Richard Trevithick's locomotive completed its famous journey on 21 February 1804 — hauling ten tons of iron and seventy men nearly ten miles along the Merthyr Tydfil tramroad in South Wales, winning a bet in the process. It was the first successful demonstration of a steam locomotive on rails, though the cast-iron track repeatedly broke under the weight and the engine saw little practical use afterward.
The Gambia has issued numerous commemorative silver pieces tied to British and global history with no direct national connection, a common practice among small states leveraging collector markets. KM#73 places this among a broader transport-themed series from the same issue year.
Richard Trevithick's locomotive completed its famous journey on 21 February 1804 — hauling ten tons of iron and seventy men nearly ten miles along the Merthyr Tydfil tramroad in South Wales, winning a bet in the process. It was the first successful demonstration of a steam locomotive on rails, though the cast-iron track repeatedly broke under the weight and the engine saw little practical use afterward.
The Gambia has issued numerous commemorative silver pieces tied to British and global history with no direct national connection, a common practice among small states leveraging collector markets. KM#73 places this among a broader transport-themed series from the same issue year.