Top X Posts (formerly Tweets) for Trevithick Day in 2024
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Today is Camborne's Trevithick Day, a one-day festival celebrating the town'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. Show more
— Cornwall Heritage Trust 〓〓 (@Heritage_Trust) April 27, 2024
The 40th Trevithick Day is officially underway with the Kernow Pipes & Drums leading the first procession of the day!
Trevithick Day in Camborne today! Steam engines aplenty, the Puffing Devil replica, Cornish Metals are there for a chat about South Crofty & the Holman-Climax Choir were singing ‘Camburn ‘ill’ in the Chapel! #Camborne Show more
Fantastic day at Camborne’s #TrevithickDay meeting new friends & old throughout day with @CRHLabour Despite rain, lots of brilliant conversations, kind words & challenging stories. Overwhelming messages were: Get on with Show more
Good morning. Here is you're morning radar. We still have a few showers around this morning , hopefully, these won't come too much. If you are heading out today, especially Trevithick Day, make sure you're wrapped up. Radar 08:00 Image Courtesy of Netweather. Take care,… Show more
On 21 February 1804, the world’s first ever railway journey ran 9 miles from the ironworks at Penydarren to the Merthyr–Cardiff Canal. Designed by Richard Trevithick, this was the dawn of rail travel! A replica of this locomotive is on display at the museum! Show more