swuklink: Richard Trevithick (1771-1833)

Richard Trevithick (1771-1833), British engineer and inventor.

His father was a mine manager at Redruth in Cornwall and he trained as a mining engineer and invented improved methods of working the steam engine using high pressure steam.

In 1800, he devised a double-acting high pressure steam engine. Known as a "puffer", it was employed in the mining areas of his native Cornwall and South Wales. The following year he devised a steam-driven road carriage and, employing the same high-pressure technology, locomotives for a South Wales railway in 1804.

In 1816, Trevithick superintended the installation of his steam engines in the silver mines of Peru but lost all his wealth in the war of independence. Helped by Robert L Stephenson, he returned to England in 1827 and died in poverty in 1833.

Trevithick influenced the development of the steam engine to an extent only equalled by George Stephenson.

Trevithick lived in a cottage, now owned by the National Trust, at Penponds in Cornwall when his father was a mine manager at Redruth. He returned there when he was married.

This time-line has been generated for this page from our general time-line
which you can view by clicking here or on the dates in the left-hand column.

To view links to related pages, click here

1771		Birth of the British engineer and inventor Richard Trevithick (-1833) at Illogan, Cornwall
	BAAAGDZH BAAAGBHZ
1800		British engineer Richard Trevithick devizes a double-acting high-pressure steam engine used in the mines of Cornwall and South Wales.
	BAAAGBAD BAAAGBHZ BAAAGBKA BAAAGDLL BAAAGEIZ
1801		British engineer Richard Trevithick devises a steam road carriage Trevithick constructed the first passenger carrying steam engine known locally as the puffing devil at Penydaren
	BAAAGBWQ BAAAGCEK BAAAGDLJ BAAAGDLL
1804		British engineer Richard Trevithick devises high-pressure steam locomotives to run in South Wales
	BAAAGDDU BAAAGBKA BAAAGDLL
1816		British engineer Richard Trevithick superintends the installation of his steam engines in the silver mines of Peru

1827		British engineer Richard Trevithick returns to England from Peru

1833		Death of the British engineer and inventor Richard Trevithick (1771-)
	BAAAGCEK

Links to Other Pages on this Site

STEAM ENGINE
Penponds
Trevithick Cottage
Cornwall
Railways
History
Britain

Sir Goldsworthy Gurney

Links to Other Sites
. . . . . the inclusion of these links to other sites is for the interest and convenience of visitors to this site only and does not imply any endorsement of the products or services offered by the individuals or organisations involved nor the accuracy of the information contained therein . . . . .

Links to Other Pages on this Site
St Agnes

Recommend a Book for this Page

Hits on this page since December 6th

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

current year: previous year:

Links
Locally
Bibliography

ALPHABETICAL
SITE INDEX
Select ;-
Aa-Az Ba-Bz Ca-Cz Da-Dz Ea-Ez Fa-Fz Ga-Gz Ha-Hz Ia-Iz Ja-Jz Ka-Kz La-Lz Ma-Mz Na-Nz Oa-Oz Pa-Pz Qa-Qz Ra-Rz Sa-Sz Ta-Tz Ua-Uz Va-Vz Wa-Wz Ya-Yz
SW COUNTIES

No messages posted on this page

Only Members of the Site can post messages in this section. Signing in is easy from our Home Page.

DISCLAIMER: Whilst we endeavour to ensure the content of this site is correct, we cannot undertake that information you find here, is, or will remain accurate and complete. We do not warrant that any information contained on this site is fit for any purpose. If you wish to place reliance on any such information you must check its accuracy by some other means before doing so.

MEMBERS get aditional features on our pages and will soon be able to interact with the site and add their views and informastion. Sign up, from the Home-Page, is simple and involves typing in your email address and a password of your choice.

If you are in any way connected with any location or interested in the subject mentioned on this page and have an hour or two a month to spare, we would welcome you as a local moderator - please email the webmaster by CLICKING HERE.