Richard Trevithick, a British inventor, built the world's first full-scale working railway steam locomotive in 1802, leading to the historic 1804 Pen-y-Darren journey. While not commercially successful at the time due to track limitations, this invention demonstrated the potential of steam power on rails and earned Trevithick the title of the "father of the railways." The two primary locations for existing working replicas of Trevithick's pioneering locomotives are the National Waterfront Museum

30K views · 5.3K reactions | Some steam action on the Norfolk & Western features massive Class Y locomotives working as lead engines and as helpers. From the Main Line Motion Picures show "Norfolk & Western Steam in the 1950s Volume 1" https://rfd.video/NWSteam1 | Steam Giants | Facebook

A quick break from the main show that features great Canadian Pacific steam action in 1957, takes us to the "future" where some of the locomotives were purchased and restored privately and by tourist railroads. From the GSVP show "Canadian Steam 1957" https://rfd.video/CanadianSteam57 | Steam Giants