21st February, so 10 days and one month to the bicentenary
of the first steam locomotive.
Funnily enough, that’s exactly the day the NBLTC is putting on a display at the
Steam museum in Swindon...
Jason Railton
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| I feel a bit of a fraud building the (2 URLs) Rocket> first, so here's something to set the record straight. Also, it's appropriate since 2004 is the bicentenary of the invention of the steam locomotive. The very first self-propelled railway engine (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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