What is the oldest locomotive in the UK?

The oldest surviving steam railway locomotive in the world is Puffing Billy, which was built in 1813/14 for Christopher Blackett, owner of Wylam Colliery, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. In 1805 Blackett had held talks with Trevithick, who supplied him with drawings of a steam locomotive.



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