The available information is quite limited, and people have different views on how to define the earliest steam locomotive. Some people think that the earliest steam locomotive was the first to be made, walking on the track and driven by a steam engine. Some people think that the earliest steam locomotive was the first to put into practical operation. It is even emphasized that only the first formal commercial application can be called the earliest steam locomotive.
Richard Trey Weiser
A steam car designed by Richard Trey Weiser.
According to these three definitions, then "the first steam locomotive made, walking on the track and driven by a steam engine" is the locomotive made by the Englishman Richard Treviser around 1802. However, because the slab track at that time could not bear the weight of the locomotive and broke, the locomotive ran out of control and hit the wall of the roadside house, and the test failed. Prior to this, Trevithick also manufactured his first steam-powered car that can run on ordinary roads at 180 1, and applied for a patent right at 1802.
Charlie Trevithick
"The first steam locomotive put into actual operation" is the second locomotive "New Castle" designed and manufactured by Charlie Trevithick. On February 29th, 1804, after the trial operation on the circular track, the locomotive traveled from Mercer to Aberdeen along the specially laid track.
180 1 year, the inventor Terry Visk first made a steam-powered car that ran on ordinary roads, and applied for a patent the following year. On this basis, he transformed Watt's steam engine into a high-pressure steam engine, and successfully manufactured a locomotive that could run on the track with this steam engine. 1On February 29th, 804, Terry Visk's motorcycle sailed from Mercer to Aberdeen along a special track, creating a glorious journey of the world's first steam car. Ten years later, Stephenson, a famous British inventor, made and modified a similar locomotive, laid the rails and began to use it in coal mines. In this way, later generations regarded him as the inventor of the train. The invention of the train is attributed to Terry Visk, a little-known Englishman.
The world's first steam locomotive running on the track is the "New Castle" steam locomotive. It was designed and manufactured by the British inventor Richard Trevithick, who was born in poverty and wandered around. On February 29th, 1804, this locomotive (with a dead weight of 5 tons) was put into operation for the first time on the track between Messer Tidwell and Abatai in South Wales, with a speed of 8 kilometers per hour. It can only drag more than ten tons, which is not much better than a horse-drawn cart. But it started the glorious course of the first steam locomotive in the world railway history.
Prior to this, Trevithick also manufactured his first steam-powered car that can run on ordinary roads at 180 1, and applied for a patent right at 1802. But once, he invited eight friends to go for a ride together. After driving eight kilometers, he sat down in a restaurant to drink whisky and eat roast goose. As a result, he forgot all the steam locomotives pushed aside, so the water in the boiler was boiled dry and the boiler wall was burned red, which triggered a fire and burned the hotel and the steam car together.
1803, Trevithick went on to invent his second steam locomotive capable of pulling 25 tons. However, this motorcycle crashed into a brick wall during a performance due to driving mistakes, which was damaged and scrapped.
1804, Trevithick invented his third steam locomotive (the earliest "new castle" in the world), which was once used by people in London, but unfortunately it overturned and broke down. The steam locomotive invented by Trevithick was too heavy to adapt to the wooden track that was only used for horse-drawn carriages at that time. After repeated accidents, it failed to be further improved, so it gave up halfway, so it was not widely used. He died of poverty in 1833.
The world's first steam locomotive running on the track is the "New Castle" steam locomotive. It was designed and manufactured by the British inventor Richard Trevithick, who was born in poverty and wandered around. On February 29th, 1804, this locomotive (with a dead weight of 5 tons) was put into operation for the first time on the track between Messer Tidwell and Abatai in South Wales, with a speed of 8 kilometers per hour. It can only drag more than ten tons, which is not much better than a horse-drawn cart. But it started the glorious course of the first steam locomotive in the world railway history.
Prior to this, Trevithick also manufactured his first steam-powered car that can run on ordinary roads at 180 1, and applied for a patent right at 1802. But once, he invited eight friends to go for a ride together. After driving eight kilometers, he sat down in a restaurant to drink whisky and eat roast goose. As a result, he forgot all the steam locomotives pushed aside, so the water in the boiler was boiled dry and the boiler wall was burned red, which triggered a fire and burned the hotel and the steam car together.
1803, Trevithick went on to invent his second steam locomotive capable of pulling 25 tons. However, this motorcycle crashed into a brick wall during a performance due to driving mistakes, which was damaged and scrapped.
