# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-trevithick
# Generated: 2026-08-31T18:41:30.244Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born 13 April 1771 in Cornwall's mining heartland, son of a mining captain, Trevithick grew up inside the machinery. He pioneered high-pressure steam and on 21 February 1804 his unnamed locomotive hauled a train along the Penydarren Ironworks tramway in Merthyr Tydfil — the world's first locomotive-hauled railway journey. Later he worked as a mining consultant in Peru and explored Costa Rica, but financial ruin and bitter rivalry with other engineers shadowed him throughout. At his peak he was a respected figure in mining and engineering; he was also a champion Cornish wrestler, extremely strong. By the time he died on 22 April 1833, the public eye had moved on.