Richard Trevithick: Giant of Steam From: Mechanical Engineering | Date: May 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright American Society of Mechanical Engineers May 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Richard Trevithick: Giant of Steam. Anthony Burton. Trafalgar Square Publishing, P.O. Box 257, Howe Hill Rd., North Pomfret, Vt. 05053. 246 pp. 2003. ISBN 1-85410-878-6. $16.95.

In 2001, railway enthusiasts celebrated the bicentenary of Richard Trevithick's "Cornish engine," the world's first self-propelled steam vehicle. Next year, further celebrations will mark the 200th anniversary of its successor, the "Penydarren engine," which hauled a 10-ton load over 9.5 miles of track in South Wales, making ...

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