1801 : Britain’s steam powered cars
Richard Trevithick improved the design of steam engines, by making smaller and lighter with stronger boilers generating more power. In 1801, he put one of his new compact steam engines on wheels.
His ‘road locomotive’ - known as the Puffing Devil – was the first horseless carriage to transport passengers. Innovations like hand brakes, gears, and steering improvements were developed in subsequent decades.
BRITISH CARS: STEAM POWERED 1801
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This is not a picture of the 1801 "Puffing Devil"; it is a picture of a replica of Trevithick's 1802 "London Steam Carriage".
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