1. Steam Engine — 2023-10-08 00:19:36

   …SteamEngine.jpg" class="" title="Watt Steam Engine" width="500" }}@@ ::c:: == Then a Cornishman == {{Image url="Richard_Trevithick.jpg" class="left" width="125" title="Richard Trevithick 1771 - 1833 born in the village of Illogan"}} The next improv…
   …ement in efficiency came in [[Cornwall]] with Richard Trevithick's use of high pressure steam. Trevithick built successful industrial high pressure single-acting engines known as Cornish engines. However with increased pressu…

2. Railway — 2020-11-30 12:55:52

   …d railway journey** took place as Trevithick's steam locomotive hauled a train along the tramway of the Penydarren Ironworks, in Merthyr Tydfil, [[Wales]]. {{Image…
   … url="TrevithickCoin.jpg" class="left" title="Trevithick 200 years Coin" width="200" }} His locomotive, **Puffing Devil**, successfully carried **10 tons** of iron, **5 **wago…

3. Underwater Tunnel — 2020-10-11 23:44:16

   …. 1756-1822) was the first person to try but water leaks foiled the attempt. - 1805, Robert Vazie (b.1758) and Richard Trevithick (1771-1833) tried but water ingress and poor ground conditions led to the works being abandoned. == Advanced Tunnellin…

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