History of rail transport Richard Trevithick, a British engineer born in Cornwall. This used high-pressure steam to drive the engine by one power stroke. The transmission system employed a large flywheel to even out the action of the piston rod. On 21 February 1804, the world's first steam-powered railway journey took place when Trevithick's unnamed steam locomotive hauled a train along the tramway of the Penydarren ironworks, near Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. Trevithick later demonstrated a locomotive operating upon a piece of circular rail track in Bloomsbury, London, the "Catch Me Who Can", but never got beyond the experimental stage with railway locomotives,
They Called Me the Catch Me Killer They Called Me the Catch Me Killer They Called Me the Catch Me Killer is an autobiographical book written by Bob Erler with the help of John C. Souter. Bob Erler was working as a policeman when he was charged and convicted of murder, though it is heavily implied that he is innocent. The book then follows Bob through his years in prison and his escape that ends after a great while with being shot by the police and met with the compassion of the local sheriff. Bob then turns to Jesus and claims to be a Christian, but gradually