Top X Posts (formerly Tweets) for Trevithick Day in 2023
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Today is Camborne's Trevithick Day, a one-day festival celebrating Camborne’s industrial and mining heritage and its most famous son Richard Trevithick, pioneer of high-pressure steam and who built the first ever successful road and railway locomotives. https://t.co/bVwuSGIzXx
— Cornwall Heritage Trust 〓〓 (@Heritage_Trust) April 29, 2023
Where it all began …
Richard Trevithick’s ‘Puffing Devil’ on
@trevithick_day 2023 🚂
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Cornish engineer par excellence Richard Trevithick died on this day in 1833 and was buried in Dartford in Kent, England. He is commemorated in stained glass in Westminster Abbey and in statue in Camborne.
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Due to Trevithick Day, There will be multiple road closures between 0700 - 1830. During the event, Buses will be diverting in and out of Union Street via Tolcarne Street. Other services from Treswithian Road will divert via Crane Road & Tregenna Lane in both directions. https://t.co/WRJ3ltE2ec
Today we supported @CambornePolice with tons of community engagement and providing a visible policing presence at Trevithick Day in Camborne. 💃🕺🏼
It was a lovely family focussed day with lots of people stopping to say hello and awesome seeing the streets of Camborne so full. https://t.co/O0NYPmPtdP
— DCP West Cornwall Specials (@WCSpecials) April 29, 2023
This Saturday is #TrevithickDay, celebrating the life of Richard Trevithick.
The #Camborne and #Redruth Mining District became significant internationally for the pioneering technological progress made here, including Trevithick’s steam engines.
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