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Airfix - 1804 Steam Loco (A05871)
Richard Trevithick was a young engineer but was responsible for one of the
most important of all inventions - the first steam locomotive. In 1795, when
he was only 25 years old, Trevithick was building working models of
high-pressure steam engines. Cornish tin and Welsh coal miners used his
early engines to power carts from 1800, and, in 1804 his first steam
locomotive, the Penydarren, was unveiled and ran at the heart-stopping speed
of 5 m.p.h. The most revolutionary feature of Trevithick's 1804 locomotive
was the fact that it had smooth wheels operating on smooth metal rails.
Until Trevithick's achievement, engineers has said it was impossible to run
an engine on non-geared track, but he had proved them wrong and the golden
era of the steam locomotive had begun.
| Model Scale: 1:32 |
Dimensions (mm); L210 W75 |
| Number of Parts: 106 |
Requires Painting: Yes |
| Skill Level: 2 |
Flying Hours: 2 |
Paints Required but not included:
33, 54
Discontinued
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