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Penydarren

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Richard Trevithick· from 1803· suburb and community in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. High Street, Penydarren (4786030): Wikimedia Commons· Public domain

what is it?

For Trevithick's Pen-y-darren locomotive, see Richard Trevithick. Penydarren is a community and electoral ward in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in Wales.

who runs it

Merthyr Tydfil Tramroad

fun facts

First built 223 years ago, in 1803.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1803
number built: —
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Richard Trevithick
operators: Merthyr Tydfil Tramroad
top speed: —
power: —
wheel arrangement: 0-4-0

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q3406657, Wikipedia: Penydarren (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.