The world's first steam locomotive - GIF

Replica of Richard Trevithick's 1802 Coalbrookdale locomotive, the world's first steam locomotive.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...702#post182749
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...285#post211461
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...211#post218299
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...489#post177766
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...509#post177850

Wow, I sure like old stuff like this. Makes me want to be part of that era. :)

Trevithick's locomotive, built in 1802, was the first.

By 1829 George Stephenson had refined the design and built the Rocket. Note the absence of a flywheel and the direct connection of the cylinders to the drive wheels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNn0LC_9imY