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He had already come close in 1804 - or so he thought - when he won the prize of US $1,530 offered by Welsh ironmaster Samuel Homfrey for an engine that could pull a load of iron over a railroad nine miles long by the unaided power of steam.

The Catch Me Who Can Engine on Show in London

The money - something he had always lacked - came in useful, but the outcome was less than satisfactory: winning the prize should have meant that transport powered by high pressure steam earned public acclaim and commercial acceptance.

But nothing of the kind ensued and to Trevithick’s chagrin, his engine was relegated to static use, providing the power to haul trams along the Merthyr Tydfiil railroad in Wales.

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