In 1804 a steam locomotive, designed by Cornish engineer Richard Trevithick, dragged ten tons of iron bars along nine miles [14 km] of rails at a speed of five miles [8 km] an hour.
gadā Kornvolas inženiera Ričarda Trevitika konstruēta tvaika lokomotīve, velkot desmit tonnas smagu dzelzs stieņu kravu, nobrauca pa četrpadsmit kilometrus garu sliežu ceļu ar ātrumu astoņi kilometri stundā.