2004

2004 Gold 2 Pound Coin – Steam Locomotive - The 2004 two pounds piece commemorates the 200th anniversary of Trevithick's Locomotive for the railway. Richard Trevithick (1771–1833) was a British inventor and mining engineer from Cornwall.

2004 Two Pound Coin – Steam Locomotive - 2004 was the 200th Anniversary of that first steam locomotive. Richard Trevithick (1771–1833) was a British inventor and mining engineer from Cornwall and an early pioneer of steam-powered road and rail transport. He built the first full-scale working railway steam locomotive in 1804.