By 1784, William Murdoch had built a working model of a steam carriage in Redruth and in 1801 Richard Trevithick was running a full-sized vehicle on the roads in Camborne.
En 1784, William Murdoch construíu un modelo de carro a vapor en Redruth e en 1801 Richard Trevithick corría cun vehículo de gran tamaño polas estradas de Camborne.