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21st February 1804: World’s first recorded locomotive-hauled railway journey takes place at the Penydarren Ironworks in South Wales
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2025-02-21 03:05
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https://www.historypod.net/02/21/21st-february-1804-worlds-first-recorded-locomotive-hauled-railway-journey-takes-place-at-the-penydarren-ironworks-in-south-wales/
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Scott Allsop
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https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/02-21-First-recorded-locomotive-hauled-railway-journey.mp3
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On 21 February 1804, Richard Trevithick’s steam locomotive successfully pulled a load of ten tons of iron, as well as several passengers and workmen, along a 9.75 mile route from Penydarren Ironworks in South Wales in just over 4 ...