1804, Trevithick invented his third steam locomotive (the earliest "new castle" in the world), which was once used by people in London, but unfortunately it overturned and broke down. The steam locomotive invented by Trevithick was too heavy to adapt to the wooden track that was only used for horse-drawn carriages at that time. After repeated accidents, it failed to be further improved, so it gave up halfway, so it was not widely used. He died of poverty in 1833.
1804 On February 29th, the world's first wheel-rail steam locomotive, the new castle, was born. Trevithick, an Englishman, built a railway steam locomotive. The steam pressure of the boiler is 0.294 MPa, and there is a flat cylinder at the top of the boiler. The locomotive has two pairs of moving wheels, which are driven by gears, and the axle type is 0-2-0. The locomotive is equipped with a large flywheel, which keeps the reciprocating motion of the cylinder piston with the help of its rotating inertia power. The locomotive weighs 4.5 tons and can tow 10 tons of goods. 1804 On February 29th, 2004, the locomotive he built pulled five carriages, carrying 10 tons of cargo and 70 passengers, and ran along the Morgansha Canal 16 km long cast iron track at a speed of 8 miles per hour, announcing the birth of steam locomotive.
George stephenson
If "only the first official commercial use can call it the earliest steam locomotive", then it belongs to the "trip" made by Englishman george stephenson in 1825. 1September 27th, 825, is a day worthy of going down in history. On this day, at the opening ceremony of the stockton-Darlington Railway, the world's first permanent public transport facility, Stephenson personally drove the "Travel" from Iku Lane Station to stockton. Arriving at the destination at 3: 47 pm, * * * ran 31.8km. The locomotive "Travel" on display at Darlington Station now has the number "№ 1", that is, 1. Therefore, george stephenson is honored as "the father of steam locomotives".
Sailing steam locomotive
George stephenson, British engineer, inventor of railway locomotive. 18 10, Stephenson began to manufacture steam locomotives. 18 13 years, he observed a "steam boiler with wheels" used to pull coal from a nearby coal mine. Because this bulky device can't be pulled on the smooth wooden track, a ratchet wheel is added to make it roll on the track. Stephenson developed the "blucher" locomotive after returning to China, which can tow eight trucks carrying 30 tons of coal at a speed of 6 km/h ... Not satisfied with this, he continued to study ways to improve the locomotive power, and used the steam blowing method to guide the waste steam upward out of the chimney to drive the air behind, thus strengthening ventilation. This new design makes the steam locomotive enter the practical stage. People named it "Train". The name "train" has spread all over the world today, and steam locomotives are called "locomotives". 1825, Britain built the world's first railway.
George stephenson (178 1 to 1848) is the most famous railway engineer in Britain. He started working as a child laborer in a coal mine at the age of 8, and worked as a mechanic operating a steam engine in newcomen at the age of 19.
Rocket steam locomotive
18 13 he saw that the steam boiler developed by Blenkinsop for pulling coal in coal mines was too heavy, so he carefully developed the first steam locomotive-blucher locomotive, which can pull eight trucks carrying 30 tons of coal at a speed of 6 kilometers per hour. Later, he adopted the method of multi-pipe heating to improve the locomotive power. 1825, the first steam locomotive traction train designed by Stephenson carried 450 passengers from Darlington to stockton at a speed of 24 kilometers per hour, which was recognized as the symbol of the birth of railway transportation.
Since then, he has been responsible for the construction of the Liverpool-Manchester railway, and won the motorcycle race held when the railway was about to be completed in 1829. Later, Stephenson continued to guide the railway construction, bridge design and locomotive manufacturing in France, Germany and North America, and made pioneering contributions to the development of world railways.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of george stephenson's death/KLOC-0, Britain issued commemorative silver coins in 1998, containing 92.5% silver. Currency 1 krona, diameter 38 mm, total circulation of 30,000 pieces. On the front of the coin is the head of Queen Elizabeth II, and on the back is the head of george stephenson and the "rocket" steam locomotive he invented.
Cuba issued commemorative silver coins in 1988 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of george stephenson's construction of the world's first officially-operated railway 160. It contains 99.9% silver, with a currency of 10 peso and a diameter of 37mm, with a total circulation of 5,000 pieces. On the front of the coin, the national emblem of Cuba is printed, and on the back, the commemorative words of the world's first officially operated railway160th anniversary (from 1830 to 1990) and the design of the steam locomotive "Rocket" are printed. For more railway comments, please visit China Railway Forum (. net/)。