Richard Trevithick produces the first locomotive to carry passengers

Category
Transportation
Place
United Kingdom
Date
1804
Reference
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Richard Trevithick had little education but he was an engineering genius. His first locomotive was built in 1801. In 1804, he built the first railway locomotive to carry passengers. But there was no commercial interest in his invention, and he died in poverty. [Furtado: 1001 Days]

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2020
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