Which locomotive, built by Richard Trevithick, made the first successful run hauling a load on rails in 1804?
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Penydarren locomotive
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Which locomotive, built by Richard Trevithick, made the first successful run hauling a load on rails in 1804?
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Penydarren locomotive
What was the name of the first steam locomotive to run on rails in the United States, tested in 1829?
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Stourbridge Lion
Which early American locomotive, built by Peter Cooper, famously raced and lost against a horse in 1830?
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Tom Thumb
Which London museum permanently displays Stephenson's Rocket?
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Science Museum
In Whyte notation, what name is given to the 4-4-0 wheel arrangement common on 19th-century American railroads?
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American
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