British steam locomotives, 1801-1855
97 photos of early British steam locos, starting with Richard Trevithick's 1801 Puffing Devil and finishing with East Indian Rly 2-2-2WT No 21 Express, built in Leeds in 1855. I have included replicas, and locos built in Britain and exported to Austria, France, Germany, Holland, India, Ireland and USA.
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Replica of Puffing Devil, National Railway Museum Railfest, York, 29 May 2004 1. Richard Trevithick's 1801 road locomotive. It ran successfully in Camborne, Cornwall, but was destroyed after the boiler was allowed to run dry.
