Catch Me Who Can and mining engineer Richard Trevithick was the primary developer of the steam locomotive. He wanted to present his new invention to the general public, and he looked for a suitable site to demonstrate his invention. He chose Bloomsbury, directly south of the Euston Road, near London's Euston Square. The site is believed to be under University College London’s Chadwick Building, which now houses the Centre for Transport Studies. A circular track in diameter was built, on which a locomotive and a small number of carriages would run. Members of the public could view and ride on this train for a
Catch Me Who Can internal firebox. The locomotive was similar to an engine that Trevithick had built in 1803 to power a dredger for use on the Thames. In spite of his goal of introducing steam locomotion to the public, Trevithick built a high wooden fence around the demonstration track, concealing it from view to all but those who paid to enter. This may have been done as a means of increasing revenue. "Catch Me Who Can" became the world’s first locomotive to haul fare-paying passengers. Some claimed that performance of the locomotive was inferior to that of a horse over a 24 hour