Historedia
Person

Samuel Homfray

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1804

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Samuel Homfray, 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's Penydarren locomotive runs on rails

    1804

    Role: Master of Penydarren Ironworks

    1. 21 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. Merthyr Tydfil Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04