Catch Me Who Can
The original Catch Me Who Can was an early steam locomotive built in Bridgnorth by Richard Trevithick in 1808.
It was Trevithick's fourth locomotive and the world's first locomotive to haul fare-paying passengers, at a "Steam circus" in Bloomsbury, London.
Trevithick 200 was formed in 2008 to celebrate the bicentenary by building a replica of this locomotive. Construction is taking place at Bridgnorth. The Catch Me Who Can news page has many pictures of progress since 2010.
Although still incomplete, the locomotive visited the Dutch national railway museum in Utrecht in late summer 2014 as part of an exhibition to mark the 175th anniversary of railways in Holland. The 2014 photograph shows the locomotive just before departure.
1808 drawing of Catch Me Who Can
1935 drawing of Catch Me Who Can
Bridgnorth Arts Trail 2018
The SVRSevern Valley Railway sponsored a Catch Me Who Can sculpture at the front of Bridgnorth for an Arts Trail, the sculpture being one of twelve locomotives positioned around the town. Statue 2: 'Just the Ticket' was designed by Tania Holland of Tania Holland Gallery using archive material provided by the SVRSevern Valley Railway.[1] It was unveiled on 24 June 2018.[2]
Catch Me Who Can sculpture at Bridgnorth
See also
Steam Locomotives
SVR-based locomotives visiting other events
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