Catch Me Who Can Catch Me Who Can Catch Me Who Can was the fourth and last steam railway locomotive created by the inventor and mining engineer Richard Trevithick. It was an evolution of three earlier locomotives which had been built for Coalbrookdale, Penydarren ironworks and Wylam colliery. Demonstration runs began in July 1808, and "Catch Me Who Can" was the first locomotive in the world to haul fare-paying passengers. "Catch Me Who Can" was constructed during 1808 by the engineers John Urpeth Rastrick and John Hazledine at their foundry in Bridgnorth, England. It was demonstrated to the public at Trevithick's "Steam Circus", a
Catch Me Who Can endurance test. Trevithick claimed that "Catch Me Who Can" could travel over in that time. The locomotive was reported to have reached a top speed of on the circular track and Trevithick was of the opinion that it was capable of on straight track. Operation of "Catch Me Who" was hindered by the soft ground that the track was laid on. Trial runs began around 24th. July 1808, but almost immediately the ground under the track sank, causing the iron rails to break as the 8-ton locomotive passed over them. Trevithick had the track taken up and timber baulks laid