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Trevithick

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Trevithick [trəˈvɪθɪk]
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(Biographies / Trevithick, Richard (1771-1833) M, British, TECHNOLOGY: engineer, TECHNOLOGY: railway pioneer) Richard. 1771-1833, British engineer, who built the first steam- driven passenger carriage (1801) and the first locomotive to run on smooth wheels on smooth rails (1804)
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Noun1.Trevithick - English engineer who built the first railway locomotive (1771-1833)Trevithick - English engineer who built the first railway locomotive (1771-1833)
Richard Trevithick
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