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When Was The Steam Train Invented?

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    George Stephenson is the inventor of the first steam engines for railways in the 18th century. He was born on the 9th of June, 1781, in a small colliery village named Wylam, on the north bank of the river Tyne. The locomotive was finished and put upon the Cillingwood Railway on the 25th July, 1814. On an ascending grade, this engine succeeded in pulling after it eight loaded wagons of thirty tons' weight, at about flour miles an hour, and was the most successful working engine that had ever been constructed. It was called "Blusher." It was a triumph, which pushed the inventor to experiment further.

    Richard Trevithick (1771-1833), was the first person to introduce steam engines on rails. He adopted this craft in Cornish tin mines, where he built the tram road engine. His engines were a novel architecture which he invented in 1804. The steam engine hauled a load of 10 tons of iron, 70 men and five extra wagons the 9 miles between the ironworks at Pen-y-Darron in the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It took about two hours to reach the destination.   
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    Guest

    Guest  

    answered 3 years ago

    wrong gorge, Stevenson was not the first man to invent the steam train
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    Andy1977

    Andy1977

    commented 1 year ago

    wrong, get the facts right leader he never invented the first steam train
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    Andy1977

    Andy1977

    commented 1 year ago

    Wat?????? I don't get it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Beek

    Beek

    commented 7 months ago

      Dont know but it was james watt who invented it!!
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      Guest

      Guest  

      answered 8 months ago

      No, u need to get your facts straight... James watt did not invent the train, he only invented improvements, which made the train better. U should do some research before contradicting someone else's answers. Hint...google james watt!
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      Divamom06

      Divamom06

      commented 6 months ago

      No, u need to get your facts straight... James watt did not invent teh train, he only invented improvements, which made the train better. U should do some research before contradictn someone else's answers. Hint...google james watt!
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      Divamom06

      Divamom06

      commented 6 months ago

        Guest

        Guest  

        answered 8 months ago

        There were numerous people involved in the invention and development of the steam train from the late 18th Century until around 1830
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        Macadamia  

        answered 8 months ago

        The first train pulled by a steam engine on rails was on February 21 1804 pulling 10 tons of iron ore and seventy men along rails where the motive power was normally provided by horses. That first steam locomotive was designed by Richard Trevithick, a Cornish engineer, but it was another 20 years before Stephenson's Rocket, the first with fare paying passengers.
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        Bills  

        answered 8 months ago

          It was invented in 2000
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          Guest

          Guest  

          answered 8 months ago

          The first workable steam engine for railways, was invented in 1814, by british inventor, george sstephenson. Google it!
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          Divamom06

          Divamom06

          commented 6 months ago

          I DON'T KNOW AND I DON'T CARE! (Actually it was George Stephenson)
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          Guest

          Guest  

          answered 5 months ago

          Guest

          Guest  

          answered 4 months ago

          In the 1800 i believe
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          Guest

          Guest  

          answered 3 months ago

          Well, in my DK encyclopedia, on Page 491, it states:

          "WHEN DID THE RAILWAY AGE BEGIN?
          The first steam locomotive to run on rails was seen in Wales in 1804. Designs were greatly improved in the 1820s by English rail pioneer George Stephenson. Railways were soon opening up to the world."

          I couldn't find out exactly who it was who invented the first steam train, but it was definitely in Wales, and George Stephenson did not invent it - he just did many things to it to make it better.
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          Guest

          Guest  

          answered 2 months ago

            Well i dont reely know but i know who invented the computer it was charles babbage.
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            Xgawjuzzx  

            answered 2 years ago

            The steam train was invented in 1797.
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            Corcoran  

            answered 2 years ago

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