Bude Canal And Gurney Day
To celebrate the Bude Canal and the genius of Goldsworthy Gurney
 
The Trevithick Society with a replica of the Puffing Billy.
Sir Goldsworthy Gurney  (Cornish inventor)  was inspired by Richard Trevithick to become an inventor.  Richard Trevithick was a British inventor who invented the high pressure steam engine. 
He also built the first railway steam locomotive in 1801, on a site in Camborne.  He named it the Puffing Billy. 
In February 1804 the worlds first locomotive - hauled railway journey took place near Merthyr Tydfil in Wales.  Trevithick's steam locomotive pulled a train along a tramway.

 

Mr Burrow's miniature steam vehicles and                                                                                                          
John Briggs mini  miniature steam railway        

Geoff Hudspith, the steam enthusiast
with his steam bicycle.
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Agricultural Steam Machinery

Cars from the Bude Classic Car Club
 
    Photographs  © Anna Marrie 2009    
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