Richard Trevithick

Events

2

Episodes

2

Years

1801–1804

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Richard Trevithick, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Trevithick and Vivian demonstrate Puffing Devil in Camborne

   1801

   Role: British inventor and mining engineer (general profession, not a role performed during the demonstration)

   1. 124 December 1801 · Camborne HillPuffing Devil Demonstration

      Trevithick demonstrated his steam road locomotive, Puffing Devil, carrying six passengers up Camborne Hill on Christmas Eve 1801.

2. Trevithick's Penydarren locomotive runs on rails

   1804

   Role: Engineer and Inventor

   1. 221 February 1804 · Merthyr TramroadFirst Locomotive Run on Rails

      Trevithick's locomotive hauled 10 tons of iron and passengers from Penydarren to Abercynon on 21 February 1804, winning a bet and marking the first railway journey.

Sources

1. Richard Trevithick Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
2. Merthyr Tydfil Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04