TY - BOOK AU - Ross,David AU - Ross,David TI - The steam locomotive: a history SN - 9780752439167 U1 - 385.361 ROS PY - 2006/// PB - Tempus KW - Steam locomotives KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-339) and index N2 - The railway locomotive was invented by Richard Trevithick in February 1804. From small beginnings, this locomotive was responsible for the speed of industrialisation in many countries, for commuting, for tourism, for industrial progress in all fields. This book traces the history of the steam loco ER -