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Readers might wish to consult David Fry's Danger Ahead! -- Historic Railway Accidents (UK website) [ GPL ]. The first self-propelling steam engine or steam locomotive made its outing on 13 February 1804 at the Pen-y-Darren ironworks. The machine was designed by Richard Trevithick. The engine was able to pull a load of 15 tons at a speed of about 5 mph. However, adhesion was a problem (iron wheels on iron rails = slipping).
Making the world better, one answer at a time. The first commercial diesel locomotive was built, by GE, in 1918 for the Jay Street Connecting Railroad in New York.Although not particularly successful, it sparked further interest that led to the construction of a diesel locomotive demonstrator in 1924. George Stephenson (9 June 1781 - 12 August 1848) a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives and is known as the Father of Railways   Trevithick invented the first train, Stephenson the first public railway line.